THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1206

After the nurse's reprimand, Elsa's parents reluctantly quieted down.

Elsa was moved to a private room, with police officers standing guard in shifts. Family visits were restricted to specific times, and they were not allowed to be alone with her.

Grover assigned a male and a female officer to watch Elsa, instructing them to interrogate her the moment she regained consciousness. The case involved more than just one crime. According to Louie's testimony, she could be connected to three other homicides.

Due to Elsa's special status as a suspect, the hospital made an exception and gave her a single room.

Elsa's parents could only wait outside the room. As nearly a full day passed with no word from the Forrester family, Elsa's mother's face was a mask of fury. "This is unacceptable! I'm going to find the Forresters! How dare they treat us like this! Xander finds another woman, causes all this trouble, and now that things have gone south, they're hiding like cowards!"

"They're going to have to pay! Otherwise, this isn't over!"

Elsa's father stood up. "Exactly! The Forresters must compensate us. I'm going with you!"

The two of them stormed out of the hospital. Although Elsa hadn't woken up yet, the police guard prevented them from going in. It was pointless to stay, so they might as well use the time to confront the Forresters and demand justice for their daughter. They couldn't let the Forresters think their family could be pushed around.

Meanwhile, Caitlin went to Gertrude's room. Gertrude was in a VIP suite, the only patient there. Louie was out at the moment. When Caitlin arrived, the police were just leaving after taking Gertrude's statement.

"Miss Gonzales."

Caitlin nodded slightly. "Officers."

Hearing Caitlin's voice, Gertrude's eyes lit up. She tried to push herself up from the bed. "Ca-Catie."

Gertrude had never experienced anything like this near-death feeling. The ordeal made her realize just how fragile life was. It had been so close. Just a little closer, and she would have been another ghost haunting her former friend. Even now, with the danger past, her heart still pounded with fear when she thought about it.

Caitlin tucked the blanket in around Gertrude. "They're all fine. You don't need to worry."

"Are you sure?" Gertrude still felt a knot of anxiety in her stomach. "Catie, Elsa has gone mad. She's a murderer now! She didn't just want to kill us; she wanted to kill Jasper, Silas, and Gemma! Maybe you should video call your mom just to make sure the children are safe?"

Although Gertrude had Carey's number, she had been brought in by ambulance, unconscious. Louie had been in such a panic that he hadn't thought to grab her phone. The only way to contact Carey now was through Caitlin.

"Okay, I'll call my mom right now." Caitlin took out her phone and started a video call with Carey.

Carey answered within seconds. "Freya, dear, is everything alright?"