Chapter 88
~Cam’s POV~
There’s more to this than meets the eye. I have been going through a significant amount of paperwork
from bothpanies, and I noticed that there was something wrong. The Coopers are not acting on
their own. Someone within the family has been betraying the family, and that started way before my
husband, Chris, started his own firm.
Who brought the Coopers into the family? Who was it that suggested the Cooper family should have a
6% ownership stake in the family business?
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I think this should be my first task, finding out who linked the family to the Coopers. I do not want to
involve my husband in this situation because it concerns his family, and I believe it will hurt him more
than it will hurt anyone else. Chris was hell-bent on finding out what the Coopers were after. I doubt he
has any idea if there is a mole in the family. I reached for my phone and dialed the number of the one
person I knew who might be able to assist me with this situation. The phone didn’t ring for long before
someone picked it up.
“I’d like to treat you to lunch, Robin.” He didn’t say much. He is probably surprised that all of a sudden I
wanted to treat him to lunch.
I stuffed all the documents into the bag, documents dating back to when Chris was a teenager. I
couldn’t get everything when I requested bothpany data sets. Chris Firm is not in the crosshairs of
this operation. The target is the family firm, but there is some interest in his firm, which is a minor detail
because I know he is aware of this. I got behind the wheel and drove to the ce where I was
supposed to meet Robin.
When I arrived at the restaurant, Robin was there waiting for me. After I informed him that I wanted a
private space, the two of us went to get the booth that I had requested. We ordered our drinks, and I
went straight to the point.
“I have been checking the twopanies. I came across something interesting. Regarding the affairs
of the family firm.” He did not interrupt me.” I took the documents from my bag and handed them to
him. He went through all the documents, and then his eyes shot at me: “Exactly, there is a mole in the
family. I’d like you to find out who signed off on that document; it was approved by a family member but
had no signature. That document could not have been approved by the entire family, as the person
imed. Discover what drew the Coopers to the family business and why they owned 6%. The
Coopers are enraged because Chris forced them out of the business, leaving them with nothing.
Cooper Corporation is 23% owned by the Grayston family. I think they are not happy that we are part of
the board at their family firm and that we might soon have more shares than them, which is going to be
the case as someone is selling their shares at a market value. I am nning on buying the shares.”
“Who’s selling their stock?”
“Lydia Cooper,” I said.
“What!” His eyes went wide. “But why?”
“You will be surprised; the woman seems like she has a lot to say; she approached me. I assumed it
was one of Cooper’s schemes, but it was genuine and clean. She has a 15% stake.”
“I doubt if this is real.”
“I had it reviewed by mywyer, and he approved.” I want you to find out the person who approved that
document, how they came to get 6%, and who brought them home. I believe that if we can determine
who it is, we will be able to investigate that person, and most of the questions will be resolved as a
result of our efforts. And Robin, please don’t tell Chris about this. I will let you know if the time is right to
tell him, or maybe I will tell him myself.”
“Yes ma’am.”
Robin and I ate in silence and headed back home since Chris and Liam decided to y dirty on me. I
am also capable of ying dirty. When I walked into the living room, they were in the middle of ying
a board game. I believed it was Monopoly at the time.
“Ouch!” I clutched my stomach and pretended to be in excruciating pain. Chris lifted me up in bridal
style andid me on the couch while the other rushed into the kitchen to get me a ss of water. Both
boys rushed out to me with worried expressions on their faces.
“Here, drink this.” Liam passed the ss of water to me. I clutched my stomach once more and let out
a piercing scream that terrified the boys. They exchanged nces before rushing to the phone, most
likely to call Henry. I smiled and pretended to be asleep while they all stood with their hands on their
waists. Henry came in and checked on me. He looked at me, perplexed. After that, he turned his
attention to the two troubled boys who were anxiously walking in circles around the living room.
“Could you please give me and my patient some space?” They both wanted to object, but Henry looked
at them and said, “Not negotiable.” They left, and it was now just me and Henry. “Mrs. Grayston, there
is nothing wrong with you. Why are you acting as though you are in a great deal of pain?
I stood up and looked at him. “Doctor, I’m the one who is in pain.”
“With the exception that you are not.”
“Well, yep, I’m not, but I want to punish my husband and son for toying around with me.”
“Why?”
“I know I’m pregnant, and those two idiots decided to fool me. They didn’t tell me anything, and I want
them to pay. Regarding that moron of a husband of mine, I n to educate him in such a way that he
will no longer think he is free to act in any manner he sees fit. When they call you again, tell them to
give me water; if it’s serious, I will call you.” Henry burst outughing.
“Maybe he thought you would abort the baby since you were young.”
“Young, that’s his problem; he always treats me like an egg. The moment he starts treating me as an
equal, that will be thest time I pretend not to know that I’m pregnant.” He chuckled, shook his head,
and walked away.
“Ouch!” The two ran back to the living room and found Henry gone.
“Do you need anything?” Chris asked.
“Ice cream.”