Linda has been loyal to the Hawes Family for so many years, and Nick naturally knew what kind of person she was. He had no intention of blaming her. The matter was not Linda’s fault. Where Linda went wrong was that she shouldn’t have installed a listening device on her master’s phone.
Yet he also felt relieved, thankful that Linda had installed a listening device in Catherine’s phone. Otherwise, once this matter happened, and he hadn’t been able to stop it in time, he could already foresee the consequences of the Hawes Family being ousted from the business community.
"Linda, keep an eye on her at all times, tell me, has our Hawes Family committed some sin to have borne a child like Catherine who doesn’t understand anything?"
Linda didn’t know how to respond, and she didn’t know how to comfort her boss. Silently listening, after talking for a while, Nick was about to hang up the call, and he immediately called his secretary to have Charles investigated to see what kind of existence he was in Las Vegas.
Soon, Charles’s personal information appeared in Nick’s inbox.
And a call from his secretary.
"Boss, this guy is a frequent visitor to the police station, gets arrested every other day, involved in petty crimes unfit for public appearance, and moreover, he has blood on his hands. He was supposed to be imprisoned for life, but in the end, it seems someone with a good background bailed him out."
The person who bailed out this desperado was naturally known to Huo Qi, and it was his deceased father.
It was quite ironic when you think about it.
In puzzlement, the secretary asked, "Boss, did this man do something to harm the company’s interests? Do you need me to..."
Nick refused, "Don’t mention this matter to anyone. I need his information for my own personal affairs. Thank you for your efforts."
"You’re too polite, boss."
The secretary no longer inquired further, after all, this matter involved the boss’s personal affairs, and he, as a secretary, knew well what was appropriate to ask and what was not, so he said nothing.
After hanging up on the secretary, Nick opened the email to look at Charles’s personal information, suspecting that the blood on his hands was much more than just a little, as the secretary had put it quite euphemistically.
This man was a notorious gambler, constantly hanging around Las Vegas, and committing himself to the service of casino bosses, engaging in all sorts of shady activities. The casino needed people like him with blood on their hands the most.
He didn’t care at all about the dark history attached to him; what he was most curious about was why his sister, who lived a secluded life and spent years on film sets, would know such a desperado? Even if their father had taken her to meet him years ago.
Could she still remember?
That seemed impossible, especially since she was so young back then.
Or did it mean that Catherine had been in contact with Charles ever since he went in?
Thinking this way, Nick felt even worse. He wanted to go to Catherine’s room and confront her, to ask her if she had ever considered the Hawes Family even a tiny bit. But, he was also well aware that his sister definitely wouldn’t say anything.
Nick didn’t sleep all night, and the next day when Catherine was about to go out, he confined her and confiscated her phone. Catherine, locked in her room, didn’t realize what her brother was up to until she heard the sound of the bolt on the door.
She was furious, her eyes red with anger, she rushed to the door and banged on it furiously, "Nick, open the door for me, you can’t do this, I have to work, what right do you have to lock me up, give me my phone back."
Nick stood outside the door, calm and collected, "Catherine, who have you been in contact with recently? What are you planning to do? You think I don’t know?"
Catherine was startled at first, then narrowed her eyes, speaking with hostility, "Nick, are you threatening me?"
"No, what would I threaten you with? Catherine, the words I said to you last night, it seems you didn’t take them to heart. I won’t force you. If you think you’re not in the wrong, then let’s assume you’re not. But, Catherine, murder is illegal, have you thought about the consequences of having someone frame Yuran?"
Catherine would rather die than admit it, "I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do I have such courage? To murder, brother, you really think highly of me. Did someone say something to you, did Linda say something? Why would you rather believe a stranger than your own sister?"
Nick was exhausted, "I really want to believe you, but you keep disappointing me over and over. Catherine, it’s not that brother doesn’t trust you, it’s that brother no longer knows how to trust you. You better watch yourself."