Chapter 180 Whispers and Suspicions
Chapter 180 Whispers and Suspicions.
The moment Tracy stepped out, she spotted Ronald waiting for her not far away.
He had already seen her, and instead of waiting, he ran straight over.
When they met, neither spoke at first-Ronald simply nodded.
Tracy instantly understood what he meant.
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While she had gone to make a call, Ronald hadn’t been idle either. They had a big n to pull off tonight.
With practiced ease, the two of them exchanged information, then moved to stand by a table near the dining area.
From there, they could see the entire hotel lobby. Just as importantly, Winona’s people, the ones spying on them, could see them too.
Time seemed to crawl as they waited.
Ronald brought over some desserts, setting them in front of Tracy one by one. He didn’t touch any himself.
Tracy noticed, but she was used to it by now.
After living with him for so long, she had realized just how picky he was with food-not in the sense of being fussy, but careful.
If he hadn’t made it himself or others had tried it, he wouldn’t eat it.
Almost as if he was always guarding against something.
She never pressed him on it.
She simply ate what was in front of her and let the silence pass.
Finally, maybe because the quiet felt too heavy, Ronald spoke up.
His topic caught her off guard; Ronald actually brought up Erin.
“CeeCee, when Winona pulled you away earlier, Erin came looking for me.”
Tracy froze mid-bite, instantly recalling the things Erin had said to her.
Swallowing her food, she turned to Ronald. “What did she want?”
Instead of letting Erin’s nonsense fester in her head, she would rather hear Ronald’s side directly.
She had promised to trust him-and she meant it.
Ronald had no idea that Erin had tried to stir things up with Tracy.
Thinking Tracy was simply worried about him, he happily repeated the whole story.
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“She kept calling my name over and over. I couldn’t get her to quit. Honestly, I thought there was something wrong with her name, and I didn’t want it to pass on to me, so I bolted.”
He patted his chest like he’d just escaped a disaster, then gave her a boyish grin, eager for Tracy to praise him. “See, CeeCee? I’m smart, right?”
Ronald told it in such a lighthearted way that it baffled Tracy.
She knew he wasn’t lying. Even when Erin had stood right in front of her, trying to sow doubt, she had still believed Ronald.
But she had to admit, Erin’s words had gotten under her skin, which drove her to ask him what the two had been talking about.
Still, something else nagged at her. “Why would she go after you?”
Tracy knew Erin’s tricks too well. That was how she’d pulled the whole family to her side, little by little.
But why, Ronald?
Ronald had thought about that himself. Though he didn’t know the exact reason, he had a strong guess that it had something to do with Tracy.
After digging into Erin’s background, he’d noticed a pattern: whether it was clothes, friends, or even family, if it belonged to Tracy, Erin would try to take it.
Showing up out of nowhere to target him probably fits that same pattern.
Ronald exined his guess, then leaned in and lowered his voice. “CeeCee, I don’t know what it is, but there’s something off about Erin. You need to be careful.”
“You think so too?” Tracy asked in surprise. “What feels off to you?”
Hearing her say “too” told Ronald she already had her suspicions.
Still, he couldn’t quite pin it down.
Ronald stayed quiet for a long time before finally saying, “When Winona tried to make things difficult for us earlier, I noticed Erin standing off to the side. It was obvious she was the one who set the whole thing up.”
He frowned, his tone serious. “But what really bothered me was how just a few words from her had provoked Winona; almost everyone there seemed swept up by it. That’s not normal.”
His eyes darkened. “There’s something strange about that woman. It’s like she can control people’s minds.”
Tracy’s body jolted, the words striking her like a sudden sh of rity.
Control people’s minds?
That exined it-everyone orbiting Erin acted like they were under her spell.
But how could any ordinary person have that kind of power?
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Not even the most advanced technology or the world’s best hypnotists could pull something like that off.
And yet her grandfather, Walter, and Ronald hadn’t been affected by her spell.
Seeing her lost in thought, Ronald leaned closer and asked softly, “CeeCee, what’s wrong?”
She shook her head, unable to untangle the mess of thoughts rushing through her.
After a moment, she told him about Erin confronting her earlier, trying to drive a wedge between them. She warned Ronald to stay alert.
Only then did Ronald realize just how much Erin had managed to stir up in such a short time.