The Miracle Doctor: Return Of The Convict

CHAPTER 16

Ava and Jake sat in their Maserati, in the parking lot of a fancy restaurant, chatting. Although the air conditioner in the car was on full blast, Jake was visibly sweating, indicating he had just come in from the outside.

“What did you get?” Ava asked Jake as he sat down, dabbing the sweat off his face with a tissue.

“Hmmm.” Jake took a deep breath and shook his head.

“Nothing. All the information I had on him was what we already know about him.

He was a car salesman; he was imprisoned, and now he has been released.

There is no record whatsoever that he was or is a medical doctor anywhere in the world. He came out of jail four days ago and is currently supposed to be a homeless guy with nothing, so I am currently wondering where he got the car and all that from,” Jake narrated.

Ava’s face was expressionless. 

“So how do we explain the people who knew him and referred to him as a doctor? The car he drives and all that?” Ava asked, demanding more answers and explanations from Jake.

“That is the problem now. He is supposed to be homeless since you already sold his car and house.

This could only mean a few things. It is either he started the fake doctor scam in prison and came out with it, or he started after he came out.

The suit he wears and the car he drives are most likely to be hired. I even did a search of all the property owners of this city, and his name was not even in there, meaning he owns no property or anything whatsoever.

No one in this city will give an ex-convict a job just a few days after their release, so that also means he is jobless since, for confirmation, his name is not in the employee list in the country.

As it stands now, all I can say is that we are at a blank end,” Jake explained further his findings to Ava.

Ava ran her hands through her hair in disappointment.

“It can't be that we can't find him. There has got to be something we can do.” Ava murmured, trying to rake ideas.

“I have given his ID and pictures to a private investigator to search for him. I have also given a description of his car just in case they see it. If we are able to get his number plate, then it will be easier to track him down and know what he is up to.

For now, I think we have to focus on getting in touch with Emily and the Winsor family.” Jake said, stating the only solution they had

“He is proving a harder nut to crack than before. This is so surprising of him.

I really think there is much more to this than a mere scam, and we will definitely find out.

It has gone so far that even Mr Frost believes that he is actually a doctor, which means he has gone far more than we know. 

But … wait … Emily. Emily also knew Ethan and looked so surprised to see him at the event yesterday. That can only mean Emily also knows something about Ethan, and she was also somehow surprised to hear that Ethan was a doctor. If the people who claim to be long-term friends with her don't know that he is a doctor ...”

“Then it means it is an obvious scam.” Jake ended the sentence, brightening up as if a light bulb had suddenly lit on his head.

“I think we have him. We just have to meet Emily and try to see what we can get from her.” Jake suggested

“That is true, but I don't think we can do that now. We first have to talk to her about the business and get a soft landing to know our fate before we can proceed. You know how much we have invested in meeting up with the requirements of the partnership. We can't afford to jeopardise this because it will cost us an arm and a leg.” Ava said with a serious expression.

Jake nodded in agreement.

“Anyway, let’s get out of here.” Jake said as he started the engine of the car

The duo slowly drove out of the premises of the restaurant.

While Jake drove, Ava drafted a message and sent it to Emily one more time, this time via mail, requesting to meet her and have a talk with her.

“Hi Emily,

I'm reaching out to you in hopes of putting the past behind us and moving forward. I strongly believe that all that happened yesterday was an attempt to sabotage us and the contract. 

 Our previous disagreement had a significant impact on our partnership, and I'm aware that it's been put on hold. I'd like to request a second chance to discuss what happened and work towards finding common ground. Perhaps we could meet to talk things through and explore ways to move forward positively. I'm confident that with open communication, we can resolve our differences and get our partnership contract signed. I look forward to hearing from you and exploring the possibility of working together again.” 

Ava typed the message, read through it thrice, and shrugged.

“What is going on?” Jake asked, noticing her quiet and typing on her phone.

Ava read out the message aloud to Jake to hear it.

“I think it is good. At least if she reads it, she will respond,” Jake said.

“I am not sending this via text because I know he will ignore it just like the others. I am sending this via mail to her to see if she will respond,” Ava explained.

Jake nodded.

Ava sent the message and heaved a sigh. 

“Fuck you, Ethan. You are starting what you cannot finish, and I will make sure you pay dearly for this.” Ava whispered, loud enough for Jake to hear her perfectly.