Chapter 264 - Mias Diary (1/2)

Two days later…

''…I want Douglas to manage the company, he has years of experience in business management and let's not forget that he has already managed the Howells Corporation for years. I think he is in the best position to handle the company. '' Tiana said.

Liam and Catherine weren't surprised that they weren't chosen but what surprised them was the fact that she was energetic in choosing the man that murdered her husband. And the fact that she wasn't even looking sad any bit was disturbing; where they being led into a trap and they didn't know?

''Alright, it seems this is the best option we have; Douglas you'll manage the company until investigations have been duly carried out on Catherine Wills and her son. ''

Grandma said and Douglas smiled and nodded; ''Alright. ''

She stared at him for a few seconds and then she turned to Catherine;

''I've filed a case, so the police would be investigating you both soon, if you're innocent, then your son would be welcomed into the family, but for now, everything stays as it is. ''

Douglas did not like the idea of Liam coming into the family, and surely, they didn't kill Nicklaus because he was the one who did it, so they might actually take everything he had worked for. He gritted his teeth as he watched them; just when he thought the company was finally in his hands, it became so far away from his reach.

He didn't want to do anything to them. For one, everyone was already suspecting him for killing Nicklaus, if he did anything to them; he was going to go down for it. He didn't like being pushed to a corner, but at that moment, his hands were tied.

After the meeting, everyone went back to their various homes.

Michelle's mind had not left what Tiana told her a few days ago. No matter how much she tried not to think about it, she found herself going back to it over and over again. Finally, she gave yield to her thoughts and decided to search through Douglas's stuff.

She was scared but then, it was the only way she could get her mind of those thoughts. If she checked his things and didn't see anything relating to Mia, then it would be clear that Tiana was just trying to sow discord between them, but if she found anything…

She didn't want to even think about that.

Her heart raced through the ride home, thankfully, Douglas had things to attend to, and he wasn't going to come back immediately, so she had time to check through his stuff.

She didn't want to search his stuff, not because she was scared of him, but because she didn't want it to be true.

She knew who she married, and she had lived with him for years, so she knew what he was capable of. But what she wasn't sure of was if he was wicked enough to kill her own sister.

When she got home, she went into his study and locked herself in. Her heart pounded as her eyes looked through the books properly arranged in shelves and the table in the center of the room with the laptop on it;

She took two steps forward and then her eyes looked up at the CCTV camera and she stopped; thinking for a second, she walked out of the room and disabled the CCTV in the whole house then went back to his study.

She sat down on his chair and tried to guess the passcode to his system but all her guesses were incorrect; she searched the shelves, drawer, table, under the carpet, everywhere that looked like something could be kept but she could not find anything reasonable.