As the doctor was conducting the check-up, Katy sheepishly admitted that she hadn''t taken her sleeping pill the night before.


    The doctor paused, then asked, "And you slept through the night?"


    Katy nodded. "I did! And I slept really well!"


    This astonished the physician. "This is the first time in five years that you''ve been able to fall asleep naturally, without the help of sedatives." The excitement in his voice was palpable.


    Noreen knew Katy had a special medical condition that required long-term medication, but she hadn''t realized it was so severe that she couldn''t sleep on her own and had to rely on custom-made sedatives.


    After Katy left to wash up, Noreen spoke with the doctor to get more details about her condition.


    He exined that Katy''s brainwave activity was different from a normal person''s-it was too active, which interfered with her daily life. It was something akin to what you might see in savants.


    This news made Noreen''s heart ache for Katy even more.


    "Miss Gilmore, if you don''t mind, could you cooperate with us on a test? We want to see if Katy''s ability to sleep without medication is directly rted to her being near you."


    "Of course," Noreen agreed.


    When Noreen and Katy went downstairs for breakfast, she noticed a few subtle changes in the living room. Several antique vases that were there before were now missing.


    She didn''t think much of it and led Katy to the dining room. A maid mentioned that Castle hadn''te homest night, but Noreen didn''t inquire further.


    As she was focusing on her breakfast, two maids were whispering to each other in the local Glenhaven City dialect, likely assuming Noreen wouldn''t understand.


    Noreen could actually pick up some of it, and between what she heard and some guesswork, she pieced together the story.


    "Lily, who was on the night shift, said that crazy woman showed up again, smashing everything. Those priceless antique vases in the living room are gone. They were cleaning up the mess all night."


    "Sigh, Mrs. Joyner is such a good person. Why does she have a psycho for a sister? They have the same father-how can they be so different?"


    "Same father but not the same mother. Miss. Caldwell''s mother was the other woman who broke up the marriage. How can shepare t to Mrs. Joyner, whose mother was a celebrated socialite from Portside City, married properly into the family?"


    "Like mother, like daughter, I guess! Absolutely shameless! How could she go after her own brother-inw?"


    Perhaps Noreen''s nce in their direction made them stop. The two gossiping maids quickly fell silent and moved to another area with their cleaning supplies.


    Now Noreen knew. The person who


    had caused a scene at Joyner Mansionst night was Sue. No wonder it was so loud; that was certainly Sue''s style. Noreen had no desire to deal with her and was d she hadn''t gone downstairs.


    Just as they finished breakfast, Castle returned, looking exhausted. As he took off


    his jacket, Noreen noticed several fresh scratch marks on the back of his hand, near his wrist.


    "I''ve already filed a flight n for you. You can take my private jet directly to Rivercrest City in a little while," Castle said as he sat down. He knew she had to fly there today.


    "And if it''s convenient, please take Katy with you."


    If Katy wasing along, a private jet was indeed the better option. Noreen didn''t refuse.


    After saying their goodbyes to Castle, she, Katy, and Katy''s private doctor flew directly to Rivercrest City.


    Uponnding, Noreen found their car


    based on the information Sophia Cole had sent. Once inside, she told the driver to take the doctor to his hotel first. The driver didn''t respong, merely typing the hotel address into the GPS. After the car started moving, he kept ncing at Noreen in the rearview mirror.