The moment the two of them walked out of the door, they were surrounded by reporters.
“Mr. Theo Allen, can I know why you and Ms. Bethan walked out from the hotel at the same time, what relationship do the two of you share?”
“Mr. Theo Allen, someone said they saw you entering Ms. Bethan’s room last night, and the two of you spent the night together. Is that true?”
“I heard the two of you both stay in the same apartment building and on the same floor at the Swan Lake Residences, were the two of you already together when you rented your apartments?”
“The two of you, one of you is a famous artist, and the other is a famous jewelry designer, it can be said that the two of you are a match made in heaven, can I ask how the two of you got to know each other?”
The series of questions bombarded them like a round of gunshots.
In the chaos, Theo hurriedly protected Bethan. But there were too many reporters. The two of them were surrounded in the middle of the crowd and could hardly move.
Bethan twisted her eyebrows.
How could so many reporters suddenly appear in such a remote place?
. It was weird. But now was not the time to worry about this.
The group of reporters aimed the long lenses of their cameras at Bethan and Theo’s faces, as if they would surround them here and not let them go, if they refused to answer their questions.
Finally, Theo made up his mind and pulled Bethan into his arms. “That’s right, we’re together now. We have been together for a long time. I was the one who helped Bethan look for her apartment in Swan Lake Residences. We were already together back then! “
The reporters were thrown into a frenzy at Theo’s words. They threw question after question at them continuously, but Theo shot back at every one of them coldly. Finally, the reporters scattered away angrily. Only then did Theo pull Bethan behind him and they both climbed into the car.
“I’m sorry.”
After the car door was closed, Theo sucked in a deep breath. “With the situation just now, I had no choice but to…”
“It’s okay.”
Bethan turned and glanced at him softly. “Thank you.”
Looking at her face that was so beautiful it was nearly perfect, Theo gritted his teeth and asked her again, “Bethan, can I be your boyfriend?”
The top floor of the Morrison Group, the President’s office.
The tall and lean man sat in the large reclining chair, watching the news that was streaming on the screen of his computer with cold eyes.
“That’s right, we’re together now. We have been together for a long time. I was the one who helped Bethan look for her apartment in Swan Lake Residences. We were already together back then! “
Bethan had been staying in the Swan Lake Residences for more than a month. So, it turned out she was already in a relationship with Theo back then. But, for the past month… Both of them, in the apartment at the Swan Lake Residences, in Sea City…
The image of Bethan in bed, hugging him tightly, floated in front of his eyes. His heart felt as if it had been cut in half by a sharp object.
Alas, he did not see through her!
That’s right.
A woman who stole his and Alice’s children… How could she be so innocent?
“Brettley.”
At that moment , the door to the office was pushed open. Jude Smith walked in. “There is news of Hailey Walter.”
News of Hailey Walter?
Brettley closed his laptop, raised his head, and looked at Jude. “What news?”
“Your guess was accurate.”
Jude placed a stack of photographs and documents on Brettley’s desk then sat down in a chair. “The woman who died is not Hailey Walter. I looked into the dead Hailey’s identity for two whole weeks before I finally found her body.”
Brettley frowned and took the document.
It was a DNA report comparing the DNA of the dead woman and Hailey’s DNA. Results showed that the dead woman was not related to Hailey at all.
“The grave Dennis Walter prepared for Hailey is empty. I went to so much trouble and finally found this body buried in Liam Clark’s backyard. It is confirmed to be the puppet that previously impersonated Hailey. And it is also confirmed that the woman who died is not the real Hailey Walter.”
Brettley nodded. This was exactly the results that he expected.
“Then where is Hailey?”
“Do you remember the butler that was chased out of the Walter family?”
Jude raised his teacup and took a light sip. “That butler had benefited heavily from working for the Walters all these years. Even though on the surface, he was chased out of the family, his relationship with them remained. I investigated him and finally found a few of his cronies. Where do you think they are now?”
Brettley frowned, raised his hand again, and lifted a few photos. “In Banyan City?”
“That’s right, as expected of Brettley Morrison ! “
Jude gave him a big thumbs up. After making fun of him, Jude heaved out a long sigh, “For the past few days, these cronies have remained dormant, but my men never gave up on following them. And finally, they moved last night.”
The man pointed to the photo in Brettley’s hand. “
They went to this place called Swan Lake Residences last night and went to the house of a man named Theo Allen. They then went to his neighbor’s house and got something. Right, his neighbor’s house is your beautiful subordinate, Bethan’s house, right?”
Brettley’s brows furrowed together, almost twisting together to form a knot.
Why would the Walter family’s remaining cronies go to Bethan’s house? Even if the Walter family fell into ruins because of Bethan, murdering Bethan now would not help improve their situation in any way.
Maybe because he had read Brettley’s mind clearly, Jude laughed lightly, “No, according to my men’s observation, they didn’t go there to harm her.”
As he spoke, he took a few photos scattered on top of the table and threw them in front of Brettley. “Last night, my men clearly saw, the Walter family’s cronies brought this artist named Theo Allen, to the hotel in the suburbs. They were very respectful of him the entire journey, even supporting him from the front and back as he walked. And this Mr. Theo Allen was revealed today to be your beautiful subordinate’s boyfriend.”
Brettley twisted his eyebrows and took a look at the photos.
The few people in the photos were indeed respectful to Theo. The only thing they did not do was carry him in and out.
Brettley furrowed his brows.
Jude switched into a more comfortable position and leaned on the chair. “The remaining cronies of Walter’s family would definitely be following Hailey’s orders. If she wasn’t in Banyan City, they wouldn’t be here. They had been hiding here for so long, and now the first thing they did was take the opportunity while Theo was surrounded by his fans and couldn’t go home, to first go to Theo’s home and take something for him, then go to the hotel to pick him up, and finally send him to the hotel where Bethan was staying. What do you think this means?”
Brettley’s brows wrung tightly together, the doubts in his heart grew bigger and bigger.
Finally, Jude took out another photo from the pile on Brettley’s desk. “You’ve been to Bethan’s house, right? Have you seen this before?”
Brettley frowned, raised his eyes, and took a look. Instantly, his pupils dilated!
This was the thing he secretly placed in Bethan’s bedside drawer! In the past, there had been a few times when he and Bethan failed to control themselves, but he still felt it would be bad for both him and Bethan if they did not take precautions.
That’s why he purposely prepared a whole box of these and placed them in Bethan’s bedside drawer. But, maybe it was a coincidence, but after he placed the box of stuff in her drawer, they never slept together again.
Naturally, the box of stuff remained untouched. But now…
In the photos, not only was the box touched, a few of the items inside had been removed!
“The few Walter family cronies, they didn’t do anything when they went to Bethan’s apartment, this was all they took.”
With that, Jude yawned. “It does fulfill Hailey’s personality, her subordinates do everything for her. Right, Hailey has been receiving plastic surgery continuously for the past few years. I thought she would at least make herself look like your wife, to earn your attention. But unexpectedly, she made herself look so beautiful, she doesn’t look like your wife at all. But her wager paid off, you quite like her, don’t you?”
Jude’s words made Brettley’s hands clenched tightly into fists by his side.
“That’s impossible.”
After a long time, the man came to a solemn conclusion. “The Walter family had been targeting Bethan when we were in Sea City. She… it’s impossible…
Even if they threatened to kill him, he would not believe that Bethan was Hailey! Besides, there were too many mysteries that could not be explained.
For example, why the imposter Hailey would target Bethan. For example, why would Hailey do so many things to target Bethan?
“Everything is possible.”
Jude laughed softly, “But I too hope your beautiful subordinate isn’t Hailey Walter. Otherwise, you hated her so much back then, but in the end you slept with her so many times, won’t you feel disgusted?”
Brettley raised his eyes and glared at him coldly.
Jude shrugged and stood up. “I’ll still investigate this seriously. But…”
He lifted his eyebrows and side- eyed Brettley, “You be careful. I also looked into your female subordinate’s identity for quite some time. I can tell you for sure that her identity is fake, entirely made up by someone. As for her true identity and goal… I don’t think it will be too far from Hailey’s.”
With that, Jude turned and left.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.