I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away
Chapter 427: Deadlock in the Case

At the police station, Liam Michaelson was in charge of questioning several individuals. He began with the nurse, Tanya Thorne. "Tanya Thorne, can you describe for us what the IV drip rate was when you were administering medication, and how the patient reacted?"

"I went about changing the medication as usual. I'm responsible for all the patients on this floor; it was my shift. I've been working at this hospital for ten years and have never made a mistake," Tanya Thorne replied. "Please believe me, it wasn't me. I followed Dr. Harrington's instructions precisely when administering the medication. The patient was unconscious..."

Nurse Tanya Thorne recounted everything she knew. Liam Michaelson continued the questioning while a colleague took notes. After finishing with her, he moved on to interrogate the attending physician, Dr. Harrington. Dr. Harrington's account mirrored the nurse's. "There were no issues during my rounds in the morning, and I checked the IV setup. Everything was in order."

The consistency in the statements of both the nurse and the doctor initially suggested no issues. If their accounts were accurate, this wasn't a medical accident but rather a deliberate act of harm. Suspicion once again turned towards Chloe. Liam Michaelson focused his interrogation on Chloe. In the interrogation room, Chloe appeared dignified and composed, showing no signs of panic or guilt. As Liam entered, Chloe spoke first, "Officer Michaelson, I came to visit my sister in the hospital, and then you brought me here. What about Meredith? Has she been brought in? Have you questioned her? She was also in the hospital room. I suspect my sister's death was a case of the thief crying 'stop thief."" Liam sat down and responded, "Don't tell me how to do my job. Meredith is pregnant, so according to regulations, I will visit her to take her statement. I will speak to everyone who entered the hospital room and had contact with the deceased, Bianca. Now, tell me, after Meredith left the room, you were inside for nine and a half minutes. What happened during that time?"

Chloe calmly replied, "After my sister fell ill, I was the one taking care of her in the hospital, washing and cleaning her. On the morning she died, I went to see her as usual. When I walked in, I found she was awake, and I was overjoyed. We even chatted for a while, but suddenly she couldn't breathe and looked in pain. I called for a doctor, but by the time the doctor arrived, my sister had passed away."

"What exactly did you two talk about? Be specific," Liam tapped his pen on the table. "You knew all along that Meredith was the deceased's daughter. Why hide it? Did you have a conflict in the hospital room?"

"Officer Michaelson, your accusations are completely unfounded," Chloe angrily said. "How can you frame me like this? My hiding Meredith's identity, how does that relate to my sister's death? Why would I harm her?" "Isn't it obvious?" Liam retorted. "Because Meredith is the deceased's daughter. If the deceased were alive, then your daughter, Joy Chaucer, would lose her chance to inherit the company. You had both motive and opportunity." "Officer Michaelson, you're slandering me. Be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation," Chloe said furiously. "I suspect it was Meredith who killed my sister. Once my sister died, she colluded with lawyers to take over the company. Now that my sister is dead, there's no one to dispute the will. Who knows if it's even genuine, or perhaps this has been Meredith's plan all along."

"The cause of death was an overload of medication in her system, leading to heart failure," Liam looked intently at Chloe. "We've already verified this. Your fingerprints were found on the IV tube."

Hearing about the fingerprint test, Chloe's heart skipped a beat, though she maintained her composure. "Yes, I touched the IV tube. I had to straighten it out when I went in, which is why my fingerprints are there. But that doesn't prove I killed her. In the Chaucer family, it's just me and my sister, born of the same mother. How could I possibly harm her?"

As she spoke, tears welled up in Chloe's eyes, and she began to cry. "My sister's life was so hard. She was so young to die. Just before she died, we were talking about how, once she got better, we would go to Europe together."

Chloe was clever, impervious to persuasion, and a skilled actress. Liam Michaelson didn't get any substantial information from her. The fingerprints alone couldn't prove anything. Besides Chloe's, the fingerprints of the nurse and the doctor were also on the IV tube. All three had potential motives, but without further evidence, they would all be eligible for release within forty-eight hours.