The Woman From Hell
Chapter 1479

"I met Alex Hodds. He gave me a paternity report showing that he's Munchkin's biological father."

I succinctly answered his question, but this time, Tyler was rendered speechless.

Theo and Chief Royce rushed back to the hospital at night. Before boarding the plane, Chief Royce assigned his men to track Alex's whereabouts.

After I left, the other party did not hide but instead checked into the presidential suite of Crown Hotel without any fear.

I recounted what had happened this afternoon to the two of them. Chief Royce was unable to make any sense of the matter in such a short period of time either. At this moment, he looked at the document in front of him and covered his forehead, not knowing where to start.

It was understandable. Other cases involved money and lives, so the goal was clear. Alex's was far more complicated than that. He demanded Munchkin's custody and left no room for discussion.

He sought not momentary pleasure but a lifetime of revenge.

"I don't understand. He approached Wanda today, so can't we arrest him straight away?"

Tyler was clearly impatient now. Chief Royce shook his head at him.

"His identity is unclear at the moment. We also don't have direct evidence to prove that he's involved in the case. We can't do anything apart from questioning him.

Besides, given this situation, he might not reveal as much to us as he would to Mrs. Grant if we question him directly."

I understood what Chief Royce meant by that and knew that he was put in a tough spot.

I had already witnessed what Alex was capable of. If he refused to speak, then even the police could not make him.

In this case, the police would only alarm him if they approached him. Rather than sending his men over, it would be better for me to go instead.

Everyone on the spot had previously thought of ways to investigate Alex. Knowing that Chief Royce was not trying to shirk responsibility, the conference room fell silent.

After a very long time, Chief Royce stood up. "Thank you for providing us clues, Mrs. Grant. Be vigilant during this time. We'll keep our eyes on Alex and inform you when we have an update."

I got up as well. "Thanks a lot, Chief Royce." I looked at his bloodshot eyes and knew that he had been working really hard on this case and was considerably worried about it. Several of us got up and walked out of the conference room.

I planned to let Theo go home to get a good rest and take a shower, but when I turned back to look, I saw Tyler grabbing onto him. He hesitated to speak when he saw me turning to look at him. "Theo, come to the toilet with me," Tyler suddenly said, making all of us stunned.

Then, before Theo would react, Tyler had already pulled him away.

I looked at the two's backs and cast my eyes downward. I no longer had the strength to guess what Tyler was trying to say behind my back.

I simply thought about how Theo and Chief Royce had not had their dinner yet after rushing here as soon as they got off the plane.

Now that Chief Royce was having a break, Theo should get his dinner sorted out too.

I walked up to the vending machine and wanted to buy a sandwich to fill up his tummy first.

Watching the sandwich fall off the rack, I felt less nervous than before.

For some reason, I felt a little at ease when Alex spoke to me about custody.

Somehow, I seemed to believe his words. He viewed Munchkin with great importance just as I did.

He was definitely not the one who kidnapped Munchkin and would surely do his best to protect Munchkin for me.