Chapter 384


    Sue sat stiffly in the police station all afternoon. Her cell phone suddenly rang to life. She turned to the


    officer beside her and said, “I wish someone would tap my phone.”


    Currently, she was a victim, so the police obliged.


    Once Sue was certain her call was being monitored, she pressed the answer button.


    A sinister voice came from the other end.


    “Now’s the time to crush Brielle with public opinion. What are you up to? Don’t you want to avenge your


    husband?”


    The officer listening to the call looked up at Sue in surprise, b


    ut Sue appeared indifferent, replying with vulnerability in her voice.


    “Even if Brielle dies, my husband won’te back.”


    “At least you can make the person responsible pay, right? I’ve already given you my advice. If you


    commit suicide and me everything on Brielle, she won’t be able to shake this off. Now is the best


    time.”


    There seemed to be some noise in the background of the man’s location, and then the call was


    abruptly cut off.


    The man, visibly annoyed, turned to look at the calm William seated nearby.


    “Dad, if Sue doesn’t pin this on Brielle at this critical moment, are all our efforts for nothing?”


    William held a mug of coffee, appearing confident.


    “Don’t worry. I’ve sent someone to retrieve the hospital security footage. As long as Brielle was near


    Simon during the time of his death, even if she didn’t hit him, she won’t escape public association with


    the incident.”


    A smirk of self–satisfaction crossed William’s face, confident the investigator would return soon with the


    footage.


    Just as he thought this, the living room door opened, and his bodyguard walked in respectfully.


    Seeing the bodyguard’s grim expression, William’s brow furrowed. “Where’s the footage?”


    The bodyguard hastily bowed his head. “We’ve reviewed the surveince, sir. We found no evidence of


    Ms. Brielle being in the hospital at the time or even around the vicinity.”


    “How is that possible!”


    William crushed the coffee mug in his hand.


    Someone had tipped him off this morning that Brielle was at the hospital. It was just bad luck that she


    happened upon the scene of Simon’s death. Publicizing the footage would have made


    it impossible for Brielle to clear her name; she would be branded with shame for life.


    But now, the bodyguard was telling him there was no sign of Brielle.


    Could the tip have been a mistake?


    Cold fury shed in William’s eyes. “Are you certain the surveince wasn’t tampered with?


    The bodyguard, trained professionally for such tasks, shook his head. “The footage has been


    deliberately edited.”


    William’s face turned pale with anger. Someone had beaten him to the punch.


    Could it have been Max?


    William felt a wave of humiliation as if his every move was controlled by his adversary.


    He took a deep breath and turned to the young man beside him.


    “Keep pressuring Sue. I want her to drag Dorsey International through the mud!”


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Damn it, he had to outmaneuver Max!


    Meanwhile, Sue, looking at her disconnected phone, slowly looked up.


    “I suspect my daughter was murdered, and it was made to look like a suicide. I want the police to


    reopen the investigation and check on the person who’s been calling me. From the start, this person


    has been manipting my husband and gave us ten million dors. The transfer is recorded, though it


    might be from an overseas ount. All signs indicate this isn’t an ordinary incident.”


    Ten million was not an amount a regr person could produce.


    The police officer, taking no chances, quickly inquired, “Is there a record of the transaction on your


    husband’s phone?”


    Sue nodded. “I can provide that.”


    The officer acted swiftly and, with the transaction evidence in hand, released a new statement to the


    public.


    It suggested that Sue, the family member of the deceased, was asking for a fresh investigation,


    iming she had been threatened. She and herte husband, Simon, had initially targeted Dorsey


    International because Simon was in debt. He owed eight million to a loan shark. The person behind the


    scenes gave them ten million, aiming to implicate Dorsey International


    The detailed transfer records were made avable by the authorities.


    Since Simon’s conversation with Sue in the hospital had been broadcasted live, everyone knew about


    his eight–million–dor debt. However, the ten million was overlooked.


    Who gave ten million to Simon? What were their intentions?


    Could it be apetitor of Dorsey International?


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    Public rage towards Brielle began to subside, and the focus shifted instantly. This was no ordinary case


    of a superior causing the death of a subordinate–it was possibly a ploy by a business rival of Dorsey


    International.


    Which average


    family could just transfer ten million dors? Not to mention, Sue herself imed she faced a death


    threat, with the perpetrator wanting to bring down Dorsey International, or else they wouldn’t let her off.


    Spections arose that Sue must have sought police protection to dare to speak the truth.


    And the police delivered on public expectations by releasing the audio of the recent phone call,


    confirming the authenticity of its content.