THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1193

After a moment, Elsa added, "Vicki, are you sure you don't need to head back?"

"I'm sure," Vicki said, shaking her head.

Elsa frowned slightly.

Killing one more person wasn't a big deal for her—she had already killed three, after all. But her main targets today were Gertrude and Louie. If she killed them and disposed of the bodies, it would probably be a while before anyone noticed they were missing.

That would give her time to go after those three little brats.

Even a couple of days would be enough for her to figure out a way to get rid of them.

But if she killed Vicki too, Vicki's family and the cleaning company would notice her absence immediately.

So, Vicki couldn't die.

Elsa continued, "Vicki, I heard your son is only ten. A fever can be very dangerous for a child that age. A friend of my mom's had a child who got a high fever around ten, and it left him unable to speak. He's in his thirties now and still can't find a wife."

"You can't let your job get in the way of something so important."

Vicki was already anxious, and hearing this made her heart skip a beat. "My son's at the hospital now. It... it should be fine, right?"

Anxiety was clouding her judgment.

Because it was true—older people could be like that. They doted on their grandchildren and would do anything for them, often ignoring medical advice. Her mother-in-law was exactly that type of person.

Elsa's lips curved into a slight smile. She decided to add more fuel to the fire. "Vicki, your son has had a high fever for days. The fact that it hasn't gone down might be because your mother-in-law has been secretly feeding him things she shouldn't! You should really go back. I swear, I promise I won't tell anyone you left early."

"But," Vicki hesitated, "are you sure you can handle it all by yourself? I know it doesn't look like much is left, but it's still a lot of work!"

Gertrude and Louie were busy people and rarely cleaned, relying on the monthly deep clean. The house was quite dirty. If she left now, Elsa would be working for a long time.

"It's no problem, really." Seeing that Vicki was starting to waver under her verbal assault, Elsa's smile widened, her eyes filled with triumph. She put on a warm, helpful expression. "Vicki, I don't have kids yet, but all women eventually do. Life is already hard enough for us. We're expected to be financially independent and take care of our families. We should help each other out when we can."

These words genuinely moved Vicki. She started taking off her work uniform. "Effie, thank you so much! I'll just go let Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright know."