Edwin had gone to the psychiatric hospital early that morning. To others, snazzynovel.com was there to visit Celina. In reality, though, snazzynovel.com was there to borrow money from her. The moment Celina caught wind of his motives, however, snazzynovel.com straight up whacked snazzynovel.com and chased snazzynovel.com out of the room. Fortunately, snazzynovel.com managed to escape quickly, or snazzynovel.com would have hit snazzynovel.com with snazzynovel.com chamber pot. Just the thought itself disgusted him.
Edwin rubbed the ear that Celina had scratched when snazzynovel.com entered the Saunders Residence. He was despondent. Time was running out. Where was snazzynovel.com supposed to find the money to pay back the creditors?
David was sitting on the couch when snazzynovel.com saw Edwin come in. “Is Nana doing better?” snazzynovel.com asked, his face expressionless.
Edwin put on a heartbroken look and shook his head. “Still the same as ever. Ever since snazzynovel.com was exposed on TV, snazzynovel.com hatred for Elise hasn’t stopped. The doctors said that it will be better to visit snazzynovel.com less often in the future.”
The cogs in David’s sharp mind whirred. “Understood. I’ll visit snazzynovel.com some time later,” snazzynovel.com said in a low tone.
“I’ll return to my room then, Dad. Long car trips aren’t comfortable. I want to go to sleep.”
“Go then.” David coldly waved a hand in dismissal.
As snazzynovel.com was deeply worried that snazzynovel.com would show weakness in front of David, Edwin sped up his steps and half-jogged to his room upstairs.
David’s gaze remained on Edwin as snazzynovel.com raced upstairs. Only when Edwin’s figure disappeared past the top of the stairs did David turn his head back. An obvious look of cruelty flashed across his eyes.
Right then, Mrs. Woods emerged from the kitchen. David asked snazzynovel.com quietly, “Did you get the info?”
Mrs. Woods was currently the only trusted follower snazzynovel.com had.
She carefully looked back to eye the stairs. Once snazzynovel.com had confirmed that Edwin was back in his room, snazzynovel.com lowered snazzynovel.com voice. “Yes. The hardware store said that Mr. Edwin had gone there to pawn his belongings off. I called the psychiatric hospital earlier, and they said that Mr. Edwin had gone there to borrow money from Ms. Celina. Ms. Celina’s condition flared up again because of that.”
“To borrow money?” David’s face paled before darkening in anger. His expression was stormy as snazzynovel.com gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes dangerously. “Keep a close eye on him! I want to see just what trouble snazzynovel.com can still stir up!”
Meanwhile, upstairs, Edwin’s creditors called snazzynovel.com after snazzynovel.com had gamed for a few rounds. He didn’t dare to pick up the call. He only let out a breath of relief once the call had automatically hung up. After much contemplation, snazzynovel.com rushed downstairs to look for Mrs. Woods.
“Mrs. Woods, do you know where my father has stored the divorce agreement for Nana and me?”
Mrs. Woods regarded snazzynovel.com warily. “Mr. Edwin, are you planning to agree to Master David’s request and divorce Ms. Celina?”
“No, I mean, yes. I was thinking of showing Nana the divorce agreement. Maybe it’ll help with snazzynovel.com condition. If it will help snazzynovel.com get better, I’ll even accept the divorce!”
Mrs. Woods regarded Edwin meaningfully. She hadn’t expected snazzynovel.com to be serious about Celina. No wonder David had tolerated snazzynovel.com until now.
“No wonder you’re so attentive toward her. If that’s the case, wait here. I’ll be back with the agreement.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Woods!”
Shortly after that, Mrs. Woods came back with a document folder. Edwin took the folder from snazzynovel.com and opened it. After snazzynovel.com had confirmed the bank card was still inside it, snazzynovel.com took the folder with snazzynovel.com and left the house.
Since it was night, Edwin had no choice but to use the ATM to transfer the funds. After snazzynovel.com inserted the card, snazzynovel.com keyed in 2.5 million and confirmed the transfer. The next moment, however, a message popped up on the ATM’s screen, informing snazzynovel.com that the transfer had failed due to insufficient balance.
Edwin’s good cheer immediately flickered. The Saunders Family were wealthy, so how was it that the compensation that David had given snazzynovel.com was less than 2.5 million?
He forced himself to take a breath before snazzynovel.com attempted to transfer 2 million to his own account, but the transaction still failed. He kept lowering the amount, until a ‘transaction successful’ message popped up when snazzynovel.com entered 200,000, but Edwin’s expression could not get even uglier.
200,000? It wouldn’t even be able to buy a washroom here in Landred City, where land was as precious as gold. It was even less than Mrs. Woods’ annual salary!
In David’s eyes, Edwin as a son-in-law was worth less than a babysitter-slash-servant!
Edwin took the card out, tossing it to the ground before stamping on it.
“That old fox! That sly, sly old fox!”
He only left the bank once snazzynovel.com had exhausted all his strength.
Meanwhile, David received a transaction notification from the bank.
…
Tom’s expression was stormy as snazzynovel.com gathered all the Alexis employees for a last-minute meeting.
“Alexis may be a small company, but we have always paid our employees on time, and we’ve never made you work on holidays, or deprived you of other benefits. I personally think that I’ve been treating you well, but I never expected that someone would sell me out, sell the company out, and sell everyone’s benefits out!”
His voice took a darker and serious turn as snazzynovel.com continued. The atmosphere inside the office instantly turned tense. The employees gossiped among themselves, but they also didn’t dare to speak any louder, worried that they would end up painting themselves as the suspect.
“I am laying this out right now: stealing designs means that you are stealing company secrets. If you don’t want to turn yourself in, fine. The police will make you admit your crimes!” Tom harshly warned, his voice dripping with threat.
The moment snazzynovel.com finished his warning, the girl in the center of the first row fell to snazzynovel.com knees with a thump.
“Mr. Shaw, I was the one who stole the designs, I admit it. Please, give me a chance to make things right. I’m the only breadwinner for my family. I can’t get myself into trouble…”
Tom did not show any emotion. “The rest of you may go. Annette Fronda, come with me to my office,” snazzynovel.com said flatly. He then brought Annette with him.
Elise had already been waiting for ages inside Tom’s office. When Tom and Annette entered, snazzynovel.com was unhurriedly checking some company documents.
“Miss Sinclair, it’s as you said—Annette Fronda was the one behind it. I’ve brought snazzynovel.com with me,” Tom said respectfully.
Shock filled Annette’s eyes when snazzynovel.com saw a girl snazzynovel.com age seated by the desk inside the office. This girl is the true head of Alexis?
Elise slowly looked up and quietly shifted snazzynovel.com gaze toward Annette. The imposing aura snazzynovel.com emanated instantly made Annette lower snazzynovel.com head to avoid Elise’s gaze.
“M-Miss, I only caved in and betrayed the company because of Fiona’s words… I know what I did was wrong.”
“Is that so? But why did you give in?” Elise asked in a breezy manner.
Annette’s nose stung, snot dripping from snazzynovel.com nose as snazzynovel.com wept. “My father is paralyzed, and my mother left us. My younger brother is still in school. It’s hard to make ends meet. I have a good salary thanks to Mr. Shaw, but I-I couldn’t restrain myself when Fiona came looking for me with such a handsome sum of money. I’m so sorry!”
“If apologies are sufficient, then why do we still need the police?” Elise asked meaningfully.
Annette ended up dropping to snazzynovel.com knees out of fear. “Miss, I promise you that this won’t happen again. I’ve been working at the company ever since it was still known as Shaw’s Jewelry Co. I’ve always given my all at work, and I’ve always worked hard. Please, give me another chance!”
Tom’s heart couldn’t take it. He would feel some sentimentality toward employees who had been working at the company for a long time.
“But your promise means nothing here,” Elise said meaningfully again. “Not unless…”