After Benny left, Roxanne and Madilyn began to study Nancy’s resume. Madilyn’s expression changed when she spotted the name of one of the institutes where Nancy used to work.
Noticing that, Roxanne asked, “What is it?” Madilyn pointed to the name of the research institute on the screen and spoke with certainty. “This research institute is under Pearson Group.”
She had been in Chanaea for years and had collaborated with nearly all of the research institutes in Horington. As such, she was familiar with all the research institutes’ backgrounds.
Because of the entanglement between Roxanne and Aubree, Madilyn paid extra attention when cooperating with the research institutes under Pearson Group.
Coincidentally, this research institute was one of the research institutes she had collaborated with.
Madilyn’s words brought a frown to Roxanne’s face.
Roxanne read the information carefully and noticed something from the date Nancy resigned from the research institute under Pearson Group.
After leaving the research Institute under Pearson Group for half a month, Nancy joined the current research institute, worked for six months, and left with the newly developed bacteria. Hmm…
“It must be Aubree!” she suddenly exclaimed.
“This woman is so vicious. How could she do such a cruel thing to the children? No wonder Mr. Farwell dislikes her.” Madilyn’s tone was laced with displeasure when she heard that.
Roxanne was dubious as well. Still, she tried to calm Madilyn down. “Don’t act rashly. We don’t have any solid evidence yet.”
Madilyn was her best friend. She knew that if she didn’t try to dissuade Madilyn, the latter would rush to settle the score with Aubree for laying a hand on the children.
Just as she had expected, Madilyn was displeased at her words.
Squeezing out a smile, Roxanne said, “Thanks to you, I was able to find such an important clue. I’ll take care of the rest of this matter myself.”
Aubree was a scheming woman. Thus, Roxanne didn’t want to drag Madilyn into the matter as it would make her Aubree’s target.
Madilyn naturally knew what was on Roxanne’s mind and shot her a dissatisfied look. “Archie and Benny are both my godsons. Someone harmed them. How can you ask me to stand idly by?”
Roxanne quickly responded, “You’ve helped me plenty. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to find out about any of this.”
Then, she got up and held Madilyn’s hands. In a firm tone, she reassured Madilyn, “Don’t worry. I won’t let those who have bullied Archie and Benny off easily. I’ll look for you if I need help.”
Madilyn knew there was no way she could argue with Roxanne, and she sulked in response.
Roxanne patiently comforted her until the latter reluctantly gave in.
“No matter what happens, don’t hide it from me,” Madilyn reminded solemnly.
Seeing Madilyn finally give in, Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief and assented with a smile.
Only then did Madilyn leave unwillingly.
Roxanne didn’t go downstairs to send her off. She sat in the study, immersing in her thoughts instead.
If the bacterial infection this time was Aubree’s doing, then…
Her eyes darkened when she recalled the bacterial infection Estella had caught the other day.
If I remember correctly, Aubree was in the manor when Estella got infected. But she coincidentally did not get infected.
Roxanne didn’t give it much thought back then.
With the new clue she had found, she began to mull over the situation that day.
She couldn’t help but link the two incidents together.
It’s too much of a coincidence. Aubree is obviously related to both incidents.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was off. All of a sudden, she felt the need to talk to Lucian about her findings.
Meanwhile, Lucian, too, ordered Cayden to investigate the issue. With Farwell Group’s financial capability, the investigation was carried out effortlessly.
In less than an hour, Cayden had managed to bring the private investigator to Farwell Group. It was not until the private investigator was led to Farwell Group’s entrance that he realized something was off.
“D-Did I do something wrong? Why did you bring me here?” Cayden cast him a cold glance. “Why are you asking me that? I’m not the one who calls the shots here. You’ll find out soon.”
The private investigator’s legs trembled when he heard Cayden’s words. The only person who came to mind when he thought of the person who called the shots for Farwell Group was none other than Lucian Farwell.
The private investigator had recently been following Roxanne around on Aubree’s orders. During those times, he had indeed seen Roxanne interacting with Lucian.
Yet, he paid no mind to that.
After all, he was merely doing as instructed. He did nothing improper; all he did was take a few pictures.
I definitely did not expect to be brought over by Lucian today…
He could not help but shiver as he thought about Lucian’s reputation in the industry.
The elevator soon came to a halt on the top floor. Cayden brought the private investigator along and entered the CEO’s office.
“I’ve brought the person, Mr. Farwell,” Cayden reported.
Lucian was working in the office expressionlessly. Upon hearing Cayden’s words, he stopped what he was doing and looked up.
Lucian did not start speaking right away. Instead, he eyed the private investigator up and down.
The private investigator felt weak at the knees. His waning determination was the only thing keeping him from falling over and dropping to the ground.
“M-Mr. Farwell…”
Lucian stopped scrutinizing him and said in a cold voice, “Your name.”
The private investigator shuddered inwardly. How could he not know my name? I was escorted here by one of his men.
Still, since Lucian had asked, he could only answer his question. “Cory Zaythrone.”
Lucian nodded emotionlessly. “You’ve been following a woman these days.”
The words came out as a statement and not a question.
Cory felt an immense amount of pressure upon hearing Lucian’s words. In an instant, he was covered with cold sweat.
He dared not deny it because of Lucian’s confident tone.
After some time, he stammered, “I did follow a woman. B-But I only took pictures. I didn’t do anything else!”
Lucian frowned. He believed Cory was speaking the truth.
Since he’s not the culprit, I think I know who did it.
“Someone added something to that woman’s glass yesterday. Who was it?”
Remembering everything Aubree had done yesterday and the pained expression on the children’s faces after her departure, Cory realized that Aubree had dragged him into trouble.
He did not put a stop to Aubree’s doings and merely watched as she added something to Roxanne’s drink.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.