Chapter 256


    Agnes took the food.


    “Thanks, Ivan.”


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    Ivan plonked himself on the single-seater next to her.


    “I don’t know what went down between you and Jared, but I heard he’s been feeling pretty rotten too. I


    ran into his secretary today. Leo said things are getting really tense at the Tim Group, all the bigwigs


    are on edge. Apparently, Jared’s been piling on the pressure in meetings, they’re all close to cracking.”


    At the mention of Jared, Agnes felt a pang in her heart.


    Ivan sighed, “Jared doesn’t usually fet his emotions show. If he’s like this now, I reckon he must be


    really upset but doesn’t know how to vent. What really happened between you two?”


    Agnes didn’t really know either.


    She had been waiting for an answer these days.


    Jared had said he would get to the bottom of the ne issue, but he hadn’t given any feedback yet.


    Agnes thought about it and realized there were only two possibilities.


    Either Jared hadn’t found any leads yet, or he had found out that this had something to do with Mamie


    His silence might just be him trying to protect Mamie.


    Agnes suddenly blurted out, “I have a question for you.”


    Ivan calmly responded, “Shoot”


    “If someone helped you unconditionally when you were wrongly used, but they didn’t fully believe in


    you, would you be pissed off?”


    Ivan answered, “If I were wrongly used, I’d do everything I could to clear my name wouldn’t give


    anyone the chance to doubt me.”


    Agnes froze after hearing this.


    Ivan continued, “You’re talking about the ne thing, right? Jared told me, it’s all pretty weird. The


    auction house staff, the emcee, even the security manager, they all vanished. Jared’s already


    announced that he’s the buyer of the gemstone, so he can’t investigate publicly, otherwise, it’ll stir up


    more trouble.”


    So Ivan knew too. Agnes hung her head


    Ivan fell silent for a moment, “I know you suspect Mamie. Agnes, I’m not defending my sister. If she


    really did this, I’ll make sure she will get punished. But I raised Mamie and I feel responsible for how


    she’s turned out. I spoilt her, made her arrogant and rude. But that’s because you don’t know what we


    went through as kids. When she was bullied, she had to put on a tough exterior, make the world afraid


    of her. She may be a bully on the surface, but she’s not bad. She might p someone in the face, but


    she’d never scheme behind their back. Agnes, if you trust me, please give her the benefit of the doubt


    just this once. There might be more to it than meets the eye”


    Agnes wavered, she said, “I won’t me anyone without evidence, don’t worry.”


    Ivan was Mamie’s brother. Agnes couldn’t me him for what he had said, she could even understand


    his predicament as brother.


    But when simr words came out of Jared’s mouth, all Agnes felt was an unnamed anger building up in


    her heart, unable to dissipate.


    That was why their rtionship had grown cold these days.


    Agnes really didn’t understand why


    That night, Agnes called Kerri Bradford and spilled the beans about everything.


    After listening. Kerr coolly said, “You’re clearly jealous. But Mr. Whitfield’s behavior is Indeed out of line.


    If I were in your shoes, I’d be ticked off too.”