Chapter 71
Chapter 71
But eventually, Malcolm didn’t ask the question. He simply took his pajamas and went into the
bathroom.
Hot water dripped from the top of his hair and flowed down, enveloping him in warmth. His face,
however, retained ayer of iciness.
When Malcolm finished washing, he found that Tabitha had fallen asleep, and there was a notification
on his phone that someone had transferred money to his ount.
For a moment, Malcolm’s mood plummeted.
Tabitha did not sleep well that night because her mind was preupied. When she got up the next day,
she had dark circles under her eyes.
Emmanuel came over early in the morning with Lori’s handmade beetroot soup.
“My mother heard that Tabitha likes the soup. She woke up early today, so she took the time to make
another pot,” Emmanuel said.
ric was pleased, and Tabitha kept thanking him.
Emmanuel asked the kitchen to bring out bowls and personally filled
them for Tabitha and ric.
Malcolm was suddenly very annoyed at Emmanuel’s attentive gesture.
Emmanuel had no intention of leaving after breakfast. Malcolm couldn’t help but call out to him and
ask, “Would you like to take my car to thepany?”
“No need,” Emmanuel thanked Malcolm with a smile. He added, “Malcolm, did you forget that our
departmentpleted the year–end review yesterday? We don’t have to work today.”
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Emmanuel worked in the information department. The employees were given a break afterpleting
the year–end review.
“I happened to have nowhere else to go, so I decided toe here and y chess with Granddad all
day,” Emmanuel said.
When ric saw that Malcolm was on guard against Emmanuel, he smiled and replied, “Okay. Then
you can stay at the Sinir manor today, Manny.”
Neither ric nor Tabitha had a problem with Emmanuel’s stay. Malcolm didn’t want to say anything
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more and left in anger.
Today, everyone at Sinir Group headquarters could feel the tense atmosphere.
Malcolm looked somber. The managers of all departments carefully handed over the documents for
fear of upsetting him.
Malcolm could not settle down to work at the thought that Emmanuel would be at the Sinir manor all
day.
He called his assistant, Saul, over after finding errors in the document for the eleventh time. He
ordered, “Go to the information department and find some mistakes. Get the whole department back to
work, including Emmanuel!”
Saul knew Malcolm and Emmanuel had always been at odds, so he responded respectfully and quickly
conveyed Malcolm’s message.
Emmanuel had just finished ying chess with ric While his granddad returned to his room for a
nap, Emmanuel strolled into the garden to find Tabitha.
Tabitha was turning the garden soil and nting Natal lily seedlings.
When she saw Emmanuel, she asked with a smile, “Look, is this the right way to nt them?”
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“I see no problem,” Emmanuel said. He nodded, but his expression was a little serious.
Tabitha asked, “Is there something you want to tell me?”
She had noticed Emmanuel looked strange at the dining table. Therefore, she guessed Emmanuel had
something to say to her.
When Emmanuel heard Tabitha ask, he seemed to have finally made up his mind and said, “Tabitha,
did you grow up in Heaventown?”
Tabitha frowned slightly and asked, “How do you know that?”
“Last night, I was drinking with some friends at Four Seasons Bar and overheard a drunkard saying
something about your parents,” he said.
Tabitha was slightly stunned and asked, “What did that person say?”
Emmanuel looked serious and said, “He mentioned that when he visited Heaventown on business eight
years ago, there was a death incident. Some rich kids were jealous of each other. They were chasing a
woman and ended up killing two innocent bystanders. The woman who caused the trouble happened to
be his business partner’s daughter, named Naomi.”
Tabitha’s expression changed slightly, and she looked at him coldly, feeling a little suspicious.
“How did you know those things? Have you been investigating me behind my back?” she questioned.
Emmanuel paused and fixed his gaze on Tabitha. He said, “Granddad values you very much. He told
me about your parents. He said their death was an ident, but from what I heard the other day, there
seemed to be another exnation. Do you know about it?”
Tabitha clenched her fingers tightly until her knuckles turned pale. The caution in her heart instantly
peaked.
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She remembered that Naomi had previously called the man “Em” on the wiretap.
It sounded suspiciously like the acronym for Emmanuel.
Tabitha took a deep breath and said indifferently, “I know everything. What else did the drunkard say?”
Emmanuel said, “He didn’t finish his words. I only heard that after the death incident, the rich kids found
a scapegoat to take the me and went abroad. Naomi also studied abroad for several years.”
Emmanuel paused for a moment before hesitantly saying, “Tabitha, don’t be upset if I tell you
something. The other woman Malcolm has a rtionship with is also named Naomi…”
Tabitha sneered and said, “They’re the same person! Malcolm knows that
too.”
‘But he only believes what Naomi says,‘ Tabithamented inwardly.
Emmanuel sighed softly andforted her by saying, “It’s not all Malcolm’s fault. It’s been so many
years. It’s hard to tell who is right or
wrong.”
“If you want to put in a good word for Naomi, please leave,” Tabitha replied.
Tabitha just wanted to gather evidence quickly and send Naomi and the rich kids to jail. She didn’t want
to waste time discussing whether Malcolm was in the wrong with an unfamiliar acquaintance.
Emmanuel had not anticipated Tabitha’s reaction, and he quickly apologized.
Just then, he received a phone call from Saul asking him to rush back to thepany. He had no
choice but to say goodbye to Tabitha first.
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Tabitha realized she had overreacted, but she didn’t say anything when
Emmanuel left.
So far, Tabitha was still suspicious of Emmanuel and couldn’t trust him
100%.
She was not quick to dismiss her suspicions, even though she could not confirm Emmanuel’s
connection to Naomi based on a simr–sounding
name.
Tabitha lowered her gaze slightly as she thought of the word “Ethan“.
She pondered, ‘What did they do with the fake information given by Trevor to Naomist time? Did they
find the hidden key information in the file bag? If they find it, will they fall for it again?‘