Chapter 395 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“More to their relationship?” He asked curiously since he had been finding a way to pull them all down together.

“Yes. First of all, from their phone and email records, it seems she has been having an affair with the CEO of Bateman Corp for years now. Long before her husband died, I tell you,” Barry said, surprising Benne.

That wasn’t what he had been looking for when he asked Barry to look into them, but if he could release such a scandal, that would throw them off balance for some time, and while they’re trying to clear their name, he could launch his own attack against them, “Do you have solid evidence?”

“Sure. There are a couple of transaction receipts, he has some nude photos of her, and she also has some sexually explicit photos of them in bed together. There are texts too. But that’s not the most interesting thing I found,” Barry said, sounding more and more excited.

“What else?”

“She is also having an affair with her daughter’s husband,” Barry said, just when Benne thought he couldn’t be surprised anymore.

“What? Her daughter’s husband? She is having an affair with father and son?” He asked in disbelief.

“No. She is having an affair with her first daughter’s husband and her second daughter’s father-in-law,” Barry explained.

“WOW!” Benne exclaimed, unable to say anything else. He glanced at the door when it opened, and Harry walked into his office. Harry, who had been about to speak, shut his mouth when he saw that Benne was holding his phone to his ear.

“She’s something, isn’t she? And wait for it, her husband didn’t take his life because he lost his wealth as they claimed. I have reason to believe that Rebekah and Bateman are responsible for his death. The so-called business her husband invested in and lost all his money belongs to Bateman. I think they both planned to dupe him off his money when he first started suspecting her of cheating on him, and when her husband found out she was not just having an affair with Bateman but that he also owned the company he was tricked into investing in, they got rid of him before he could expose them. That is part of the reason she is still so wealthy despite the fact that her husband lost all he had,” Barry finished.

By now, Benne’s thoughts were all over the place. When he had asked Barry to look into the Millers, he had not expected to find something like this. All he had wanted was a way to take out the backbones of the Miller family, and that was Bateman Corp and the Washington family. This was even more useful as it would affect every one of them.

“I’m not done yet though. What I found was just so interesting that I couldn’t keep it to myself, so I wanted to share it with you. I’m still browsing through their computers and phones. It’s kind of slow because you insisted I do it myself and not assign it to anyone else. Once I’m done, I will send you everything you need on them,” Barry promised Benne, who was still speechless.

“You do that. I will give you a call after I process all you’ve just told me,” Benne said, and Barry chuckled as he hung up.

“Who was that?” Harry, who was now seated opposite him, asked curiously after seeing the disbelief on Benne’s face some seconds ago.

“Barry,” Benne said, thinking that this was going to be even more interesting than he had thought. Rebekah Miller had chosen the wrong enemy this time, and he was going to make her pay for her greed and insolence.

He might have to start by tearing their family apart and turning them against each other. That would be easier. Even Anita wouldn’t want to be controlled by her mother anymore if she found out just how spiteful and irresponsible her mother was and how she had lied to them all.

The best way to deal with his enemies was to turn them against each other. That way, they would be too busy fighting themselves to think about him. It was perfect!

“Good morning, everyone,” Jade greeted with a yawn as she padded across the room to the dining where the others were gathered for breakfast.

“You still look so exhausted,” Desmond observed as she took the seat next to him, “Don’t tell me you didn’t sleep well,” he asked, concerned.

She had stayed up for quite some time after her phone call with Harry, thinking, plotting, and strategizing. “It took me a while to fall asleep. Where are Benne and Celsie?” She asked when she noticed that they were missing.

“They left for the office already. Why couldn’t you fall asleep? Do you have insomnia?” Evelyn asked curiously.

“She probably had nightmares,” Bryan said dryly, and Jade scowled at him.

“Doesn’t seem like either of you have any plans of outgrowing your bickerings, do you?” Evelyn asked in amusement, and Jade raised a brow.

“Do you want us to?”

“Please don’t. Pass it on to your kids too,” Evelyn said, and Bryan exchanged a look with Jade.

“Change the subject now, else she’s going to start asking us about marriage and kids,” Bryan told Jade in a loud whisper, making them laugh.

“It’s not a crime to want my kids to get married and have kids of their own, is it?” Evelyn asked defensively.

“Of course, it’s not. We all have plans to settle down but at our own pace. We don’t need you constantly breathing down our neck on the subject,” Jade said, and Evelyn sighed.

“Very correct!” Bryan seconded.

“That’s the only time you ever agree with your sister. When you want to join forces against me,” Evelyn said with disapproval.

“Sonia, you are very quiet this morning. Are you okay?” Desmond asked, making everyone turn to look at her.

“Did Bryan do something to upset you?” Evelyn asked with concern.

“Why do you have to assume I did something to upset her?” Bryan asked with mild annoyance.

“Because you are always doing something wrong and can be very annoying too,” Jade said, and Bryan glared at her, but before he could say another word, Desmond silenced them with a look.

“Other than a slight headache, I’m fine,” Sonia assured Desmond.

“Oh, dear! Have you taken anything for it? I think I have some pain relief medication in my bag somewhere,” Evelyn said, wanting to stand up.

“I already took something for it before coming down. You don’t have to worry,” Sonia rushed to assure her, and Evelyn relaxed.

“It must be stress. I doubt you’ve gotten enough rest since you got here. Hopefully, you’ll get enough rest once we get to Sogal,” Desmond said sympathetically, and Sonia gave him a weak smile.

“Eat up,” Desmond said as he rose and transferred a chicken waffle sandwich from his plate to hers.

“Thank you,” Sonia said and continued to eat quietly while listening to the conversations going on around the table.

“Why haven’t I seen little Jamal this morning? Isn’t he coming down for breakfast?” Evelyn asked after some time since she had reserved the seat beside her for him.

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