Chapter 219 Investigation


    ine was in the countryside when she gave birth to Maria. Although Chandler had mistresses, he


    never let her suffer after she returned to H City. She did not want to return to the countryside


    anymore, fearing that she would have to bear sufferings again.


    Meanwhile, Dani only cared about one thing. "Carolina, if thepany runs well as it used to,


    will my pocket money be the same as before?"


    Carolina nced at her and answered indifferently, "Dani, not a singlepany is willing to


    employ you. You should just stay at home and lie low for now. Next month, you''ll work in our


    company."


    "Carolina, I can''t do that!"


    "You should learn from me then. I believe that you have a knack for business. Look at Maria and


    me. You should also be the same." This time, Carolina would no longer allow Dani to do


    whatever she wanted after everything she had done. What was more, she herself would not make


    harsh decisions again.


    Chandler agreed with what Carolina had said. "Dani, your sister is right. If it weren''t because of


    you, ourpany wouldn''t have ended up like this. Dani begged everywhere just for a loan. As


    her sister, don''t you feel sorry for her?"


    "Dad-"


    "Enough! If you don''t do as she says, you won''t have any pocket money." Chandler then looked at


    ine with red eyes and added, "If you dare to give her even a single penny, I will suspend your


    bank ounts as well.


    ine gasped in horror and was infuriated by his words.


    "Chandler, you-"


    "Why? What''s wrong with it? That''s final. Is there anything else you want to say? If there''s any, you


    can go and borrow three billion dors. Only then will I listen to you! If you can''t, just shut your damn


    mouth!"


    ine pursed her lips at once.


    She wasn''t able to borrow that amount of money.


    Chandler turned to look at Carolina. His expression softened. "You must be tired. Go to your room


    and have a rest," he said gently.


    "Okay." Without saying anything more, Carolina turned around and went upstairs.


    When she disappeared at the corner of the stairs, Chandler took his coat and walked to the front


    door.


    ine was mad that he was going out again, so she held him back. "Chandler, where are you


    going?"


    Chandler merely shook off her hands to get rid of her grasp and answered, "I''m annoyed. I''ll just go


    out for a drink. Go to bed early."


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    "Going out for a drink? Are you going to that bitch again?"


    Chandler was exhausted. It did not help that ine was doubting him at the moment. "It''s none of


    your business."


    With that, he walked out of the vi and did not even look back.


    Meanwhile, Dani did not want to interfere with her parents'' quarrel, so she sneaked up stairs


    without anyone noticing.


    ine sat back on the sofa and began to sob. What a miserable life she had! Thepany was


    going bankrupt, and her husband seldom came back home.


    To make things worse, he had a mistress. Now, she was alone and pathetic.


    After Maria left the HL Group that night, she started to deliver a cup of coffee to the CEO''s office


    every day.


    She did not care whether James would drink it or not. She just made sure she did it every day.


    Sometimes, she would take advantage of the time whenever James was in thepany. She would


    sneak into his manor and organize her blind boxes there.


    One early morning, a woman in ck leather jacket and leather pants quietly exited from the side


    door of a hotel.


    She found a car that was about to be scrapped. Then, she took out the car keys and revved the


    engine. Once the engine was working, she headed north.


    When she arrived at her destination, she parked her car on the roadside near a vi area and left it


    there. She lowered the brim of her cap and hid from the cameras. The woman was practically


    invisible as she walked forward.


    The ce was quiet and was only lit with dim street lights. She took a look at her watch. It was half


    past twelve. By now, most of people had already fallen asleep.


    The woman found the No. 12 vi easily. She stopped briefly in the dark and observed the


    surroundings.


    The temperature was a bit low, but not to the point that it was freezing. Since it was alreadyte at


    night, no one was outside except her.


    She paused for a moment and assessed the perimeter. Then, like a professional, she nimbly


    climbed a two-meter wall. Once she reached the top, instead of jumping down, she sat quietly there


    for a few minutes.


    It was pitch ck inside.


    After making sure that there was nothing wrong, she finally jumped into the yard. While avoiding the


    cameras, she quickly slipped across the wall.


    She fumbled the window quietly to open it. To her surprise, it was already open.


    The woman was bewildered. She wondered why the window was open in such a cold night.


    Confused, she peeped into the vi through the open window.


    The vi was silent and empty. It was so dark inside as the only source of light was the street lights


    outside.


    Without any hesitation, she jumped in from the window. Perhaps she had not done this for a long


    time that her movements were a little clumsy. Nevertheless, she was still undeniably better than


    ordinary people.


    She did not find anything unusual on the first floor, so she decided to move on to the next level.


    However, just as she was about to go up the stairs, a figure suddenly emerged from the shadows.


    The woman got so frightened that she almost screamed. The person must have realized that she


    would react this way, so he immediately covered her mouth with his hand.


    She kicked and fought back to get out of the man''s grasp, but to no avail. In order for her not to


    scream, he decided to release her. However, the woman still was not finished fighting back. "It''s me!


    It''s me!" he whispered while avoiding her moves.


    It was not until Maria heard his voice that she recognized that it was Lawrence.


    Panting, she clutched her chest to ease her pounding heart. "What a coincidence, Lowrie!" she


    eximed in a low voice.


    How could the two of them meet each other in such a ce? Well, it was normal for Lawrence to go


    there, but how about Maria? How was she going to exin to himter?


    At the thought of this, her head slightly ached.


    Lawrence was not better. Like her, he was dejected. ''Not meeting her at all is actually better than


    meeting here,'' he thought to himself.


    He pulled Maria aside. Only then did Maria notice that several others were lurking in the shadows,


    wearing camouge uniforms.


    Seeing them emerge from the dark, Maria was dumbfounded. There were so many men hiding in


    the dark, but she did not notice any of them until now.


    If Norman found out about this, she would be an utter disgrace to him.


    "What are you doing here?" Lawrence asked.


    "Looking for someone."


    "Who are you looking for?" Judging from her outfit, Lawrence could tell that she came here for


    something more important than just finding someone.


    Instead of answering his question, Maria asked him, "What are you doing here?"


    Lawrence did not answer her either. "If I''m not mistaken, you came here for the person in the


    master bedroom."


    Maria decided to tell the truth. "No. I swear I just came here to investigate."


    The truth was, she was afraid that Lawrence would take her away and interrogate her.


    Hearing her response, Lawrence chuckled. However, he thought that that was not the right ce for


    them to chat. "Wait here. Let''s go upstairs first."


    Maria did not respond. She neither agreed nor disagreed in his instruction.


    As she watched Lawrence and his team, she was impressed that they only took a few seconds to


    go upstairs silently. Compared with him, she was still undoubtedly a rookie.


    Maria followed them after a moment. Although she was not as good as them, she sessfully went


    upstairs without making any sound.


    There were around five or six men who went straight to the master bedroom.


    Meanwhile, Maria stood by the stairs and observed her surroundings. She indeed came here to


    investigate. She had no ns of killing anyone tonight.


    All of a sudden, an rm red in the vi.


    Shit!


    It was a trap!


    That was the only thing in everyone''s mind at that very moment.


    Lawrence stared at the carpet beneath the door. There must have been a detector hidden


    underneath it.


    Everyone retreated at once. When they finally reached the stairs, Lawrence grabbed Maria and


    dragged her downstairs.


    To make things worse, more and more rms went off at once as they shuffled in the dark.