Mrs. Sterling took advantage of the momentum. She formally proposed to resign as chairman of Sterling Group. The major directors passed the resolution. They officially appointed Alexander Sterling as the new chairman.
In other words, Alexander not only won this family battle. He also won more people's hearts.
Family life seemed to return to its original calm.
The family still had dinner together once a week. They still talked and laughed.
Evie still lived like a pig every day. Now, for her, nothing was more important than raising the baby.
In the blink of an eye, Evie had been pregnant for over seven months. She still looked the same as before. Except her cheeks and belly were a little fuller.
According to her mother, Amelia Vance, after eating so many supplements, she didn't know where the nutrition went.
Evie smiled and replied that the baby absorbed all the nutrition.
Victoria had been in contact with Caleb for several months. They still fought and teased each other. But it seemed their relationship was getting better and better.
Alexander was still very busy. But they tried their best to find time to be together. They took a day off every week. They took Evie out for a walk. Sometimes they ate outside. Sometimes they just hung out nearby.
Charlotte said Evie was the happiest woman.
Evie said Charlotte was the most free and beautiful girl.
They teased each other and joked. Their friendship was still very good.
If there were no more changes, maybe Evie would really think she was the happiest woman, just like Charlotte said.
But life was rarely perfect.
On this day, Evie waited for Alexander to come home for dinner as usual.
Because when he left for work in the morning, he said he would leave early tonight. He said he would have dinner with her.
So Evie went for a walk in the afternoon. She came back early so Lily Thompson could have more time to prepare dinner.
When it was almost seven o'clock, Alexander still wasn't back.
Evie went upstairs to take a bath first.
Originally, she thought that when Alexander came back, they would have dinner. Then they would go for a walk in the garden. She would take a bath after that.
But now Alexander hadn't come back. It was estimated that they would be late after dinner. They wouldn't have time to go for a walk.
After taking a bath, she changed her clothes. She came out of the dressing room. Evie faintly felt something strange in her stomach. It wasn't painful. But she felt her belly was tight.
She didn't dare to be careless. She went back to bed and lay down. She thought that if it didn't get better later, she should go to the hospital.
She seemed to have been lying down for half an hour. She still felt uneasy.
Because she had no experience, she didn't know if it was a normal reaction. She had to be careful.
She picked up her phone. She called Lily Thompson downstairs. She asked if Alexander had come back yet.
Lily said the young master hadn't come back yet. She asked if the young lady wanted to eat first.
Evie said she would wait a while. But if Alexander didn't come back later, she would eat first.
After hanging up, Evie hesitated for a moment. She still called Alexander.
She didn't know if Alexander had a temporary job and needed to work overtime. Or if he forgot to tell her this morning that he would leave work early and have dinner with her.
The phone rang for a long time. No one answered.
Evie had to call Alexander's secretary instead.
On the other end of the phone, the secretary said Mr. Sterling left work at six o'clock.
Evie didn't say anything more. She thanked the secretary and hung up.
Because no one answered Alexander's cell phone, and the secretary said he left work at six, Evie was a little worried. She called Alexander's driver instead.
The driver said Mr. Sterling drove himself after work. He didn't pick him up today. He thought Mr. Sterling was already at home now.
Evie said it was nothing. She just wanted to ask Alexander to bring something back. He might have forgotten to bring his phone.
After calling the driver, Evie sat at the head of the bed. She became more restless.
Alexander rarely forgot to bring his phone. Even if he didn't bring his personal phone, he always carried his work phone. Today, both phones were either turned off or no one answered.
The secretary said Alexander left work at six. The driver wasn't with him. For a moment, Evie didn't know who to contact to find Alexander.
But Alexander usually had a bodyguard with him when he went out. She didn't have to worry about his personal safety. Instead, she worried about an accident.
Just as Evie was getting anxious, her phone rang.
She had put her phone on the sofa.
Evie got out of bed slowly. She walked over to see if it was a strange call. She picked it up.
She said hello for a long time. The other end of the phone didn't respond. But she heard some strange sounds. It sounded like someone was talking. But it wasn't particularly clear.
Evie suddenly became nervous. She didn't dare hang up directly. She almost held her breath and listened to the voice on the phone. Now it was clearer.
On the other end of the phone, someone said with a gloomy smile, "I thought you didn't dare to come!"
Then she heard someone respond, "The grudge between us has nothing to do with her. Since I'm here, should you let go of the irrelevant people?"
It was Alexander's voice!
Evie's heart was in her throat.
"I told you not to come! What are you doing here?"
It was a woman's crying voice. A little hoarse. With a sad tone.
Grace O'Sullivan!
She didn't hear wrong. It was Grace's voice.
The last time Grace called her, it was the same voice. Slightly hoarse.
Evie held her cell phone blankly. She sat down on the sofa. Her stomach started to feel uncomfortable again.
She answered the phone with one hand. She caressed her stomach with the other.
At this moment, she still didn't understand what was happening on the other end of the phone. But it was obviously not a good thing!
One thing she knew was that someone deliberately called her to answer the phone. But Alexander didn't know.
"I've brought the money you want. Your purpose is to ask for money, right? Take the money, and you can go far away. You don't need to commit other crimes for it!"
"I want money. Besides money, I want your life!" the other party replied with a gloomy smile.
"Brother-in-law, my life is worthless to you. If you kill me, you can't go anywhere!" Alexander replied lightly.
Evie heard Alexander call out "brother-in-law." Her breathing immediately stopped.
The familiar voice on the other end of the phone. She couldn't remember whose voice it was at first. It turned out to be the voice of the third brother-in-law. That was Nathan Cole, Scarlett Sterling's husband.
Nathan Cole had previously put all the charges on Scarlett. There was no direct evidence to prove he was involved in kidnapping and embezzling public funds. In the end, they could only let him go. But during the investigation, he couldn't leave the country.
Unexpectedly, he appeared now. And it seemed he had kidnapped Grace. He was threatening Alexander.
Wasn't Grace already abroad?
How could she be here?