“The pieces of this puzzling puzzle fit together too neatly. There must be an enigmatic puppeteer,


    pulling the strings behind the curtain, manipting Hurley and his affairs.”


    Jolie’s eyes widened in surprise. “What on earth makes you say that?”


    “Sure, Hurley has been trying to one-up the Fowlers, but he’s small-time. This Latest attack, though, is


    different. He was aiming straight at Universe Group. It’s clear someone was behind this.”


    In her estimation, Hurley’s assault was merely a diversion to distract attention away from the Fowlers


    and onto Universe Group.


    She deduced that Hurley was just a pawn in arger scheme.


    Just as Loraine’s mind raced with thoughts of who could be behind the plot, the receptionist told her


    Marco was here.


    At the mention of his name, Loraine was a Little embarrassed.


    She had already realized that Marco only possessed a genuine desire to lend a helping hand. Her own


    reaction, however, seemed slightly exaggerated.


    As Loraine wrestled with the dilemma of facing Marco, a resounding knock reverberated through the


    door and Marco stepped through the threshold. With bated breath, Jolie swiftly lowered her gaze and


    silently left the office.


    Loraine cleared her throat and posed a question, her voiceced with constraint. “What may I do for


    you, Marco?”


    Marco’s eyes darted around her office, lingering on various objects, his silence unsettling. Sensing


    Loraine’s mounting frustration, he mustered a grave tone and uttered, “I went to Hurley’s ce to look


    for clues. I stumbled upon something of interest that I want to share.”


    Stunned, Loraine’s mind momentarily faltered. Could it be that Marco and she were once again


    synchronized in their pursuits?


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    Her mind had been churning out ways to interrogate Hurley. Little did she know, Marco had already


    made his move, staying one stride ahead.


    Marco continued, “I think it’s obvious that Hurley targeted Universe


    Group this time, so I sent someone to restrain him. I hadn’t expected him to confess immediately and


    hand over the evidence that Duran was the true mastermind.”


    At his words, a shadow loomed across Loraine’s face, a veil of darkness enveloping her features.


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    Marco continued, “Hurley wasn’t able to get in touch with Duran after the ident, and he was forced


    to stop working since thepany put so much pressure on him. My people found him and promised


    to give him benefits, and he spilled everything.”


    Hurley was lucky to meet a rich woman, but he was also quite resourceful and scheming. As soon as


    Duran found him, Hurley remained alert. He was greedy, but he wasn’t stupid. He understood that


    nothing good woulde to him for no reason


    “Hurley said that he only met Duran, who promised to give him a good storefront. He insisted on


    reading the information of the storefront promised to give him before he agreed to Duran.”


    Marco set the U disk loaded with information on the desk, sliding it to


    Loraine.


    Loraine inserted the disk into theptop, sneering as she opened the file.


    “How bold Duran is! I specially reserved this shop to sell Universe