The scene churned Lea up. She watched her kid play with the toy cars, and wondered why Peterson had never been that kind to him. She was jealous.

But she had no choice. Right now, in the Thompson family, Peterson and

Sheffield were in charge. She wanted her son to be well-off, and the only way to do that was not complain.

The next day, Gwyn was discharged from the hospital. Matthew had been out of town, but he was able to pick her up anyway. The little girl had been spoiled by Sheffield, so as soon as she caught sight of Matthew, she called in a sweet voice, "Unca Matthew, hug!"

He might have been overly serious, but this cute girl melted his heart.

He wanted to make her happy. He took the girl from Sheffield and held her in his arms.

“Hiya, Gwyn!"

Then he asked Sheffield about her condition. When he made sure her fever had gone down, he finally was satisfied and took the girl out of the hospital.

As soon as he arrived at the Hilton house, Sheffield got a call. After hanging up, he found Carlos. The old man was playing with Gwyn. The look on his face made Carlos frown.

"Dad, we need to talk. Let's head to the study."

Carlos saw how serious the young CEO was, so he gave Gwyn to Debbie.

“Something wrong, Sheffield?" Debbie asked.

“Just a work thing." Sheffield, Matthew, and Carlos decided to keep

Napier a secret. They didn't want to worry the rest of the family.

"Oh, okay," she said, and put it out of her mind.

The study was on the second floor, so they climbed the stairs and made their way there. Carlos knocked on Matthew's door and summoned him as well. When they were all assembled, Sheffield filled them in.

"I found

Napier. He had an altercation with the cops recently, and took Gillian hostage. Apparently, he knows her. Or at least, knows about her."

Carlos had some more info.

"I talked with Chief Travis yesterday. He's a clever guy. He didn't bat an eye when I mentioned Napier."

Matthew looked at Sheffield.

"You can look into their relationships online, including Chief Travis' past."

“Probably worth pursuing. Although the chief erased the evidence, we can find something if we dig deeply enough," Sheffield agreed.

Half an hour later, they left the study, having come up with a plan of action.

Evelyn didn't know about it, at least until Napier contacted her out of the blue.