Chapter 809

Chapter 809At that time, all the other children were terrified by Jacqueline's remark. Jackson himself was scared
witless. When he told his father about it upon returning home, his father had told him that she might
have a mental disorder.
It was because he had liked Jacqueline since young that he chose to follow in his father's footsteps and
study medicine after learning that she was sick. He wanted to study psychiatry so that he could cure
her. Alas, he truly had no talent for it, so he ended up specializing in surgery instead.
Nonetheless, he still consulted several psychiatrists about Jacqueline's condition during his studies. All
the psychiatrists told him that he couldn't blindly force her to accept treatment unless she was willing to
do so. Otherwise, it would only stimulate her and make her even more psychotic.
Unfortunately, Jacqueline refused to admit that she was sick, so she naturally declined all treatment.
Thus, he kept it a secret until now. Most importantly, she hadn't done anything that crossed the line
ever since she regained consciousness.
Shane had no inkling of Jackson's thoughts as he stared at the latter with narrowed eyes. “I
understand, but Jacqueline might have crossed the line into murder now.”
Hearing that, Jackson's expression changed drastically. He shot to his feet at once. “What did you just
say? Jacqueline has committed murder?”
“I merely said that it's a possibility,” Shane asserted while massaging his temples.
Gulping, Jackson plopped back down onto his chair in shock. “Who are you referring to?”
“Natalie,” Shane murmured.
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“That's impossible! When has she ever attempted to kill Natalie?”“Have you forgotten about the two times Natalie almost died back then?” Shane tilted his head and
gazed at him coldly.
Jackson's eyes quivered. “So, you suspect that she's behind the two incidents? But she was in the
hospital then and couldn't even get out of bed. How could she...”
“Who said she must have done it personally?” Shane cut him off.
Jackson's gaze flickered. Yet, he was still unwilling to accept the reality and continued defending
Jacqueline, arguing, “Even if she could've had someone else do it, what about the money? The
Graham family went bankrupt ten years ago, so how could she have any money to hire anyone?”
“Don't you know this?” Shane lowered his eyes and noted lightly, “The Graham family indeed went
bankrupt, but her father once used illegal channels to transfer a sum of money away before that to
make a comeback in the future. However, he passed away shortly after the bankruptcy, so the money
naturally went to her.”
It was the result of the investigation done by the Garcia family that had been sent to him earlier in the
afternoon.
Even then, they had only stumbled upon it. Otherwise, no one would have ever known that Jacqueline
actually had such a huge inheritance.
To top it off, they also investigated the flow of the funds and discovered that the money had been wired
out twice a few months ago. And that two times coincided with Natalie's near brushes with death.
Therefore, even if they hadn't yet determined whether Mr. Gunn had covered up for her, it was certain
from the flow of the funds that the culprit was indeed Jacqueline.
“That's impossible!” Jackson's face drained of color.Jacqueline actually inherited a sum of money? Then, why did she keep telling me that she had no
money?
Shane stared at Jackson, who was at sixes and sevens. “Are you still unwilling to believe it now?”
Shaking his head, the other man grabbed his shoulders emotionally. “No, Shane! How could she
possibly do such a thing? Isn't the culprit a member of the Brown family?”
“Alice Brown didn't do anything. Mr. Gunn blackmailed her into being a scapegoat for Jacqueline.”
Shane shook Jackson's hands off his shoulders.
“Mr. Gunn...” That was a huge blow to Jackson. A long time passed before he spoke in a hoarse voice,
“Even Mr. Gunn played a part in it.”
Shane merely lifted his chin in affirmation.
Downcast, Jackson lowered his head and said nothing further as he contemplated something.
Shane didn't bother him either, merely sitting beside him and drinking his wine in silence.
He knew everything he had just told Jackson was a heavy blow to the man, and Shane understood that
his friend needed some time to digest it all.
Thus, he didn't mind giving him the time to do so.