Daddy, You Got The Wrong Mommy-Chapter 242: The Disguised Man

Upon hearing Gabriel Miles’s words, Evelyn Miles deliberately feigned hesitance.

Gabriel gave her a glare, and she looked at Damon Hawke with a worried expression.

Damon Hawke paused a moment, then asked, "So Uncle Miles, you mean, as long as I marry Samantha, you’ll help me get Elara Don out?"

Gabriel took a sip of tea and refilled Damon’s cup of water.

"Exactly. Tom, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. But if you become my niece’s husband, you’ll have a strong backing from the Miles family and ensure Elara Don’s safety—it’s a win-win situation, so why not?"

A win-win situation?

Clearly, it’s coercion dressed as a favor, so why make it sound so noble!

Damon Hawke pressed his thin lips together, momentarily speechless.

He couldn’t marry anyone other than Elara Don, but if he didn’t agree with Gabriel today, what would happen to Elara?

Seconds ticked by in silence, with none of the three speaking a word.

Finally, Damon said, "Uncle Miles, let me think about it."

"Alright, I’ll give you two days to consider. If you make up your mind, come find me at this time the day after tomorrow."

Gabriel nodded, not pushing too hard.

"Then I’ll take my leave." Damon rose to say goodbye.

"Tom, wait for me."

Evelyn glanced at Gabriel, and they exchanged a knowing smile.

Everything was under their control.

They weren’t worried that Damon wouldn’t eventually give in.

However, she still needed to put on a show of effort.

"Tom, I’m sorry, I didn’t know Uncle would make such a demand, even though he fully agreed to my request last night. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely go and plead with him again."

Outside the private room, Evelyn quickly stated her position.

Damon glanced at her, his eyes deep and dark.

"Samantha, do you really want to marry me?"

Evelyn was taken aback, "Tom, I..."

"I’ve said before, we’re long over. I only have Elara in my heart now. If you marry me, you certainly won’t be happy, because I’ll make you live as a widow for life, just a nominal Mrs. Hawke. Are you sure you want this kind of spiritual torment?"

He didn’t care whether she truly didn’t know Gabriel’s intention, or if it was a deliberate result discussed with Gabriel.

He only wanted to tell her the consequences if she insisted on her way.

She was the cherished daughter of the Miles family, raised in luxury, adored by many.

Would she really want to marry a man who didn’t love her, and live as a widow for life?

Watching Damon stride away after speaking, Evelyn’s expression shifted repeatedly.

If they got married, would he really make her live as a widow for life?

No!

Impossible!

She’s so beautiful, how could he be indifferent to her!

He’s just temporarily infatuated with Elara!

Once they’re married, he will surely change his mind!

Damon drove back to the Hawke Corporation.

Entering his office, he stood by the window, looking at the street scene outside, his expression icy cold.

He understood Gabriel’s attitude.

If Elara Don’s arrest was truly related to him, was he framing Elara for Evelyn?

Was he clearing obstacles for Evelyn?

So, was Gabriel involved in what happened seventeen years ago?

Damon tightly pressed his lips together, took out his phone, and called Rhun Quinn.

"Rhun, still no news?"

"Report, Mr. Hawke, no news yet. We’ve reviewed all the surveillance from that day at the club, but the woman who put the item into Miss Thorne’s bag seemed to vanish without a trace."

Rhun reported truthfully. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Damon undid a button on his shirt, his brow tightly furrowed.

"How’s Jack Clarke’s phone being traced?"

"Checked. He hasn’t communicated with many people recently, but one phone number is particularly suspicious. I’ve investigated one, but found no useful information because it’s an overseas number."

Overseas number!

Damon squinted his eyes, "Get a hacker to crack it, and also investigate in the direction of the Miles family."

"Investigate the Miles family? Mr. Hawke, do you suspect..."

"Just investigate."

"Yes."

Ending the call, Damon’s eyes darkened as he turned to his desk and sat down, opening his computer.

The current primary task was to find that woman.

As long as someone existed, they couldn’t just disappear into thin air!

Damon opened the copied surveillance video from the club, meticulously examining it clip by clip.

At this moment, the door opened, and Cole Hawke strode in.

"Damon, with Elly in trouble, how can you still be working here? Why haven’t you bailed her out?"

He had been trying to find people to bail Elara out, but to no avail.

He was counting on Damon to think of a way to get Elara out first.

But here he was, calm as ever, busy with work.

Damon lifted his gaze slightly, remaining silent, a low-pressure aura surrounding him.

"Didn’t you hear what I said? Didn’t you claim you loved her? Turns out..."

"Be quiet, get out!"

Damon, irritated, coldly commanded.

Cole came around to his side, about to speak, but swallowed his words upon seeing the computer screen.

"Is this the surveillance video from that day at the club? What are you looking for?"

"Looking for someone."

"The person who framed her?"

Cole had already gathered the circumstances, guessing that Elara was being set up.

Damon glanced at him, giving a brief acknowledgement.

Cole said no more but moved closer to watch the video with Damon.

"Get out."

Another person at his side, especially one with an interest in Elara, made Damon frown, wanting him gone immediately.

"Go out? I’m helping you find the person who set her up. Four eyes are better than two, right?"

Cole retorted.

Damon cast him a cold glance but said nothing more.

The two watched in silence, meticulously examining the surveillance footage again and again, not missing a single detail.

The woman in the footage bumped into Elara Don at the restroom door, then left.

After that, this woman never appeared in any footage again.

It was like seeing a ghost!

Could this long-haired woman be a ghost?

Damon squinted, thoughts racing.

He watched the scene where the woman appeared again, his gaze fixed.

This woman was over 1.7 meters tall with a broad build...

"Damon, don’t you think this woman is a bit strange?"

Cole’s voice suddenly interrupted Damon’s thoughts just as he was on the verge of a guess.

He furrowed his brow, coldly saying, "Cole, if you can’t tell me what’s strange about her, then get out immediately!"

Don’t disrupt his thinking!

Cole snorted lightly, "Only useless people take their frustrations out on others. Damon, don’t blame others because you’re too stupid to find the truth."

"Out!"

Damon, at the end of his patience, shouted coldly.

"This person might be a man dressed as a woman or even a transvestite!"

Cole suddenly blurted out.

Damon’s angered expression suddenly changed, his eyes moving slightly.

Yes!

That was exactly the suspicion he had!

A coincidence!

The way the person who bumped into Elara walked, and his hands and feet, looked very much like a man’s.

He must have been disguised!