Valeria was bothered when she heard that William had revealed Declan’s actual situation to Fandrey. “Honey, didn’t you say that there is a mole within your grandfather’s family? Why would you tell him the truth? Aren’t you afraid that the traitor would know about it?”
“Of course not!” William grinned and continued, “I did it on purpose.”
“Why? Are you intending to find the mole?” Valeria asked.
“Yes, as I am dying to know who on earth is it! He must not be an ordinary man as he knew my whereabouts precisely. This is a perfect chance as grandpa had no luck in finding any suspects.”
William glanced at the time and continued, “It’s already late and my grandpa can only discuss this with his close ones and would not simply reveal it to anyone. We will be able to get some dirt if Hardy would receive news that Declan is still alive.”
“Is that your plan? How witty of you!”
“I’m not witty but intelligent! I would have been long dead if it weren’t for my brilliance. I have to be on my toes and get myself out of trouble. It would be alarming if the mole is someone that is close to grandpa. However, all hopes will not be lost as long as we get ahold of the traitor.”
“Alright, alright! You are indeed smart!” Valeria scoffed and continued, “What if your prediction is incorrect and the traitor is not lingering around your grandfather’s circle at all?”
“Of course I would be relieved. Who would be delighted to have a traitor that was right beside him?”
Hardy was at Acma Corporation and he was staring at the news on the computer with a sneer on his face. The footstep of high heels emerged from the door and Paisley hurriedly rushed in. “Brother, are you the one who spent money to blow up William’s incident? What is on your mind? Why are you declaring war with him once again?”
“Who says so? I’m just seizing the perfect opportunity to get rid of him!”
“You’re such a stubborn man. How could you throw him under the bus based on a few petty pieces of footage? Do you actually think that it’s possible? How could he sit back and do nothing? Haven’t you learned your lesson?” Paisley challenged him furiously.
“He is walking in thin ice now. Declan is dead and he coincidentally was at the detention center. How could one not suspect him? I’m just taking advantage of the situation and his livelihood would solely depend on his fate now.”
“You spent a fortune just to send him in? What have you prepared there? Come clean to me!”
Hardy frowned and stared at Paisley, “What nonsense are you talking about? Who told you that I have some plans at the detention center?”
“You’re my brother and I am aware of the tricks under your sleeve. Aren’t you trying to get rid of him as he set foot at the detention center? How could William not figure it out when I myself can see through things? You would fail miserably and William will not let you off the hook. Let’s move on and forget about this!”
Paisley’s words were making Hardy feel displeased. How could the intelligent William not notice something off when Paisley can wrap her head around it?
William still had the support of Hayden, Marcus, Richard, Michael, and others despite him having lost his memory. Would Hardy’s plan be a success?
Wouldn’t it be a waste of effort if William deliberately pretended to fall into the trap?
Hardy thought about it and reached his hand out to grab his phone. Bevan suddenly came rushing in when he was about to make a call to the mysterious man from abroad.
“Mr. Anthony, I have arranged according to your plan to keep an eye on the special investigation team and William. They have yet to make a move and are still lingering at the detention center. The provincial representative had also arrived but there are currently no updates.”
“How about William?” Hardy asked.
“He marched away from the detention center and returned to Wolf Group this morning. He has not left his company yet.”
“That’s odd.” He frowned while looking at Bevan and continued, “The investigation team was set up because of the intense opinions of the public. Why haven’t they brought William in to investigate further?”
“You’re right, as I can’t figure it out too. Shouldn’t the investigation team make their way to Wolf Group to get him into the detention center? Why are they doing nothing instead? Could there be something that we are unaware of?” Bevan asked cautiously.
“What could it be then?” Hardy asked. Bevan remained silent as he had no idea about it either.
Hardy frowned and thought for a moment before he continued, “Is there a problem with Declan’s death?”
Bevan shook his head and said, “That’s not possible. Our men followed him to the hospital and saw his body being pushed out of the emergency room.”
“Are you sure that it was Declan?” Hardy asked.
“Erm…” Bevan thought for a moment and said, “The corpse was pushed out with a white cloth covering his body and we couldn’t see the face clearly. The police were guarding and didn’t simply allow anyone to come near the body. Our men could only observe it from a distance and the body was later pushed into the morgue under the watch of policemen.”
“Something is off.” Hardy was feeling awful and continued, “William would definitely need to be interrogated if Declan was really dead as he was seen at the detention center. Does that mean that Declan is still alive as the team is laying low?”
Bevan was shocked and said, “Mr. Anthony, we would be in a big mess if Declan is not dead. This incident… We have invested heavily in it and it would be unthinkable if Declan was still doing fine!”
Hardy thought about it and immediately asked, “What about Devon’s family? What are they up to? Didn’t they go to the hospital to bid goodbye to Declan?”
“The Anderson family is in the hotel and no one has been to the hospital.”
“Something f*king fishy is happening. Why didn’t his family pay him a visit?” Hardy cursed and continued, “Why are they so ruthless? I am going to contact Talitha and ask her to make her way to the hospital instantly as Declan’s relative for confirmation of his death.”
His phone suddenly rang when he was about to make a call to Talitha. It was from the mysterious man, “Bad news. Declan is not dead and our plan has failed!”