Chapter 268


    Because of what happened to Mielle, the Jane family had a lot of police going in and out of their


    house. Their investigation showed that the Jane family was divided into two factions. One faction


    thought that they must investigate and get to the bottom of things. The other faction thought that it


    was unnecessary.


    Charlotte knew that Rick was definitely very busy dealing with this matter. Of course, of the two


    factions, he supported the one who wanted to investigate, but most of the people who supported the


    other group were his people.


    Those people thought that it was because Rick let Mielle do whatever she wanted that she ended


    up dead.


    But this had nothing to do with her, except for the fact that she was killed. After all, Joe and Shane


    had history.


    Charlotte flipped through the documents in her hands, making a rustling sound. She held her head


    and was in a daze for a long time. Then she realized that she didn''t need to worry about this.


    But if she didn''t think about this, she felt an emptiness in her heart.


    What was wrong with her?


    Charlotte put down the document and supported her head with one hand. She picked up a cup of


    coffee with the other hand, took a few sips, and then put it down. After a short while, she picked it


    up and drank it again.


    She repeated the process a few times until Peter pushed the door open.


    "Ms. Emerson."


    Charlotte came back to her senses and lifted her head to look at him.


    "Rick has confirmed it. It was Joe Hills. But he also confirmed that this has nothing to do with him."


    For some reason, Charlotte let out a sigh of relief.


    Peter put the document in front of her and asked tentatively, "Do you feel happy about this or..."


    "I don''t know." Charlotte replied with a bitter smile, "I don''t wish that Rick did it, but at the same time,


    I hoped that he can be cruel enough to make this move so that I won''t feel bad when I deal with


    him."


    "Mr. Fuller has already gone abroad to investigate this matter. He mighte back the day after


    tomorrow." "Why didn''t he tell me this himself?" Charlotte


    frowned.


    "Mr. Fuller also wanted to tell you, but he said that he couldn''t get through to your phone, so he


    didn''t."


    He couldn''t get through to her phone?


    Only now did Charlotte realize that her phone had run out of battery. What had she been doing for


    the entire day?


    Charlotte quickly charged her phone. The moment she turned it on, she saw 3 missed calls. Shane


    didn''t like exining to others what he was doing. He didn''t bother to call a second time if the first


    try didn''t work. That he would call her three different times...


    This was her problem.


    Charlotte rubbed her temples and called him back.


    "Did Peter see you?" Shane quickly picked up the call.


    "Yes," Charlotte said. "Sorry, my phone ran out of battery."


    "It''s okay. I''m already on the ne. I''ve asked Peter to keep an eye on the Jane Corporation. Take


    care of yourself."


    At the mention of her safety, Charlotte rushed to ask, "Why are you suddenly going abroad?"


    He could very well have brought her along.


    If he was worried about her safety, why didn''t he bring her with him?


    "It''s not a big deal. Don''t worry."


    "Shane, you''re lying to me."


    "You''ll find out when Ie back."


    Shane hung up the phone after that.


    She could still hear his cold in her ear, but she couldn''t hear his voice anymore. For some reason,


    Charlotte felt as if her heart was filled with panic.


    That day after work, Charlotte returned home and sat in a daze on the sofa for a long time. She did


    not start working and went in and out of sleep.


    She even saw Mielle''s corpse in her dream. She had not been so scared the first time she saw it,


    but now the more she thought about it, the more scared she was. She became extremely nervous.


    She really wanted to have a good sleep.


    The next day.


    When Charlotte went to the office, she saw Rick. He looked as he usually did. He cleaned himself


    up neatly. His smile was very gentle. However, the dark circles below his eyes and the fatigue


    between his eyebrows betrayed his inner feelings.


    Charlotte sent her assistant away and sat down before him. "Mr. Jane, are you looking for me?"


    "Yes, to be exact, I''m looking for Shane, but I can''t get in touch with him." Rick raised his head and


    looked into Charlotte''s eyes.


    He was a little nervous. He did not think that Charlotte would help him. After all, thew hadn''t dealt


    with Kendall''s matter even until now. He was still in close contact with the Stevens family. Strictly


    speaking, the two of them were on different paths.


    Charlotte frowned. "I just talked to him on the phone. He''s abroad. He has another flight at 3 pm


    tomorrow."


    "If that''s the case... can you make an appointment with him for me?" Rick''s eyes lit up.


    "Sorry, what do you want to see him about?"


    Charlotte''s tone made her sound very distant.


    Rick''s heart sank. He forced a smile and said, "Actually, I had a good rtionship with Mielle.


    However, Mielle''s father had an illegitimate son. At that time, Mielle and I both suspected that this


    illegitimate son would move against her. Who would have thought that Mielle would die just like


    that."


    "So..." "I investigated in private and found that Mielle had been stabbed twice. The first wound was


    caused by the dead bodyguard, and the second was the fatal injury that was caused by the killer."


    "That is to say, there are two different people who wanted to kill Mielle."


    Rick nodded.


    Charlotte fell silent after hearing this.


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    Rick''s looking for Shane was very easy to understand-Rick wanted to investigate who hired Joe with


    Shane''s help. It was because Shane knew Joe well.


    "May I ask what you think?"


    "I''m guessing that the illegitimate child bought the bodyguard. So, is Joe back in the country?" Rick


    leaned forward slightly. "Lottie, this really has nothing to do with me. Do you believe me?"


    In her heart, Charlotte believed in Rick''s words, but she didn''t say anything. She simply looked at


    him quietly.


    Rick said with a bitter smile, "Sorry, I don''t mean anything by it, just..."


    "Why don''t you ask Kendall?"


    "The Stevens Family?" Rick frowned.


    "Mielle''s death is good for you as well as the Stevens family. Rather than think about who wanted to


    kill Mielle, it would be better to think about who thinks that Mielle''s death would be beneficial to you.


    Not only does that person care about you, but they also don''t know much about you," Charlotte


    said.


    Rick said that he had a good rtionship with Mielle. Those who knew had a good rtionship with


    him would probably know about that.


    Even if they didn''t know that their rtionship was good, they should know that the rtionship


    between them was not absolutely irreconcble.


    In other words.


    The man who helped Rick to get rid of Mielle surely did not know much about Rick and Mielle.


    Rick nodded thoughtfully. "That''s indeed possible, Charlotte. I know you''re not a person who likes to


    sow discord. I''d like to..."


    "Of course, I wouldn''t sow discord in this situation, but if there''s any internal conflict in your family,


    it''ll be good for me."


    Rick''s words stopped at the tip of his tongue. He looked at Charlotte in disbelief. He felt very hurt.


    "In your heart, am I already your enemy?"


    "Mr. Jane, Mr. Fuller might not think of you as an enemy. However, if I don''t treat you as an enemy,


    it''ll be a little dangerous for me," Charlotte replied with a smile.


    Now, Charlotte had changed her address of Rick into a formal one.


    What else could Rick say?


    He got up and wanted to bow to her, but he was afraid of offending her.


    He strode out as if he was escaping.


    Charlotte watched him walk off and her gaze gradually turned ice-cold.


    Rick said that he had a good rtionship with Mielle, but they still had apetitive rtionship


    between them. This indicated that Mielle had long felt that the Jane family was not of one mind, so


    she pretended not to get along with Rick. In this way, Mielle and Rick could influence two different


    groups of people.


    In other words, there was no one in Rick''s camp who wanted to kill Mielle.


    Who wanted Mielle to die?


    Was it really the Stevens family?


    Charlotte stood up and left the conference room. She went to the pantry to get a cup of coffee.


    "Hey, did you hear? The murder case is going viral on the Inte now. The Jane Corporation''s


    stock has gone down a lot."


    "If I were Rick, I would be so mad..."


    "I heard that it was someone inside the Jane Corporation who killed her. Do you think that the


    person who did this ahead of time would know that the stock would fall?"


    That was right.


    All of a sudden, Charlotte thought of something.


    When her father died, the stock fell sharply. At that time, ine took control of most of the stock.


    These two cases were so simr.