Chapter 1256 Cut to the Chase
Looking at this man with a mature appearance, but behaving like a green young boy, Rachel couldn''t
help giggling in her mind.
She didn''t know why, but her lightheartedness at the moment didn''t stop there and suddenly she burst
outughing. Her friendlyughter quickly dissipated the embarrassment gnawing between them.
"Thank you for saying that. I''m d. Nice to meet you, too," Rachel responded, slightly lowering her
head. She felt a bit shy as she unconsciouslybed her beautiful hair with her hands.
Bernard''s heart did a quick double flip as he continued admiring her enticing beauty.
He mentally admonished himself, realizing that he was almost caught gazing steadily at her. Before
everything turned awkward again, they both decided to order coffee and snacks and started their
conversation in a business-like manner.
"The truth is, Holley got involved in this homicide case of Lance, the CEO of Silver Corporation. But
she was wronged indeed."
Rachel cut to the chase. "We are suspecting that Lance''s wife is the real murderer and the
mastermind."
She paused for a moment gathering all her thoughts, then she continued, "But we haven''t collected any
conclusive evidence yet. So I''d like to ask you to do us a favor to investigate Lance''s wife."
Rachel felt a little nervous. She could tell Bernard was shocked by his facial expressions. She was
totally apprehensive whether he would turn down this challenging andplicated mission or not.
"Of course, if you find out the truth, the payment will be a generous one. I can pay you the deposit first."
"The payment doesn''t matter. I would like to do that for you, but is there any aspect that needs extra
attention? Any time required for the investigation?" he replied calmly.
"As soon as possible. Never leave any chance for her to notice what we are doing," Rachel reminded
him.
Later on, Rachel filled him in some useful information about Miranda. After reaching a consensus over
the formal issue, they both gradually felt rxed.
Rachel was conscious of the fact that Bernard couldn''t help staring at her, but once they made eye
contact, his eyes would dodge subconsciously.
She found his reaction kind of cute, and that triggered her interest a lot. Even though she knew as
crystal clear that Bernard was into her, she just pretended to be not aware at all.
This was one of those times that a sense of frustration came to her like an invited guest. Majority of
males like Bernard had a crush on her, which meant she still had some charisma that she could be
proud of. However, it was not the case with Charles because it never worked at all to make him fall in
love with her again.
Maybe if Sheryl was not around, only then could Charles realize what a good girl she was. Such an
unwanted thought was like lightning that shed by in her mind. But before it could affect her in any
way, she had already chased it away. Turning back her attention to Bernard, she gave him a small
smile and bid him farewell after concluding their meeting.
While waiting for the updates from Bernard, Rachel also hired another private detective to work on
tracking Miranda at the same time.
To her surprise, she got the good news from Bernard first.
Through some insiders from Silver Corporation, Bernard had confirmed that Miranda dide to
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Lance that day, and it was indeed her that faked the CCTV video footage submitted to the police in
their initial investigation.
Although it was not one hundred percent sure that Miranda was the murderer, she was now under huge
suspicion based on the present evidence. Rachel was really excited about this breakthrough during the
process of investigation.
She had predicted that this was only the tip of the iceberg. More clues would soon appear as long as
the investigation was carried on. She believed that the truth must be revealed someday.
With newfound determination, she urged Bernard to keep on digging deeper and to ensure to keep her
posted with new development as soon as possible.
Rachel was very vocal about her close rapport with Holley. And one of the reasons why she hoped
Bernard to find out the truth soon was that she wanted not to arouse resentment from Holley.
The urgency Bernard felt in Rachel to know about the truth, immensely put him under pressure. But at
the same time, a strong sense of responsibility arose spontaneously from the bottom of his heart.
"All right, I will keep you posted as soon as there is progress or new evidence," Bernard promised her.
After hanging up, he resumed working again.
Disguising himself as a newbie employee at Silver Corporation, he pretended to pass by the reception
desk.
"Hey, girl. Your earrings are so cute!" Bernard looked into Lena''s eyes earnestly and exuded
wholehearted appreciation.
Taking a glimpse at Bernard''s handsome face, Lena felt her cheeks hot and lowered her head. "Really?
Thank you. Only the earrings are cute?" Lena couldn''t help teasing him.
"Howe! You look glittering like the golden jewelry." There was a sign of chuckling around his
mouth.
"A-ha, you are good at sweet talks. Your girlfriend must be very happy to hear them every day!" Lena
prompted.
"My girlfriend?" Bernard looked around on purpose and then stared at Lena''s face.
"Where?"
Lena acted as if she was angry, and patted him on the shoulder affectionately.
"Well, you know what? Yesterday, I saw Mrs. Zhan here at thepany. She looked really kind and
nice! I suppose that she must have had a good rtionship with thete Mr. Zhan."
Bernard heaved a sigh to make it sound spontaneous and natural.
"I can see that you are quite innocent, my bro," Lena replied in a meaningful way.
"How so? Am I wrong?" Bernard arched his brow in surprise.
Lena waved towards Bernard, indicating him toe a bit closer and then she whispered in his ear,
"Yesterday, it was alreadyte when I left thepany because I had to finish some reports. And I saw
Miranda get into a car with a man hand in hand!"
The words that Miranda happened to visit Lance on the day he died almost escaped her lips, but
fortunately, she held herself checked before spilling them out.
It was far more serious than the usual gossips. As the saying goes, "Out of the mouthes evil."
"Wow, I never imagine Miranda would do that! I just thought they had an intimate bonding!" Bernard
acted like he was extremely shocked by the revtion.
And Lena''s words gave him a new direction for investigation. Since he just focused on Miranda, only a
little evidence was found besides that of Miranda faking surveince videos.
So maybe it was a wise choice to work on Miranda''s lover. Something unexpected mighte out.
On the other hand, when Sheryl and Charles arrived home, they both noticed Nancy was looking
around at the front gate.
"Nancy," Sheryl called. Sheryl knew that Nancy was frightened and still scared.
"Thank God you are home. Well, how is Le?" Nancy asked. Speaking of which, Nancy saw Charles
She knew Charles was abroad and had to return until next week.
"There are some incidents at home, so I need toe back and fix them," Charles exined.
She nodded, but suddenly changed her face and wondered if the issue Charles mentioned was the
case of Le being poisoned.
Since she had been expelled from Dream Gardenst time, she had a rough time living outside. But
she was lucky enough to be rescued by Sheryl and return here. As a result, she swore to God that she
would do some good deeds, and no longer meddle in other people''s affairs.
But this time, she had no idea why she ended up like this. In all honesty, she didn''t do anything wrong,
yet she still was in trouble.
"Charles, I..." Nancy insisted on saying something else but was interrupted by Charles.
"Nancy, I know what you are going to say. I have my own way to fix it. Please just go and prepare for
dinner." Charles rejected her by saying this.
Hearing this, Nancy began to feel increasingly upset instead. However, when she looked at Sheryl, she
was nodding towards her with a smile.
She then felt better. Being a little settled, she heaved a sigh and headed to the kitchen.