In the president’s office of the Scott Group.
To avoid missing any updates from Benjamin, Credence canceled an international video conference. He sat in the office smoking cigarettes with a gloomy look on his face.
Suddenly, he recalled that it was almost the same weather now as it was when he had returned to the villa to meet Dorothy to quench the thirst of his body. When she smelled the faint smell of tobacco on his body, she threw a nicotine lozenge into his mouth and smiled at him while telling him that smoking was harmful to his health.
Jonathan, the non-expert relationship consultant, had once mentioned that when a woman cared about a man’s health sincerely, it meant that the woman really loved this man.
Dorothy married him because she loved him, and not because she wanted to take revenge on the Fisher family and Rosalie?
His face could remain calm when he was handling business orders worth hundreds of billions of dollars. But now, for the first time, a complicated expression appeared on his handsome features.
Benjamin stepped into the office at the last minute of the three-hour time frame. He was holding a stack of documents in his hand.
“Mr. Scott, according to the detailed analysis by the bank, the handwriting on the deposit receipt indeed belongs to Mrs. Scott. However, she didn’t go there in person. I managed to find the surveillance videos of this past year and realized that it was a young woman wearing sunglasses and a hat, covering most of her face. From her back, she looked like Mrs. Scott, but she was a few centimeters taller than Mrs. Scott. Through technical appraisal, we found out that it was actually a man dressed as a woman and he seemed to have come out of nowhere. His identity is a mystery.”
Feeling that he had not handled this matter properly, Benjamin had a guilty look on his face, “I’m sorry, Mr. Scott. These are all I could find.”
The noble man, with his long fingers holding a cigarette that blocked his clear eyes, also concealed all the complicated emotions in his dark eyes.
It was okay if they didn’t know who he was. It was just a matter of time.
However, at least he had dispelled his suspicion on Dorothy.
This little progress might be important in revealing the truth behind his father’s fall off the balcony two years prior.
“I see. Go and find out her location as soon as possible.”
“Alright.”
Since Dorothy suddenly went missing, Mr. Scott was very anxious about it. It could be interpreted as a good progress.
Walking out of the office, Benjamin secretly shook his head.
Credence didn’t cherish her when she was by his side. He only felt anxious after she left him. Benjamin really had no idea what to say about him.
It was either that Juelz’s IQ had improved drastically, or the efficiency of the staff led by Benjamin had deteriorated. Credence had been waiting from 10:30 am till 1. 00 in the morning. However, Benjamin hadn’t sent him Dorothy’s exact location.
This meant that it would be a little difficult to find Dorothy within a short time.
Credence was reading a contract and was ready to sign it. His face suddenly turned gloomy. He reached out to push away all the contracts in front of him, then drank a large cup of bitter and cold coffee.
The bitter taste went all the way from Credence’s throat to his stomach.
Anxiety and annoyance rose in his heart. He could not find a way to vent out his feelings.
In the big Talco City, there were many places for adult men to relax in. However, he hated those places from the bottom of his heart. He exercised self-control and avoided immorality, like a monk in the temple.
On that weekend, after a slight hesitation, Credence finally decided to call Jonathan on the phone and asked him if there was a good place for him to relax himself.
At First Mansion Club, Jonathan replied on the other end of the call. Upon receiving the phone call from Credence, he was so shocked that he sobered up instantly. He got up and kicked Marvin Jules’ waist. “Stop f*cking hugging those young ladies. Credence will come over and meet us for a drink now. Hurry up and clear the scene.”
The first thing he had to do was to ask this group of young ladies around him to go out of the room.
Although he and Marvin liked to mess around with women, Credence did not like it at all.
If he saw those heavily made up women in the room, he would turn around and leave without showing respect to them.
Jonathan and the others were used to it.
It seemed that except for Dorothy, Credence wouldn’t let any woman get close to him.
“Get the hell out of here.”
Marvin, who had spent more than two months in the special forces, was singing with a pretty girl in his arms. He kicked Jonathan to the floor after learning that Credence was on the way. “F*ck! How can Credence come now? Did you forget that normally on this day of every month, Credence would be with his wife in bed, showing off his masculinity…”
Marvin hadn’t finished speaking when the door was violently kicked open from the outside. A strong beam of light from the crystal chandelier in the corridor shone into the room.
Jonathan and Marvin were shocked, and both of them looked towards the door.
Holy sh*t!
The man, who should have been on a king-sized bed with Dorothy, walked into the room slowly. From his facial expression, he seemed to be annoyed.
Who had provoked him?
Marvin turned his inquiring eyes to Jonathan, “As a relationship consultant who knows everything related to gossip, do you know what happened to Credence recently?”
“F*ck, how would I know?” Jonathan cursed in his heart.
“No matter how many lives I have, nor how gutsy I am, I wouldn’t dare enquire about Credence’s matters secretly.”
While the both of them communicated with their eyes, Credence had stepped into the dimly lit private room. He walked toward the quietest corner in silence.
As soon as he sat down, a woman, who had not left the room yet, saw him and immediately walked to his side while swaying her hips. She poured wine for him with a coquettish smile.
Credence didn’t care how the female escort looked like and what figure she had. He didn’t care much about her and kept on drinking, one glass after another.
The alcoholic drink he had chosen was not an ordinary one. Instead, it was liquor with the highest alcohol concentration. He drank it like there was no tomorrow.
“Credence, what happened? Don’t drink too much.”
Jonathan was physically the weakest among the three of them. He did not have the courage to approach Credence as he was afraid of getting beaten up. Hence, he looked at Marvin pitifully for help.
There was nothing Marvin could do as well. He was a soldier in the special forces with a strong physique. However, Credence, who was irritated, was more terrifying than a hail of bullets. Marvin was not tired of living yet.
Staring at the handsome cold man, Marvin spread out his hands helplessly and said, “Don’t worry. Let’s wait until Credence finishes drinking.”
When Credence finished a bottle of whiskey, Marvin stood up and asked in a deep voice, “You had an argument with Dorothy!”
The man, who had drunk so much wine, looked indifferent. It was hard to conceal the tiredness on his face. However, he kept silent and didn’t say anything.
When he was almost drunk, Credence gave Maria a phone call and asked her to tell Dorothy that he would go home in the evening.
Maria was stunned for a long time. It was as if someone had clutched her throat. She didn’t make a sound.
After a long time, she whispered, “Mr. Scott, have you forgotten that Mrs… Mrs. Scott has not been home for almost a day and a half.”
Bang!
As if something had erupted within his mind, Credence immediately regained his sanity. He hung up the call and stared at the transparent liquid in the glass coldly. His eyes turned red. He told Jonathan and Marvin, word by word, “I am drinking because Dorothy ran away with Juelz. I can’t track of her. It has been twenty-nine hours.”