She had only been in jail for a short time, yet her hair had turned white in places and her face and body were marked with bruises, a clear sign of the harsh treatment she had received.
On seeing Sonny, Eleanor was so overcome with emotion that she nearly burst into tears.
“Has Nate returned to Forden?” Did he ask you to come and rescue me?
I knew he wouldn’t forget me…”
Sonny was momentarily speechless. After a brief pause, he decided not to reveal the truth to Eleanor, that Nathaniel was aware of her deception.
Instead, he said, “Miss Turner, I’ve come to ask you a few questions.
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I hope you’ll answer them truthfully.”
Eleanor was taken aback and then erupted in fury.
“Aren’t you here to get me out?” “How could Nate have been so cruel to me?” she shouted. She wondered why he hadn’t kept his promise to her.
“Is it because I’m so unattractive now that he doesn’t love me anymore?”
Her madness frightened Sonny.
Choosing to lie to her first, he calmed himself down and said, “You need to tell me the truth so that Mr. Roberts can help you.”
Eleanor slowly calmed down upon hearing this and began to tell her story in earnest.
“I’m innocent!” she exclaimed.
“It’s all Lucinda’s fault!” Eleanor exclaimed. She went to some hospital in Gliethien in person and found this doctor to cure Jennifer, just to ruin my reputation. Then she and Jennifer worked together to harm me at the press conference, and…
“Wait!” interrupted Sonny.
“Which hospital did Lucinda go to?” Sonny interrupted.
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“Do you know the name of the doctor she found he asked.
Eleanor thought for a while before responding, “I only know it was a really good hospital. Jennifer was paralyzed before, but the doctor was still able to wake her up. The doctor must be very skilled!”
After chatting for a while, Sonny realized that Eleanor didn’t have any other useful information. He made a few perfunctory remarks to her before leaving to see Flynn.
Flynn’s account of Lucinda’s hospital visit in Gliethien matched what Eleanor had said.
After visiting them, Sonny promptly dispatched people to investigate all the doctors who could perform major brain operations in the large hospitals in Gliethien and who were off-duty for various reasons during that time.
At nine o’clock that evening, Nathaniel was awakened by two bird chirps.
He gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet. The pain was intense, but he tried to ignore it.