Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 645

Chapter 645: Chapter 645

This guy must have known exactly where Rosemary’s grandparents were headed next and had someone set up a stall there in advance.

Perhaps all the dangers her grandparents encountered on the way were artificially created.

After ending the call, several servants gazed at Rosemary with anticipation. It took them a while before they finally said,

"Ms. Rose, only a select few knew the travel route your grandparents were taking."

"Who exactly?" Rosemary was slightly surprised. She didn’t expect these servants to be in the know.

"Just family members and friends of your grandparents."

"Because of their extensive contacts, they had to deal with all sorts of obligations every time they went to a new place, which would keep them from fully enjoying their trip."

"I once heard your grandmother voicing such concerns to a few close friends, saying she didn’t want to deal with too many social obligations."

"Tell me their names."

Rosemary took out her phone, ready to jot down the names, when her phone vibrated again. It was a call from Jack.

"Boss, you’re definitely awake at this hour. I’m here to report!"

"We caught those men in black, but they’re tight-lipped, refusing to say a single word. Luckily we had the medicine you left, or they would have been dead by now."

Jack gave them a good beating, and just as they were about to pass out, he hurriedly sprinkled the medicine Rosemary had given him onto their wounds.

Rosemary could hear Jack panting slightly as he spoke. She casually said,

"You need to start working out."

"Not now, boss."

"I want results as soon as possible."

Before Jack could finish his sentence, he heard the busy tone.

He had fought single-handedly against those silver-masked men last night, barely escaped, and then interrogated them till morning. He hadn’t slept or eaten a bite. Wasn’t it normal for him to be panting a bit?

But hearing what the boss said, he asked one of his subordinates,

"Do I need to start working out?"

"What?" The subordinate looked at his abs. "Jack, I have no idea what you’re talking about."

At the hospital.

After hearing Gordon’s report, Bard couldn’t believe Rosemary had gone through such a thrilling experience last night. If it weren’t for her quick reflexes and intelligence, any ordinary person would have lost their life.

"I will continue interrogating these men. They must know where Mr. Elliot is hiding and who is behind all this."

Bard nodded in agreement.

"Also, our men reported that a group of people took those men in black away last night. They were extremely arrogant, completely disregarding us. They even said that whether my boss is spared or not depends on their boss’s mood. If he’s not in a good mood, we would be the ones with no place to bury our bodies."

Upon hearing this, Bard was taken aback. Arrogant much?

It had been a long time since someone in Dawnstar had dared to openly challenge him.

"Sir, I will definitely find out who these arrogant men are and get those men in black back. You can rest assured."

Seeing Gordon’s loyalty, Bard said,

"You’ve been up all night guarding Rose. Go back and rest. I’ll have the others handle the rest."

"Sir—"

"This is an order."

Gordon knew that Bard was concerned about his health, but he wasn’t tired. He wanted to continue serving Bard.

"There’s a lot of work that needs your personal touch, so you can’t just collapse here."

Upon hearing Bard’s words, Gordon expressed his gratitude,

"Sir, I can handle it, but—"

"I’ll be fine. Someone will come to relieve me soon."

Only then did Gordon leave with a sense of ease.

Bard, looking at the figure lying on the hospital bed, pondered over something, with a shadow of suspicion lingering in his mind about someone.

Elsewhere.

Upon seeing the photos and videos Erik sent her, tears welled up in Serena’s eyes instantly.

These were glimpses of Martha’s new working environment.

Seeing the once-spirited Martha now a waitress in a restaurant, tears inevitably streamed down Serena’s face.

"I’m off today and was out for lunch with a friend when I ran into Martha. I knew you’d be worried about her, so I took these without her knowing."

"None of the businesses under the Collins family’s umbrella would hire her now, so she’s been forced to work at this small diner. I saw the job posting outside. It said a waitress could make about $400 a month."

Tears sprung to Serena’s eyes once again. Back in the day, Martha used to bring home more than ten thousand dollars a month from the Collins family!

If it wasn’t for Rosemary’s heartless actions, Martha could still be a part of the Collins family—not having to endure such hardships.

Just then, Erik sent another video.

Upon opening it, Serena saw a cantankerous woman angrily hitting the table,

"Is this what I ordered? Are you blind or deaf? I clearly ordered meatloaf, and look at what you’ve served!"

"I’m sorry, I’m really sorry," Martha apologized profusely. "There were just too many orders. I got confused. I’m new here. Please forgive me."

"What does your being new have to do with me? I’m a paying customer here, and I shouldn’t have to put up with this! Bring me a new dish, for free!"

"Ma’am, whether it’s free or not isn’t up to me," Martha explained, clearly in a bind.

"Who are you calling ’ma’am’? Look at yourself! You think I’m old?"

The woman, infuriated, threw the water from her glass right at Martha’s face.

"What are you waiting for, get out! Or do you want me to file a complaint?"

Martha bowed and apologized profusely, finally leaving with the incorrect dish. As soon as she disappeared into the kitchen, a man who looked like the owner questioned her and berated her harshly.

Watching this, Serena was filled with anger. All of this over a wrong order?

She immediately called Erik, urging him to get Martha out of there and to stop her from working in such a place!

In the end, Serena couldn’t just sit there and rushed to the restaurant, only to find out that Martha had already been let go. She was sitting in a small garden not far from the diner, her belongings at her feet.

Her wet clothes had yet to dry, and she looked quite pitiful.

Upon seeing her, Erik said in a heavy tone,

"Serena, you’re here. Martha worked all day, had all her pay deducted because of this incident, and was thrown out."

"This is outrageous," Serena clenched her fists. "This is outright bullying!"

Upon hearing a familiar voice, Martha looked up, and tears streamed down her face.

Serena, too, began to cry. She draped her overcoat over Martha and held her close.

Martha’s body was stiff. It was only then that Serena realized something was wrong. After inquiring, she found out that Martha had strained her back washing dishes all day at her previous job and was fired for being too slow. She had finally found this job at the diner, only to be fired again for serving the wrong dish.

"Martha, stop working. I’ll take care of you."

"No, I can’t let you do that. Just hearing you call me Martha is enough for me."

As the two women cried and held each other, a glint of satisfaction flashed in Erik’s eyes.