Chapter 142


    CHAPTER 142 The ie tax officers stayed in the vi all night, with three witnesses from the


    neighborhood. One of them was Mina disguised as a resident. Jacob didn’t evene home. The only


    mobile he could reach was Reba, so he kept calling her and asked for progress. He told her the spots


    where he kept some illegal documents. She couldn’t cover him for him, so she gave her mobile to


    Shawn, and he took care of whatever Jacob told him. Selena, on the other hand, kept asking the officers


    why their family was being suddenly targeted with no prior notice or anything. Even though they didn’t


    reply at first, she didn’t stop asking. At some point the Chief Commissioner grew tired and told her he


    received orders from the higher ups to do a raid and he had to do it even though there were no records


    of the Sterling family evading taxes. The officers found some illegal investments of Shawn in real estate,


    and some unexined cash credits in Elizabeth’s ounts. To make things worse, Dorothy also had


    some bullion and jewelry in her lockers, which they had to break open. They mercilessly seized


    everything they could from documents to dairies and jewelry toputer chips. This went on until


    morning, and nobody in the Sterling family had slept that night, except for George who could still


    somehow peacefully sleep despite all the mayhem going around him. After the officers left, Elizabeth


    woke her brother up with a smack on the back of his head, as she always would. “Why didn’t they arrest


    us?” Dorothy could only wonder. “I thought they had the grounds to put us behind the bars.” “Oh, they


    will, but there’s a procedure to everything,” replied Nn. “I will be sad and alone once you go to jail.”


    “Don’t worry, dear. I’ll tell them you gave me the bullion and jewelry.” “Eh?”


    Meanwhile, Reba finally got the chance to talk to Louis after he walked out of the building and sat on


    a bench on thewn.


    She sat on the same bench and said, “Enjoying the fresh air?”,


    Louis lit up a cigar and took a whiff. “Just tell me what you want.” Reba looked a little embarrassed.


    “You must have heard about it by now. The whole holes-in-the-bras thing.” He nodded and smiled,


    “That’s a piss-poor idea, sis.” “That’s not my idea!” Reba quickly denied. “I was framed by my CEO.”


    “And you know how?” “She doesn’t even talk to me anymore. She doesn’t want to listen to my


    exnation, and she fired me.” “She must be quite envious of you.” Reba took a breath. “I would


    have sued if not for this whole mess going on in the family. Our movies are releasing, too.” “Well, any


    publicity is good publicity as far as movies are considered.” Reba just shook her head. “So, I guess


    you want my help?” Louis asked. “Can you?” Reba expectantly looked at him. She used to ride on his


    back when she was young. He used to carry her on this samewn. Does he still remember those times?


    Though she could see his eyes from a foot away, they felt strangely distant. Louis could, to an extent,


    understand why she came to him instead of going to Shawn or Jacob. He exhaled audibly and said,” You


    know why I don’t let Be work outside?”


    “Because she’s happy to be a housewife?”


    Louisughed. “No.You got your job without any issues and managed to be popr, but not every


    woman can be as lucky as you. Most of them get asked to sleep with others for them to get the job or to


    have some growth in their field. Men also go through this, but women have it a lot worse. I’m sure you’re


    aware of it as well that the cut-throatpetitive world of men seeks some rxation in women, making


    it unsafe for women to work outside.” Reba frowned. “Are you saying I should stop working?” “That’s


    for the best,” Louis said. “I can find a billionaire for you, and he’ll go through the hardships and take care


    of you like you’re his most prized possession.” “I’m nobody’s possession,” Reba stood and started


    walking away. “Thanks for your unnecessary advice.”


    “Haa…” Louis exhaled through the mouth and faintly smiled. “Why are you leaving? I never said I won’t


    help.”


    Reba, however, didn’t stop. Though she didn’t expect the conversation to end like this, she began to


    understand that she didn’t even need his help. When she joined her first job, her superiors asked her out


    for drinks on the very first week and told her how she could easily climb thedder if she satisfied them.


    There were even a couple of women among them. Rebained about them to the boss, but


    after no action was taken, she quit the job and joined anotherpany.


    Hardships had always been part of her professional life, and she didn’t ask for her brothers’ help before,


    so she felt like she should also resolve this issue with her own strength.


    Reba went straight to her personalwyer without the need for appointment as thewyer was her


    friend, though she used to be a legal assistant until recently. She was talking with a client early in the


    morning. It was a married man who kept begging her to do something about a divorced woman who had


    trapped him and then demanded money if he didn’t want their private photos and videos to be shown to


    his wife and children. He had already paid a lot of money to her, but that woman still kept demanding


    more. However, since he was also to me, thewyer told him to go away.


    After he left, Reba asked, “Why didn’t you take up his case? He seemed to regret what he had done.”


    “If he really regretted it, he would have also brought his wife here,” she replied. “Anyway, you have


    be quite the sensation on the inte,” she sarcastically said. “How did youe up with such


    ridiculous designs? Were you drunk when you made thern?”


    “She, listen…” Reba told her the whole story. “Can you help me?” “Of course, I can. And I will.”


    She’s straightforward reply boosted Reba’s confidence a lot. “Thank you. Thanks a lot.”


    “Don’t mention it. We’re friends. Just go home and take a rest. It’ll take a couple of days to prepare the


    documents.”


    “Okay.”


    After Reba left, She called the CEO Reba used to work for and told her everything. “I can


    stretch the case for months or years if you want, but it’ll be costly.”


    “Don’t worry about the money, miss,” replied the CEO in a soft voice. “I can pay you ten times the


    amount she’s paying. I’ll give you free tickets to male fashion shows all across the country if you want.”


    She’s face lit up. “I’d really appreciate that.”


    “I’m d you are so understanding.”


    She ended the call and was all smiles. “Oh, my lovely Reba… you came at the right time to make


    me rich. I’ll milk as much money as I can from you Sterlings so I can settle for life.”


    At the moment, She had no clue that Mina was hearing her conversation from outside the walls.


    Mina just sighed and thought, “This outside world is just as fucked up as thest time I was out and


    about. I regret leaving the n, even though I get to taste a variety of ice creams here.”Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.