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Henry said mildly, “It’s fine. She’s my Elaine, after all. If she’s come to see me, then she must have something important to say.”
And it was almost certainly something about Nolan.
He walked over to a quiet corner of the hotel’s first–floor restaurant.
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Elaine had already booked out the entire restaurant–clearly, she didn’t want anyone overhearing their conversation.
“Elaine showing up out of the blue like this? I’m flattered,” Henry said as he sat down across from her.
Elaine offered a sheepish smile. “My health’s never been great, and I only just recovered from a serious illness. Naturally, I had to come out and catch up with you, Henry.”
As she spoke, she motioned for the waiter to pour Henry a glass of wine.
Henry leaned back into the cushioned chair. “That’s not the truth, and you know I’m not one for playing games. Just say what you came to say.”
“I have a contract I’d like you to take a look at.”
Elaine handed her phone to him as soon as she finished speaking.
The moment Henry glanced at the screen, he could tell the contract belonged to Nolan.
In Westbrook, no one besides Nolan would dare touch something like this.
“Why are you showing me this?” he asked, unhurried.
“Oh, nothing much. I just wanted your opinion–who do you think this contract is meant for? Could it be… your fiancée, Eliza?”
Elaine had always been sharp.
The contract was dated recently, and Nolan had met with Eliza during that same period.
If Nolan was taking such a huge risk, it could only be for someone very important.
Right now, the only person that could be was Eliza. Elaine couldn’t think of anyone else.
“How could I possibly know? Eliza’s always been well–behaved and obedient. There’s no way she’d be involved in something like this. I know you care about Nolan, Elaine, but I really think you’re overthinking
it.”
With just a few words, Henry had completely distanced Eliza from the matter.
After all, if this came to light, it could lead to prison time.
But Elaine didn’t believe Eliza was uninvolved.
“You’d better keep a close eye on your little fiancée, Henry. Don’t let her run off and get mixed up with the wrong people. I bet you didn’t know–when I went to Nolan’s office today, I found Eliza there. The two of them had shut the door in broad daylight. Who knows what they were doing inside?”
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“You’ve misunderstood.”
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Henry gave a calm smile. “Eliza went to Hayes Corp with my full knowledge. She told me about it ahead of time. They were just discussing some work–related matters. Because of confidentiality, they had to close the door.”
“You knew?”
Elaine eyed him suspiciously.
What kind of man would let his own fiancée be alone with another man like that?
“That’s my fault for not giving you a heads–up. I hope you’re not upset with me, Elaine.”
Given how gently Henry spoke, Elaine couldn’t bring herself to press him any further.
Still, her doubts only grew. She couldn’t tell if Henry was telling the truth.
Just then, a waiter stepped forward to take their order, and Henry’s assistant came up beside him, leaning down to whisper something in his ear. “Mr. Henry, there’s an issue at the company…”
Once the assistant finished, Henry stood up with a smile and said to Elaine, “What unfortunate timing. Something’s come up, and I need to take care of it. I’ll make it up to you another day, I promise.”
His voice remained warm, and since he claimed to already know everything, Elaine had no reason to push further. All she could do was pretend to believe him and let him leave.
But the moment Henry walked away, the smile vanished from Elaine’s face.
She’d been calling him “Henry” all this time–and yet he still chose to help Eliza deceive her.
The thought alone left her seething.
There was no way she could swallow this.
Elaine immediately called the Hayes family assistant she had on her payroll.
As soon as the call connected, the assistant asked, “Ms. Elaine, how can I help?”
“Your boss bought a shipment of firearms. I want you to find out where they ended up. Were they given to Eliza?”
“Firearms?”
The assistant froze.
That was contraband!
“Ms. Elaine, I don’t know anything about firearms, but a few days ago, Mr. Hayes did ask us to deliver several boxes to Ms. Eliza.”
“What kind of boxes?”
“They were wooden crates. I didn’t see what was inside, but they were really heavy–probably packed full.”
Wooden crates?
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Could it be… the guns really were sent to Eliza?
The realization twisted Elaine’s expression into something dark and twisted.
She ended the call without another word.
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Half an hour later, the assistant who had been quietly working at his desk was suddenly taken away–by one of Nolan’s personal aides.
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