The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289: Chapter 289: Estelle Figures Out a Way to Leave

Theodore Lancaster raised an eyebrow. "Miss Lockwood, you don’t seem worried at all?"

Estelle Lockwood continued reading, not even looking up. "Would being worried do any good?"

Theodore Lancaster quite admired Estelle Lockwood’s attitude. "You’re right, Miss Lockwood. It wouldn’t. But aren’t you the least bit curious about what’s happening in the outside world?"

Estelle Lockwood repeated her sentiment. "And what good would my curiosity do? It’s not as if I can find out just by wanting to. Whether or not I’m allowed to know anything, and what that might be, is entirely up to you, isn’t it, Mr. Lancaster?"

Theodore Lancaster found Estelle Lockwood’s personality perfectly to his liking. "No matter, Miss Lockwood. I can let you in on it."

Estelle Lockwood narrowed her eyes.

Theodore Lancaster chuckled, pulled up a news article, and placed his phone in front of Estelle Lockwood. "Here, Miss Lockwood. Take a good look."

Estelle Lockwood’s fingertips recoiled slightly. A bad feeling instantly washed over her.

Sure enough, the headline of the article read: ’Star CEO Miss Estelle Lockwood Dies in Tragic Accident’.

’Theodore Lancaster said he would arrange my ’accidental death.’ He wasn’t bluffing!’

The article stated that Estelle Lockwood had been in a car accident. Her vehicle plunged into a river, and when it was recovered, her body was disfigured beyond recognition, her life tragically cut short.

The Sloan Family, heartbroken at the loss of their daughter-in-law, had decided to hold a funeral for Estelle Lockwood.

In the news report, Laura Jennings was crying as if her heart was broken, shaking her head tearfully at every question from the reporters. Ethan Sloan, looking haggard, said helplessly, "The Sloan family and Estelle had many misunderstandings. Now that they’re resolved, we thought... alas, what a pity..."

Laura Jennings sat on the ground, wailing dramatically. "Estelle! Oh, my Estelle!"

Ethan Sloan added sorrowfully, "We are arranging Estelle’s funeral because Nathaniel is simply too grief-stricken."

Laura Jennings’s dramatic display was all thunder and no rain, a complete performance. "Heavens, why are you doing this to me!"

It was as if she’d lost her own daughter.

[Chairman Sloan and Mrs. Sloan are so kind.]

[It’s so rare to see in-laws like them. It’s a shame Mrs. Sloan died...]

[I heard before that the Sloan family always looked down on Estelle Lockwood and were trying everything to make them divorce. I guess that was all just a rumor, huh?]

[Yeah, if they really couldn’t wait for the divorce, the Sloans would be the happiest people right now.]

[But look at Chairman Sloan and Mrs. Sloan, running around, planning the funeral, and crying their hearts out. That doesn’t look fake.]

[Sigh, the funeral is apparently in ten days... Oh well, whatever the case, may the dead rest in peace.]

The story quickly became a trending topic. Then, at the Sloan family’s direction, media outlets large and small across the country began reporting on it.

Within three days, almost everyone knew.

Theodore Lancaster beamed. "You see, Miss Lockwood? In the eyes of the world, you’re a dead woman now."

"So, even if you were to escape now, I wouldn’t be worried. After all, even if you got out—Miss Lockwood, perhaps you’d like to try?"

Estelle Lockwood tore her gaze away from the disgusting sight of Laura Jennings’s face in the video, her expression calm. "In that case, what are your plans for me now, Mr. Lancaster?"

Estelle Lockwood’s question was pointed.

"This has become such a huge incident. Everyone knows Estelle Lockwood is ’dead.’ And my face has been in plenty of photos and at many banquets. It’s inevitable that people would recognize me."

"If I were to just walk out like this, wouldn’t people think I’d come back from the dead?"

Estelle Lockwood raised an eyebrow. "The public outcry would be even more intense. And if people started to suspect Mr. Sloan, well, I wouldn’t be able to do anything about that."

A flicker of ruthlessness passed through Theodore Lancaster’s eyes.

Then, he started smiling again.

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