Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Uncovering Abel.

She tried hard not to laugh but Phoebe could not help it. Her grandmother had called Collin Goldilocks so calmly as if it was his actual name.

Collin on the other hand saw the similarities between Phoebe and her grandmother. One had called him Goldie and the other Goldilocks. If he ever met her mother, what would she call him, Golden retriever!

His hair was not even that gold, it was honey blonde for heavens sake!

“Ahem, this is Collin Baltimore, my landlord.” Phoebe introduced Collin to her grandmother casually.

“Friend.” Collin amended, “Not just landlord but also friend.”

“That’s right Baltimore, you two are just friends.” David chuckled in a juvenile manner.

Phoebe raised her right hand and hit him in the stomach lightly.

[Seriously!! this dummy, what am i going to do with him?]

Collin swallowed hard. “Oh yeah! Isn’t that what you two are?”

Phoebe crossed her right hand middle finger over the index finger, scanning her brain for a good answer.

[It’s really complicated Goldie, don’t ask.]

Collin’s world collapsed on reading her thought because she confirmed there was something between them but he perked up quickly because complicated wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. It meant the relationship had not been cemented.

Phoebe decided to change the topic and she started talking about the case. Rosset swiftly served the drinks as they listened to Phoebe narrate everything that had happened at the Verdemont’s residence.

When she was finished, they were all quite amazed to be taking an inner peek into the life of a wealthy crazy family.

“They always seem like the perfect family but i knew there was something off about them, they are too obsessed with that light church and judge everyone that doesn’t share their belief. There is something that I don’t understand, Linda Verdemont’s picture has always appeared in their Christmas family letter, how come she has been missing for so many years?” Grandma Mayfair asked.

“Oh grandma with the latest technology everything is possible. Imagine she has been missing for over ten years but most of us thought she was just working in another country.” David sipped on some water.

It was really a baffling story but they all felt terrible on behalf of the old patriarch of the family. All those years of waiting and hoping endlessly. He was close to death now so he had become more desperate for answers.

“Now that I think about it, Luther stopped appearing in public about ten years ago, all we heard was that he had suddenly become very sick. He loved that girl Linda so much and went everywhere with her.

The girl was the carbon copy of his late wife, i guess that’s why he grew attached to her so much. It was a pity that she was already betrothed to Abel Castor when she could have done so much better.

Growing up, he was not pleasant looking, clever or industrious. That’s why his family let him marry into the Vedermonts, he was useless. Rumors moved around that Linda wanted to break the engagement.

The next thing we knew, the two of them were walking down the isle in their church and then she suddenly stopped attending public gatherings. One year after the marriage, she stopped appearing in public completely. Her reputation was no longer rosy.” Grandma Mayfair had a faraway look in her eyes as the memories returned to her.

She was mostly thinking about her late husband, he had been on good terms with Luther so she met Linda four times when the girl came over to deliver something on behalf of her grandfather. She was such a sweet, kind and soft spoken girl.

Collin cleared his throat. “Then that means that there is a connection between her disappearance and the old patriarch’s sickness, I think that he took her disappearance so hard and got so depressed that it made him sick.”

“What are you, a doctor?” David gave Collin a condescending look.

“Saxon, this is something your short sighted brain cannot comprehend.” Collin sarcastically stated.

[Can’t you two just stop bickering like little kids for once! It’s not cute.]

Phoebe’s thoughts displayed for them both to see, they traded gazes and looked away from each other.

“Anyway, I had my people dig up everything they could find on this Castor guy and guess what, he lied about a lot of things. Most especially about the content of the messages that he was receiving from Linda.” David sent some documents to the printer which he had bought for the cafe

He asked Rosette to print them out and each of them got a paper as Rosette handed them out.

Phoebe’s eyes shot wide open as she read through the messages on the first paper she received.

[Give me the money if you want the truth to stay buried. I will come back and tell my parents everything.]

[If i expose you, the shame will make you take your life. Do you want your family to know what you are?]

[You think the peanuts you sent are enough? Better send me more or i will ruin you?]

[I saw you last night, you look like you were having a blast. I took some pictures, who should i send them to? The price has gone up to ten million.]

[Abel, give me all the money that you stole from my family or else…..]

She read the messages out loud becoming more and more perplexed with each one.

“What i don’t understand is why she is determined to ask this Abel for money and not her family.” David placed his index finger on the lips and thought deeply. “This is obviously blackmail, Linda knows something that Abel doesn’t want the world to know.”

David nodded and flipped the page. “Check page three, it’s all deleted images. Page six she threatens to reveal that the Castors moved to Eagle country after stealing valuables from the Verdemonts.”

Collin agreed. “Not just that, they are now dead broke and running shady massage parlors while maintaining the image of an elite family that just migrated for business reasons. You Fog nationals consider the founding families to be sacred, something like this will get the Castors exiled from that society immediately.”

Phoebe’s eyes noticed something in the papers. “According to this information the Castors went broke way before Abel married Linda, he married her for the money. His account received a lot of money when he was the home affairs accountant. It looks like he doesn’t hold that position anymore.”

“Why was that changed?” Collin asked only for Phoebe to shrug.

“I have to ask the patriarch but first i need to hear from Shark, no wonder he stayed back all these years after his wife disappeared with her rumored lover.” Phoebe said.

David snapped his fingers. ” This man is not as loyal as the Verdemonts think he is. He’s a total scum, the family thinks he’s this innocent martyr that sacrificed himself for true love.”

“Total scumbag, maybe she wasn’t perfect like they claim but he isn’t either.” Collin rose to his feet after receiving an important call from his sister.

“Grandma, everyone I have to run now, my sister needs me.” He bid every one goodbye and spared David a quick mean glance before running off.

“Okay, the pictures, i didn’t print them out but….” David shook his head and whistled as he showed Phoebe the photos Roxanne had sent to his phone and the two picket sized photographs he had been holding onto.