"What on earth is going on?"
Yara Reagan stopped the car halfway, her expression unprecedentedly grave, "John Jacobs was fine, why would he take his own life? How did he get something to do that in prison?"
Evelyn Clayton’s voice was strained, "They say he drank a large amount of soapy water, and by the time they found him, he was already deeply unconscious..."
Violet Ford gazed steadily at Evelyn Clayton, her eyes speaking volumes.
Evelyn almost evasively shifted her gaze away.
"Evelyn, what exactly happened?" Violet sighed, "Are you hiding something from us? John Jacobs was only involved in economic crimes, and the amount wasn’t even that large, why would he choose to commit suicide?" Follow current novᴇls on novel·fiɾe·net
Evelyn took a deep breath, struggled for a long time, and finally revealed the kidnapping incident.
"...That night everything happened so fast, I notified the police before leaving, so they found me quickly and also caught John Jacobs."
Evelyn was filled with unspeakable guilt.
It wasn’t because of John Jacobs’ death, but because she had messed up this matter.
If she had emphasized to the police more, asked them to keep a closer watch, maybe this wouldn’t have happened...
Now that John Jacobs is dead, this case is becoming increasingly complicated.
"Why didn’t you tell us earlier?" Yara was also a bit anxious, but seeing Evelyn’s state, she couldn’t bring herself to say more.
Yara almost looked pleadingly at Violet, "Sister Violet, what should we do now?"
Violet kept a calm face, seemingly troubled as well, and remained silent for quite a while.
After a long time, she finally looked at Evelyn: "Are you alright physically?"
Evelyn took a deep breath and shook her head, "I’m fine, otherwise I wouldn’t have returned so quickly. The police over in Y Province said that John Jacobs’ case file will soon be sent back here, then things will be much easier."
"Interesting. Once he’s dead, they’re in such a hurry to wash their hands?" Violet’s eyes flickered slightly, speaking in a tone of light sarcasm.
This made Evelyn pause, suddenly looking at her, "You mean..."
"Something’s off about this," Violet gradually composed herself, "Evelyn, you and Yara should leave this matter alone, Franklin and I will handle it, you just need to take care of the internal affairs at Gem."
Saying this, Violet made a phone call.
Soon a car arrived in front of them, it was Violet’s assistant.
Violet bid farewell to the two of them: "I’ll go back and take care of John Jacobs’ case first, don’t worry about it anymore, and be extra careful when you go out lately, stay in touch with Franklin and me at all times."
Violet left in a hurry, not leaving Evelyn any chance to speak.
Seeing Evelyn’s slight frown, Yara knew she didn’t want to trouble Violet, and couldn’t help but sigh, "Forget it, Evelyn. Since Sister Violet said so, let’s focus on dealing with the autumn and winter launches, that is the most important thing after all."
Evelyn pressed her lips together and didn’t speak, so Yara couldn’t help but ask, "Next time something happens, don’t hide it from me. Isn’t our relationship enough for you to tell me the truth?"
"I’m sorry..." Evelyn pinched her brow, her voice turning hoarse, "It won’t happen again."
Since returning from Y Province, her pace and state have been utterly disrupted.
James Grant’s sudden appearance, that seemingly non-existent embrace, and then his sudden disappearance...
All left deep imprints in Evelyn’s heart.
Clearly, when she was on the plane, she was still so determined.
Now, the one troubled and restless was her.
Evelyn laughed self-deprecatingly.
Seeing her state, Yara simply turned the car around.
"What?" Evelyn noticed, somewhat woodenly, "Not going?"
"You’re not in a good state, stay at home and have a good rest for the next few days!" Yara’s tone was a bit more forceful, "Otherwise, Evelyn, the more you do, the more mistakes you’ll make. This isn’t the old you."