Chapter 74


    Chapter 74 It Has to Be One of These Two


    “I’m not defending her. I’m stating the facts,” Jared said with a gentle shook of his head.


    “But…” Makenna’s clutch on her sleeve halted Mrs. Gardner’sments.


    “Mom, forget about it; we should trust Jared when he says these aren’t Amber’s doing,”


    Makenna stated while forcing a smile on her face.


    Jared grimaced at her words, which appeared to be twisted yet were not.


    Mrs. Gardner knew what Makenna was saying and locked her gaze on Jared.


    Makenna informed her that she overheard the kidnapper iming that he acted on Amber’smands


    to get revenge on Makenna. Nevertheless, despite being saddened by Jared’s act of defending Amber,


    Makenna continued to support him.


    “Mr. Farrell,” Ben said as he knocked on their door.


    “Yes?” Jared asked.


    He swept a nce at Makenna and continued, “I’ve got information on Jeremy Lynch.”


    Jared narrowed his eyes and said, “Wait for me outside.”


    As he went out, Ben said, “Yes.”


    “I’m going out for a while,” Jared told Makenna as he pulled his arm free from her grip.


    Makenna smiled as she nodded.


    Before leaving, Jared assisted her in lying down on the bed and putting on the nket.


    “This is all I discovered about Jeremy Lynch,” Ben said outside the room as he handed Jared a file. “He


    is an orphan who grew up in Ensford Town and only began attending school after ten years old with the


    sponsorship from Ms. Reed and her father. He waster discovered and eventually became a model.


    He does not match the description of the fox mask man.”


    “You’re sure it wasn’t him?” Jared frowned.


    “Yes,” Ben said, nodding. “I asked Mr. Gardner, he met fox mask man twice and could tell that the man


    was a top–notch hacker whereas Jeremy had no experience in this sector. Furthermore, he is now ill as


    a result of a shooting in a snowy location, but the fox mask man disyed no signs of illness.”


    “What should we do next?” Ben asked Jared.


    “Investigate everyone rted to Amber; I’m sure the is one of Amber’s acquaintances; check every one


    of them.” After a brief pause, Jared gave instructions.


    “Yes!” Ben nodded.


    “Hello, Mr. Farrell,” said a voice from behind.


    Jared turned around to see Chloe Mendez and Gigi Gand approaching him with a bouquet in their


    hands.


    “Is Makenna there in the room?” Chloe inquired, avoiding the man’s gaze. “We came here to pay her a


    visit after learning that she was sick,” she stated, her voice quivering slightly.


    Jared pointed to the door and said, “She’s inside.”


    “Thank you.” Chloe said as she turned to Gigi, “Let’s go in.”


    “Yes,” Gigi answered, elevating her chin.


    Chloe knocked on the door while Gigi gazed at Jared. She hadn’t gotten a good look at this man in the


    private room before, but now that she had, she thought Jared was far better–looking than her husband


    Nathan Lehman. Her eyes grew gloomy as she thought of the man who


    wanted to divorce her.


    “Makenna invited us in,” Chloe said as she opened the door and waved at Gigi.


    “Coming,” Gigi murmured as she walked in after politely nodding to Jared.


    “Let’s get going,” Jared told Ben and proceeded to the elevator while putting the documents in


    Ben’s hand.


    “Are you not staying here with Ms. Gardner?” Ben asked as he followed behind Jared.


    “No, she has thepany from her pals,” Jared responded indifferently before leaving a voice mail for


    Makenna, telling her he left.


    Makenna bit her bottom lip as she listened to the voice message and reluctantly replied: Okay.


    “What’s the matter, Makenna?” Chloe inquired, noticing her change of mood as she ced the flower


    on the table.


    “Nothing, thank you foring Makenna said as she ced her phone down.


    “It’s no big deal; we’re best friends,” Chloe said with a wave.


    “I heard you were abducted, is that true?” Gigi sat in the chair next to the bed, her legs crossed. in an


    elegant way.


    Although it wasn’t on the news, Makenna’s hospitalization was not a secret; with a little digging, anyone


    could find out the story.


    “You were kidnapped?” Chloe asked, her jaw dropping, “Who did that?”


    Makenna’s eyes welled up with tears. “An admirer of Ms. Reed.” She forced a grin as she admitted, “I


    identally hurt her a few days ago, and so her admirer abducted me as payback.”


    “What? But you didn’t do it on purpose, yet her admirer abducted you?” Chloe screamed angrily.


    “Perhaps he believed I hurt Ms. Reed intentionally, therefore…” Makenna grumbled bitterly, not


    finishing her line.


    “I assume this has something to do with Amber, she could be the mastermind of this kidnapping,” Chloe


    fumed.


    “No, Jared stated that Ms. Reed had nothing to do with it.” Makenna hastily waved her hands no,


    fearful that they might misread the situation.


    “How did he know Amber is innocent?” Gigi wondered as she rubbed her chin.


    Makenna shook her head, unhappy, and said, “I’m not sure, maybe he asked Ms. Reed.”


    “I’m convinced that Amber had lied to Jared, Makenna, and we can’t let her fight…” Chloe remarked as


    she crossed her arms across her hips.


    “But…” Makenna nibbled her lower lip in hesitant.


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    “Don’t hesitate, she plotted a kidnapping now and could have other wicked ns in the future, we need


    to teach her a lesson, letting her know we are not hers to be bullied,” Chloe’s heart. ached as she


    looked at Makenna.


    Gigi offered, “Leave everything to me.”


    “What do you intend to do, Gigi?” Makenna inquired.


    “I know Goldstone is attempting to acquire a loan; I can interfere and make sure the banks reject her


    application, putting Goldstone in financial jeopardy,” Gigi remarked, flicking her nails.


    Makenna’s lips curled up slightly as she looked at Gigi take out her phone and call the banks, while


    Chloe gazed at Gigi with awe.


    In Goldstone.


    “Ms. Reed, we’re in trouble,” She rushed into Amber’s office.


    “What’s the matter?” Amber raised her eyes from the piles of documents to look at her.


    “All of our applications were denied. Many banks stated that we were not qualified for the


    loan. For the banks that had given us the loan, they imed that they had made a mistake during


    the verification process and requested that we immediately return the approved loan.”


    “What?” Amber clenched tightly on the pen in her hand, and he face turned livid. “What exactly is


    happening?”


    “I have no idea, I guess someone must be targeting us, otherwise the banks wouldn’t all be like this so


    suddenly,” She said, looking at Amber.


    “Trenton Gardner!” His name came to Amber’s mind.


    “Are you saying the Trident Group is behind it all?”


    Amber took a deep breath and said, “I couldn’t think of anybody else.”


    If it was truly him, either thend or Makenna had to be the cause. It had to be one of these


    two.


    “What are we going to do now?” She wondered.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.