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“When did you
“You think you’re the only one investigating the Foster family?” Halbert cut in “With the standal at CUTE University Medical School, I knew you wouldn’t let go, so I sent people to look into it a long time ago.
“But Nolan hasn’t even found this much yet.”
Eliza had only skimmed a few pages and could already tell this dossier contained details Nolan’s team hadn’t uncovered.
Halbert rapped her lightly on the head. “When will you learn to use your brain? Nolan might be unmatched in Westbrook, but overseas? That’s the Sue family’s territory. If we want to dig into Saint Corp, it’s not a problem.”
Eliza grinned. “If I’d known the family was this capable, Nolan and I wouldn’t have needed to run ourselves ragged these past few days.”
Halbert dismissed the remark. “The file lists Saint Corp’s current core operations. Since Wendy took over as head, every senior executive has been replaced over the past twenty–plus years, and the company’s reputation isn’t what it used to be. She might have ambition, but she’s not good at management. The Foster family never gave her control for a reason–she’s just not capable enough.”
Eliza nodded while scanning the roster of senior staff and partners.
“I’ve already gone through this,” Halbert continued. “Most of these senior staff are medical researchers. Wendy pays them far above market rates–clearly, they’re doing more than just administrative work. As for the partners, aside from a few big–name business tycoons, most are celebrities or high–profile figures from the fashion world. Many of them are household names abroad, worth billions.”
Eliza frowned. “Saint Corp’s business was always in education and healthcare. How did so many entertainment figures suddenly get involved?”
She recognized many of the names despite not following the entertainment industry–some were global megastars.
“That’s something for Nolan to dig into. Don’t expect me to do everything,” Halbert said, tapping h again.
Eliza rubbed her forehead. She knew it wasn’t right to push all the work onto him, but the fact that Ha had gotten this far meant he’d already invested significant effort.
“These,” Halbert went on, tapping the later pages, “are Saint Corp’s expense and revenue records. They’ve been running at a loss for years. That means the profits probably never hit the company books–they went straight into Wendy’s pocket. Saint Corp is just a laundering front.”
“I see.”
Eliza fell silent. Investigating Saint Corp wouldn’t be as straightforward as she’d hoped.
“These are the core records. Even with Christian hacking in personally, this is all we could get. But it’s enough to prove Wendy’s been/using Saint Corp to line her pockets for years.”
Eliza’s head snapped up. “Christian knows about this?”
Charter 620 Bunted truths
“What do you think?”
“He hacked it himself?”
“Mm. Halbert ruffled her hair. “He doies on you. You should know that
Eliza did know. All her brothers in the Sue family cherished her, and for the first time in her life she felt the warmth of having a family she could rely on.
“Don’t overthink it. Helping my sister is only natural. Next time something happens, tell me don’t make me guess.”
“Alright. Thanks.”
She was grateful–truly grateful—to have them.
At that moment, Jean stood hesitantly in the doorway of the classroom. She lingered for a long time before Eliza noticed her.
Stepping outside, Eliza asked, “Why are you here now?”
Jean came forward and grabbed her hand, eyes filled with urgency. “Something happened. They dug up a lot of human bones at the science building.”
“What did you say?”
Eliza thought she must have misheard. With Wendy already aware of the danger, how could the science building still yield something like that?
