Chapter 42


    Chapter 42 The Truth


    "Yes, sir."


    Finley nodded and left.


    Soon after, he came back with a copy of the surveince footage of the period during which Annabel


    was at the airport.


    "Mr.Benton, I''ve gotten it," Finley said, handing the U disk to Rupert.


    Rupert took it, leaned back on his chair and narrowed his eyes.


    What could be in the surveince footage? After turning it in his hand for a while, he dropped the U disk


    on the table and said indifferently, "y it."


    "Yes, sir," Finley said and quickly went on to turn on theputer and projector.


    Then he inserted the U disk and yed it.


    Nina wiped the cold sweat off her forehead and kept trying tofort herself.


    Even though they had gotten the surveince footage, so what? She didn''t rece the drawings by


    herself.She made the perfect arrangement and Annabel would not be able to link anything to her.


    The surveince footage started with Annabel sorting out her folders.She took out the drawings from a


    folder and carefully checked them.It could be seen clearly that Annabel was holding the drawings, not


    nk sheets of paper.


    After checking them, Annabel put the drawings back into the folder and put the folder in the drawer.


    Then she stood up and left for the airport.


    No one got close to Annabel''s desk until noon, which was time for lunch.


    All the staff in the building went to the cafeteria and there was no one in the offices.


    Just then, a middle-aged woman in a cleaner’s uniform walked into Annabel''s office with her cleaning


    materials in her hands.She tiptoed to Annabel’s desk and looked around to see if there was anyone.


    When she saw that there was no one, she opened the drawer, took out the drawings from the folder


    and put a few nk sheets in it.


    "It seems the cleaner was the one who did it," Nina said, relieved.


    Now that they checked the surveince footage and saw who did it, she would be able to get rid of the


    suspicion on her.


    The cleaner had taken her money.She should be hiding in the countryside now.


    Nina would see how Annabel was going to make a fool of herself.


    "Annabel, you ndered me, iming that I stole the drawings.Now, you''ve checked the surveince


    footage and it turns out that it was not me,"


    Nina pointed out, her pride and arrogance now back in full.


    "You used me in public.Shouldn''t you apologize to me?"


    "Hold on," Annabel said, gesturing for Finley to stop the footage.


    "Yes, we''ve all seen it.It was the cleaner, Talia, who reced the drawings.But why did she do that?


    What good would it be to her?"


    "you can find her and ask her about it," Nina quipped, confident of the fact that Annabel couldn''t find


    Talia.


    With a frown, Rupert promptly gestured for Finley to set out to find Talia.


    Finley quickly made a phone call.


    Then, he told Rupert, "Talia resigned at one o''clock this afternoon."


    At one o''clock? That was after she reced the drawings.


    She resigned as soon as she reced the drawings, which meant that everything was premeditated


    "Investigate it and make sure you find her!"


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    Rupert ordered in an icy tone.


    But Annabel smiled and shook her head.


    "Don''t bother.I''ll ask Talia toe here right away.Then the truth will be revealed."


    "What?" Rupert asked in surprise.


    Annabel brought out her phone and dialed a number.


    Then she said into the phone, "Talia, you cane here now.Yes, the conference room on the


    eighteenth floor."


    Nina began to panic.


    How could Annabel rave Talia''s phone number? Why would she call Talia toe here at such a


    moment? Could it be...? No, it was impossible! Perhaps Annabel was just trying to bluff.


    Nina knew she could not afford to panic and lose her cool.


    She just had to try to calm down.


    Ten minutester, the middle-aged woman in a cleaner''s uniform appeared at the door of the


    conference room.It was none other than Talia.


    "Talia, pleasee in." Annabel nodded at her, beckoning for her to step in.


    Talia looked a little nervous, but nevertheless, she walked in.


    The moment Nina saw Talia, her face turned pale.


    Talia had resigned and returned to the countryside.


    So, why was she here now? "Talia, did you steal the drawings in my folder and rece them with nk


    sheets?" Annabel asked calmly.


    Talia nodded and said, "Yes."


    "Why did you do that?" Annabel riessed.


    Talia Icwered her eyes ard murmured, "Someone gave me five hundred thousand and asked me to


    rece the drawings."


    "Who was it? Is that person in this room?" Annabel asked.


    "Yes. It''s her!"


    Talia said, suddenly pointing at Nina.


    "She paid me to do it!"


    "Don''t throw false usations at me.Did Annabel ask you to frame me? I''m sure Annabel bribed you!"


    Nina shouted in panic, trying to me Annabel as much as she could.


    Seeing how anxious Nina was, Annabel smiled.


    Everything went smoothly ording to her n.


    Days ago, when she heard Nina and Heather''s call in the bathroom, she knew that the two of them


    were conspiring against her.


    She asked Anthony to secretly eavesdrop on Nina''s phone and eventually, she learned that Nina''s n


    was to steal the drawings in an attempt to make Rupert expel Annabel from Benton Group for


    dereliction of duty.


    Knowing that Talia''s son was seriously ill and in urgent need of money, Nina nned to hire her to steal


    the drawings.


    Later, Annabel found Talia and also contacted the doctor who had treated her as a child and asked him


    to help treat Talia''s son.


    Soon, the child began to get better and better.


    Talia was very grateful.


    With tears in her eyes, she thanked Annabel profusely and promised to do anything for her.


    Annabel came up with an idea.She asked Talia to ept Nina''s money, promise her that she would


    steal the drawings, and secretly collect evidence during the process.


    This was all she needed to deal with Nina.


    Nina wanted to set her up and force her out of thepany, so she would simply do the same thing


    back to her.


    "Talia, did I tell you to set her up?" Annabel asked casually.


    Talia seemed to find the idea ridiculous and shook her head enthusiastically.


    "No.She instructed me to steal your drawings."


    "Nonsense!" Nina shouted in denial.


    "What did Annabel bribe you with? Why are you using me falsely and shamelessly?"


    "I didn''t use you falsely.This is the recording of the conversation we had when you gave me money


    to rece the drawings."


    As she spoke, Talia took out a recorder pen from her pocket.


    When Rupert saw the pen, a hint of surprise shed across his handsome face.He had seen this


    recording pen in Annabel’s room before.


    Was it Annabel who had given it to Talia? In other words, Annabel had already seen through Nina''s


    scheme.


    Clearly, all of Talia''s actions and how she turned against Nina had been arranged by Annabel.