The woman replied calmly, “He’s in the shower. He’ll probably be out in about five minutes. If you trust me enough, you can tell me and I’ll relay your message to him. If you don’t want to, you can call again after five minutes.”
I paused briefly before explaining, “I need his help to keep an eye on Marcus’ funeral matters as well as Sally. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Ms. Stanhope,” the woman responded in an amicable tone. After thanking her again, I hung up the call.
I still couldn’t put my finger on the woman’s identity, so I simply chose to set it aside.
Not long after I ended the call, Anthony came out of the bathroom with some vapor still clinging to his body. After wiping himself dry, he climbed into bed.
To avoid him, I deliberately turned so that my back was facing him. When he pulled me against his chest, I immediately tried to squirm out.
However, he caged me in with his arms and coaxed, “Behave. I won’t touch you.”
I pursed my lips and huffed, “Go away. I can’t sleep with you so close to me.”
“You have two choices. Either we sleep like this, or I’ll pull you closer to me. Of course, if you wanna join bodies, I’m all for it too. So, what’s it going to be, hmm?”
A**hole…
…
News of Marcus’ death blew up the next day. Many citizens pointed fingers at Sally, accusing her of plotting the death of the family of three so that she could have White Corporation all to herself.
Three consecutive deaths no doubt raised many suspicions. Except for Benjamin who died a natural death, both Sharon and Marcus had committed suicide. Hence, it was clear that there was more to the story than met the eye.
The Bauman elderly couple, Anthony and Sophia, were prominent figures in K City. The fact that both their daughter and grandson had committed suicide didn’t add up. Hence, they ordered the police to conduct a thorough investigation for both deaths.
Something of this magnitude was breaking news. Even if Anthony and Sophia didn’t bring it to attention, the police would’ve taken action.
Thus, Sally was brought in for interrogation and barred from participating in anything related to the White family and White Corporation’s financial flow.
She wasn’t even allowed to step into the White residence, the reason being that everything inside could be crucial to their investigation and that the place itself might be a crime scene.
In other words, Sally was basically banned from everything.
As a result, she was homeless and could only temporarily live in our villa since it was huge. The place that Anthony had previously arranged for Dr. Linnard was vacant ever since she left, so Sally moved in.
When Stacey called me, I was staring absent-mindedly at the show playing on TV.
Sally moved into the villa just then and I couldn’t help but feel on edge since she had indirectly caused so many people’s deaths.
Perhaps she was aware of my hostility toward her, she only squinted her eyes at me without saying anything else.
She was still Anthony’s aunt after all. Even if I hated her, there was nothing I could do about it, so I stayed silent as well.
As soon as I answered my phone, Stacey’s low voice drifted across. “Meet me at the café on the third floor of Fortuna Complex.”
After leaving me with a simple sentence, she swiftly hung up the call.
Usually, this meant that she had discovered something major.
After getting ready, I was about to head out when I ran into Sally at the door. She was wearing a black coat with a dark green scarf around her neck. A faint smile formed on her ageless face as she looked at me. “Are you going out?”
I grunted in affirmation but wasn’t inclined to continue the conversation.
She stood in my way with derision gleaming in her eyes. “Why are you in such a hurry? Who are you meeting?”
She was obviously looking to stir up trouble. “Ms. Featherstone, do you need something?”
Raising her brows, she answered in a nonchalant tone, “No. I just wanted to have a nice chat with my niece-in-law. After all, we’re still a family, so we have to get along well from here on out, don’t you agree?”
I pursed my lips and said placidly, “So, what exactly do you want to chat about with me?”
“About your conflict with Cameron and Rylee, of course. To be honest, Cameron is indeed a detestable woman. She may look gentle and graceful, but she is actually rotten on the inside. I don’t like women like her either. Not to mention, she killed my grandnephew. Speaking of which, she and the Featherstones are officially at loggerheads.”
Folding her arms across her chest, she looked at me with her alluring eyes and continued, “It’s a wonder how Cameron managed to climb to such a high position over the years, but of course, she has her fair share of dirty secrets. It just so happens that I’m in possession of those secrets. Don’t you think handing them over to the Moore family would be much faster than investigating on your own?”
A crease formed between my brows. “Why would you help me?”
She laughed as though I had just asked a stupid question. “The child in your belly was my grandnephew. Isn’t that a good enough reason?”
I scoffed in response. “It’s probably been at least three months since the incident, right? And you probably knew about it for quite some time already, yet, you’re only telling me this now. Do you think I’d actually believe that you’re doing all this just for your grandnephew?”
Her reason was blatantly implausible.
She let out a tinkling laugh and remarked, “I finally understand why my father allowed an ordinary woman like you to marry Anthony. Even though you’re not that smart, at least you still have some brains.”
I narrowed my eyes into slits. She’s obviously mocking me!
“What do you want from me?” I asked and subconsciously glanced at my watch.
“I want you to tell your godfather, Louis, to get the police to stop investigating the White family!” She leaned against the wine cabinet beside her, taking up a casual posture.
Stop investigating the White family? Won’t that mean that she can legally take over White Corporation and become the chairperson?
With Marcus gone, no one would be able to lay a hand on White Corporation except her.
I smiled politely and replied in a cool tone, “Ms. Featherstone, I think it’s best we find time to sit down and properly discuss this matter. This isn’t something that should be hastily settled with a few casual words. Anyway, I’m meeting a friend soon, so let’s talk some other time.”
She frowned but didn’t argue. Narrowing her eyes, she agreed, “Sure. We’ll talk some other time.”
After leaving the villa, I drove straight to the meeting place. When I arrived, Stacey was already waiting for me.
From her empty coffee cup, I could tell that she had been waiting here for quite some time.
Upon seeing me, she glanced at her watch and raised her brows. “You’re half an hour late, Ms. Stanhope.”
I shrugged and sent her an apologetic look. “I’m very sorry. I got caught up in something.”
She offered me a small smile but didn’t comment otherwise. Then, she took out a document from her bag and handed it to me, saying, “This is the transaction history between Cameron and Savini Tuffin. Have a look.”
“Savini Tuffin?” I froze for a good few seconds before recalling who this person was.
He was the one who knocked me unconscious back then when we were dealing with Felix.
Stacey nodded. After the waiter refilled her cup, she continued, “Savini is the middleman between Cameron and Hector. He’s the project director at AC Credit and he handles the quarterly audits of several companies under Cameron, so the transactions between them are within reason. Even if someone investigates it, they wouldn’t find anything unusual.”
My brows pulled into a frown. “So, the money transactions between Cameron and Hector are basically done through Savini?”
She nodded, but I was still slightly confused. “Savini and Cameron are both entrepreneurs, so it’s normal for them to have transactions with each other, but what you’re telling me is that Cameron wires money to Hector through Savini. Savini is an entrepreneur, while Hector is a politician. So, if the transaction between them is too large, it would no doubt arouse suspicion.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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