Chapter 268

"What's up?"

"Feeling guilty now? You know how much I care about this stuff."

"If you really feel bad, just work hard and get it done quick. Like you said, you can treat me to dinner next time."

Hearing this, Christina stopped worrying.

She turned and boarded the ship. The Duke watched her leave and sighed.

Just then, his friend walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Didn't think you'd care so much about her. Helping out such a beautiful woman, you're practically bending over backward."

The Duke smiled and looked into the distance.

There was a hint of confusion in his expression, but he knew what he wanted to do.

"Mind your own business. Everyone's got their own secrets."

"This is my issue. I don't meddle in yours, and this isn't what we originally planned."

His friend sighed.

"I can't control you. You're stubborn sometimes."

"But Christina's not easy to handle, except maybe when it comes to her dreams."

"You need to be ready for anything else, or it might get even tougher."

The Duke didn't say anything more. He already knew what was coming next.

Meanwhile, Christina, with the detective who was helping her, explained the situation.

The detective spoke fluently in Valorian with Christina.

"You speak Valorian?"

"Yeah, I studied there as a kid. After coming back, I got into this line of work. I'm loyal, don't worry, I'm not a spy."

Christina couldn't help but laugh at his words.

"That's good. But this time, it won't be easy. These people are really cunning, not like the Valorians you might imagine."

On their way, Christina chatted a lot with the detective.

"No matter what they do or think, I believe we can find out."

Half a day later, the ship reached its destination.

Christina had to take a different route this time.

Even though Parker and his team had confirmed Christina's death, they didn't let their guard down. Parker even sent people to investigate.

His intentions were hard to read, but now they had no choice but to investigate thoroughly.

"Once we arrive, I'll change clothes and give you the clues I've gathered. Then we'll stake out."

Christina needed to confirm that Mira poisoned her mother.

She had to find Mira's motive and the timing of the poisoning, which was complicated.

When Elisa was examined at the hospital, the doctors said it was cancer.

But Elisa's symptoms were strange, unless special drugs were used.

Initially, Christina didn't think much of it, attributing it to her mother's temper and reckless behavior.

But later, she realized it was different, not what she thought.

Now, her suspicion was even stronger.

"I didn't think it was possible at first, but now that you mention it, it does seem outrageous."

Christina and the detective organized the details and began their investigation.

Since Christina's whereabouts were unknown, Mira wasn't worried. She was even chatting at a beauty salon.

Christina decided to try her luck and unexpectedly overheard some details.

"Even if I did something to Elisa, so what?"

"No matter how skilled they are, they might not find out. So I think there's no need to worry about it."

"Is that what you think?"

"Yes, Elisa was a pain. I don't even want to talk about her."

They were gossiping wildly.

Christina frowned deeply, clenching her fists. She knew these people weren't normal. But she didn't expect them to be so foolish, openly mocking. They had no respect for the deceased, only caring about money.

After the attendant left, Christina used a stun gun. She knocked out the attendant, and the detective dragged her aside. Christina quickly took the attendant's coat, hat, and mask.

Inside, Mira was wearing a face mask and couldn't see who entered.

Christina lowered her voice.

"Is what you said true?"

"I feel like Christina isn't dead."

"How could she not be dead? With everything she's done, she should be dead a thousand times over. It's been so long."

"You're just too scared to understand these things."

"It's been so long, things should be as they are."

Christina frowned deeply.

"You talk a lot today, and your voice sounds different. What's up?"

"I wasn't feeling well earlier. But since you said Christina is dead, why worry? Her mom died of cancer."

Christina was fishing for information.

"Some things aren't as they seem. Even if I told you, what difference would it make?"

"You're not thinking of working with Christina, are you? If so, I'll make sure you can't work here."

"No, no, you misunderstood."

Christina quickly changed the subject until Mira applied another face mask. Christina pretended to push a cart out, then changed clothes and left with the detective.

"What are you two doing?"

At the front desk, they were noticed.

"Just looking around. Is this place a secret?"

The receptionist was intimidated by the detective's look and quickly shook her head.

"No, no, nothing like that. You're free to go."

With that, the receptionist fell silent.

They walked out briskly.

Outside, they reviewed the information they had gathered. Christina wasn't the only one asking questions; the detective also used his appearance to get information.

They managed to gather some useful details.

With this, they went to the place where Mira bought the drugs. Initially, the place was tight-lipped, but with money and threats, they got the information they needed.