“What could be more important than me?” Monte was pleased with Eliza’s reply, but still, he asked sourly. “I’m not telling you.” Charity responded with a quick retort. Upon detecting a hint of forced arrogance in her voice, Monte’s heart melted. He found Eliza too mild-mannered back then, so he was delighted that she now showed her arrogant side. Indeed, a short separation between a couple could refresh a relationship. “Fine, don’t tell me. However, don’t get too close with other men behind my back,” he warned sternly. “I think the man who sent you home that night may be interested in you.” “That was Ryan’s friend.” Charity got in her car while putting on an act for him over the phone. “He was the blind date that Ryan introduced to me a while ago.” Monte was taken aback by that unexpected reply, and he immediately felt upset, “Lizzie, are you doing this on purpose? I’ll admit that you’ve made me jealous, terribly jealous.” Charity was speechless. Coming across that
Only after Monte left did Hugo only dial Catherine’s number. “Miss Jones, the fish has taken the bait.”“That’s good. Thank you, Young Master Jeffs.”“No worries. It’s my honor to be able to work with you.” Hugo did not forget about his father calling him last night, saying that they had successfully achieved a partnership with the Costner family. His father was so ecstatic that he even showered Hugo with praises. Hugo had not been praised like that by his father for a long time. “Don’t say that. The entertainment activities in Neah Bay and Newcastle are similar, so having a partnership will only make our businesses grow bigger,” Catherine said and smiled. “We’ll still be counting on you after this.”“It’s fine. Once Monte starts his operation, I’ll hand you the related information. When that time comes, you guys will be the ones to report it to the police.”“Thank you.”After the call ended, Hugo lit a cigarette in a good mood. He did not expect that coming to Canberra woul
Chester frowned. “She isn’t willing to get a check-up.”“That’s normal. Many women don’t think they have any problems, especially those who have been hurt before. They’ll even think avoiding contact with the opposite sex will bring them lesser harm. Basically, it’s a type of self-defense.”Doctor Levin thought about it and gave Chester a complicated glance. “Ahem. Actually, you should keep a distance from that kind of woman if you meet one.”“...”Doctor Levin took a deep breath and mustered his courage. As an excellent psychiatrist, he thought he was obliged to rescue that lady. “Those women used to be traumatized by men, and they were harmed by them. If they get hurt in relationships again, their condition might deteriorate. They might even become twisted and extreme. If it’s a serious case, they might self-harm or inflict harm on others. Therefore, I think it’s better for you to stay away from that kind of woman for her sake and your own safety.”Chester laughed. “Doctor Levin,
“Did you guys agree?” Chester tightened his grip on the wine glass. “I had to.” Shaun supported his forehead on a hand. There was a helpless and doting smile on his mouth. “If I dare to disagree, Cathy will definitely take the kids and leave the next moment.”“Is her relationship with Eliza that good?” Chester was confused. “It’s that good.” Shaun nodded. “It’s weird. She clearly hasn’t known Eliza for a long time. However, there are plenty of rooms in the Hill family’s manor. Eliza can even stay there for a year or so.”Chester took another sip of wine. Was he that hateful to Eliza?She would rather move to the Hill family’s manor and live under someone else’s roof than return to her villa. “Speaking of which, don’t you feel embarrassed making a scene in other people’s neighborhood?” After letting out a tsk, Shaun said, “Even I can’t do that kind of thing, okay?”“Embarrassment?” Chester patted his handsome face. “That word isn’t in my dictionary.”“...”Shaun was speech
Chester drank a lot that night. He was still dizzy when he went to the company the next day. He only felt better after drinking a cup of coffee that he asked his secretary to pour. Ken suddenly knocked on the door outside and entered. “President Jewell, there’s progress on the investigation you told me to conduct on Reborn the last time.”Chester was stunned. Only then did he remember he had asked Ken to investigate Eliza during that period. He kept finding it weird that Eliza was Reborn. If it were yesterday, he would definitely have been interested. However, Chester had already decided that he would not have private interactions with her except during work. He was too lazy to probe into her secrets as well. “You don’t have to tell me about her information anymore in the future. Stop investigating her too,” Chester said indifferently. Everyone had their own secrets. Chester feared that the more he dug, the more interested he would be in Eliza.Ken was astonished. “Pr
“It gets weirder the more I investigate it, so I had people go to the US. Reborn first appeared six years ago. It’s said that she only stayed there for half a year and then magically disappeared. She showed up again on Europe’s stock market two years ago. Her methods were similar to before, but she backed out after earning ten billion dollars. She popped up in a few places around the world in these few years, and her movements are irregular.”Chester squinted his eyes and crossed his arms. “Has anyone seen the real Reborn?”“I think no one has seen Reborn’s face aside from Della’s team.”“By the way, you said this was related to Charity just now?” Chester suddenly asked.“Yes,” Ken said. “I’ve checked Bay Hotel, which is the hotel Reborn stayed in when she first appeared six years ago. I spent a lot of money and found something particularly strange. This is the photo saved in the hotel’s security cameras.” He had spent a lot of money to find out that Reborn had previously stayed in
Some truths were becoming apparent.“No.”However, Chester could not believe it at all. “This is impossible. If Charity was really Reborn, what about Eliza? How can Eliza be explained? She doesn’t know a thing about finance, so who’s helping her behind the scenes? Don’t forget that Charity… is already dead. If she was Reborn, it means that Reborn is gone too. Della and the other people are Wall Street’s elites. They can’t possibly be following Eliza without a reason.”“That’s my biggest doubt too.”Ken continued to flip through the documents below. “But what surprised me more after I kept investigating was that Eliza’s mother has a few estates overseas. It’s worth as much as a few billion dollars. They were all bought two years ago.”“Isn’t her mother an ordinary housewife in the countryside?”Chester had even met Eliza’s father before. He was a gambling addict who led a life of pleasure. He abused his ex-wife and kept exploiting Eliza for the sake of the son he had with another
Ken nodded. “I’m not interested as well, but I have a niece who’s Eliza’s hardcore fan. She has watched all of Eliza’s dramas and movies. She said that although Eliza is pretty, her acting skills were so-so in the past. After that, her acting skills improved by leaps and bounds as if she was reborn.”Chester frowned. “Didn’t Shedrick use to hire teachers to train the artists’ acting skills? Of course, her acting skills would get better.”“Maybe.” Ken scratched his head. He turned around and left. Chester sat quietly for a while. He took the topmost document on Charity and flipped it open. [Charity Neeson graduated from Yale University. She obtained a double degree in finance and economics. She participated in the theater club and band during her studies…]Chester’s gaze locked on the words ‘theater club’. Then, he quickly turned on his laptop and hacked into Yale University’s university forum.After typing the year, Chester found content related to the year Charity graduated.