Many were confused and shocked by Vance's words.
Stunned was his wife at his side, Laura, who cautiously glanced at the old woman before looking quizically at him. "Mother? I thought your mom was in Arenvale!"
Vance's mother was still alive! The old woman before them was clearly a spirit!
Then, Shannon timely chimed in. "Well, there's a reason why he said that. That's his ex-mother-in-law."
The livestream chat was instantly having a field day with it.
"Ooh. No wonder Mr. Callaghan looks so much older than his wife. She's his second wife, I see."
"Did the old woman come back to harass Caitlin because she was mad her son-in-law married another woman?"
"Not necessarily. Shannon had said the two were hiding something. I bet there's more to it."
The chat went wild with speculation, while over on the side, Olivia tilted her head and quietly exchanged some intel with Vincent and the others.
"After what Shannon said last night, I had a feeling something was off," she whispered, but her voice was loud enough for everyone in the stream to hear. "So, I did a little digging on my phone last night…"
She recounted, "Turns out, Mr. Callaghan had a previous wife. His success? Pretty much all thanks to her family. Then, her entire family mysteriously passed away, and he inherited everything.
"About six years ago, she died in a car accident. Not even half a year later, he married his current wife. The next year? Boom, they had a daughter."
Technically, all participants would sign a formal agreement with the production team, allowing certain personal info to be revealed on the livestream. That was the only reason Olivia felt bold enough to spill what she found.
Still, Vincent and the audience alike immediately picked up on something fishy.
The show had painted Vance as a successful businessman madly in love with his wife, so who would've thought there was a whole dark history behind it?
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