Elisa’s voice was calm, but when those four words were spoken, it was like a thunderbolt on a clear day. Now, on Hamish’s end, everything was completely silent.
“Hamish, I didn’t expect you to be so straightforward. Whatever I said, you answered. Harboring contraband is illegal. Thank you for telling me so much. This recording will serve as evidence in court. Also, deliberately framing and setting up, do you think you might become the next Finn?” Elisa said with a smile, “You see, whether you voluntarily give up and surrender, or I release everything and let everyone see Mr. Burns’ true colors, I’ve said so much. I know you’re used to having everything your way, but if you push me, I wouldn’t mind chopping off your hand.”
“Are you plotting against me?” Hamish asked.
Elisa smiled, revealing her pearly white teeth. “I learned it all from you,” she said.
After speaking, Elisa hung up the phone directly. She looked at her phone, a faint smile on her lips, listened to the recording once to make sure it was correct, and backed it up in several places.
Hamish was wealthy, and wealth can move mountains, but it couldn’t cover everything.
After all… what goes around comes around.
Elisa fiddled with her phone for a moment and then set it down; she found Hamish’s words quite disgusting.
She had called Hamish to tell him about the news of her marriage just to make him angry. Hamish was overly cautious, but once his emotions got out of control, he became uncontrollable.
In order to draw out Hamish’s words, Elisa said many things to distract his attention. Now that the matter was resolved, she just felt very thirsty.
Elisa picked up a glass of water and took a few sips to soothe her dry throat.
That night, Elisa had a very peaceful evening and even felt uncontrollably sleepy. She glanced at the time and saw that it was already ten o’clock.
She had been working overtime with Louis these past few days, dealing with White Group and establishing various connections. After enduring for several days, she now had a useful recording, and her tense emotions suddenly relaxed.
Elisa forced herself to stay alert and decided to finish what she had on hand. She sent the recording to Louis.
“Leave the rest to me. You should rest well. I’ll go back later.”
…..
On the other side, Hamish stared at his phone. After the call ended, the phone screen once again displayed the photo of a marriage certificate. He looked at the picture of Elisa, smiling peacefully, as if he was seeing her for the first time.
He truly hadn’t anticipated that Elisa had become so clever, actually plotting to get all his words out of him.
In fact, Elisa had always been clever, but she had been emotionally constrained at first and hadn’t directed this method towards him.
He threw his phone aside. Instead of immediately arranging for someone to deal with this matter, he looked at his injured hand and leg, then fetched the first aid kit, removed the shards of glass embedded in the flesh with tweezers, and cleaned the wounds with antiseptic.
Hamish let out a long sigh, reclining on the sofa, gazing up at the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
He coughed a few times and this time coughed up blood. He lowered his head, covering his mouth, and his freshly cleaned hands became dirty again.
After catching his breath, Hamish picked up the phone from the sofa, intending to send a text message to Tobias to instruct him to do something. Just as he was about to send it, he suddenly realized that Tobias had already decided to resign. His loyal companion of over a decade had left him. Was this considered betrayal from those close to him?
Before dawn, the police arrived at Burns Group to seal off the premises. Throughout the entire company, there was a sense of apprehension, with no one knowing what had happened. It seemed as if some illegal activity had taken place, otherwise, why would the police be there?
The entire upper management was invited to the police station for “tea” and questioning.
This incident also spread online, including the imminent bankruptcy of White Group.
Upon hearing this news, some netizens were indifferent, some were worried, and some were mocking.
“I didn’t know which people were saying that Elisa wasn’t good enough for Louis and was trying to climb up by associating with White Group. But how many days has it been? There’s been a complete turnaround. Now White Group is going bankrupt. It turns out Louis is the useless one, and who knows, maybe Elisa will end up supporting him, after all, Elisa is the chairman of AW Group, she relies on herself.”
There was more discussion online about Elisa and Louis, after all, they were the mosthigh-profile couple in the entertainment industry, and many people and media were keeping a close eye on them. Now that the White family was in trouble, the media was quick to sensationalize the situation, regardless of the truth.
In contrast, Hamish, who was under investigation, disappeared at this critical moment, and no one knew where he had gone.
The crisis of the White family had not been resolved; it had only been postponed, just as Hamish had said. There was more than one person hoping to see White Group go bankrupt, and now everyone was eyeing this lucrative opportunity.
Although Burns Group was being officially investigated, behind the scenes, they were doing whatever they pleased, with daily cash flow.
The police didn’t find any contraband products during their search. With this investigation, the White family wouldn’t be framed and end up in the legal trouble of imprisonment.
Hamish wouldn’t allow anyone to threaten his position.
After sleeping through the night, Elisa woke up to a completely changed world. She ate breakfast while watching the news.
Louis had bought breakfast, and he had said he would return later, but he had come back in the morning, as if just to bring Elisa breakfast.