Chapter 445: Chapter 445

“I bumped into an acquaintance and we grabbed a bite.”

“Who was it?”

Ellinor rubbed her temples, her expression growing serious. “That’s not important! Chase, I need you to dig up everything you can about the Howard family, especially Balfour. The more detailed, the better!”

“On it” Chase immediately whipped out his phone to start the search.

Ellinor leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes for a rest.

Being two months pregnant, she was feeling extraordinarily tired, and her energy levels were not what they used to be She and Chase had been in Hiland City for a month now, while Ida was back in Greenhaven handling company matters, occasionally popping in for a visit.

This past month, she had been investigating her mother’s background in Hiland City, but progress was slow The lead Arnold had given her was a dead end, Hiland College had no record of a student named Marlene.

She had called Arnold to confirm, but he was adamant that he hadn’t gotten it wrong. He maintained that her mother was named Marlene and was the belle of Hiland College.

That’s where the trail went cold‘

The only hope for a new lead was finding her mother’s mentor, Master Michell.

But there was a hitch, Master Michell wasn’t able to come to the exhibition.

Then she coincidentally bumped into Bartlett in a gallery and got a crucial lead about her mother’s identity.

Chase hung up the phone and hurried over with news. “I found something!”

Ellinor quickly opened her eyes. “Spill it!”

Chase relayed the information on his phone. “The Howard family is a big name in Greenhaven because the older generation greatly contributed to society.

Balfour is the child of McNeil Howard from the Howard family and Marlinie Bagley, the daughter of the reputable Bagley family in Hiland City.”

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

Those two names sounded similar, they must be the same person!

Back then, either Arnold had gotten her mother’s name wrong or her mother had changed it on purpose.

“Go on!”

“Later, Marlinie Bagley had a daughter with another man. When the Howard family found out, they threw them out and announced they’d gone missing.”

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”

She couldn’t believe the gentle, kind mother in her memories would do something like that.

Chase seemed to have caught on to something but didn’t continue Ellinor was silent for a moment before saying, “Chase, look up if the Howard Group has any job openings recently.”

Chase blinked, understanding Ellinor’s intention and started searching.

“The Howard Group is currently hiring a secretary for Balfour”

Ellinor squinted, making a decision “Chase, prepare yourself. We’re heading back to Greenhaven tomorrow.”

Chase frowned worriedly “Ellinor, you’re not planning to apply for the secretary position at the Howard Group, are you?”

Ellinor nodded. “Yes, that’s what I’m going to do.”

“Balfour is notoriously hard to please and your previous encounter wasn’t pleasant either. You’re definitely going to run into problems if you apply to be his secretary!”

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained”