Chapter 90
Maybach? Isn’t that over the top for a leader?” Tiffany whispered, covering her mouth to complain.
Audrey recognized the license plate and smiled faintly but said nothing. He finally understood why Yann’s cars always had Ironhaven plates – that way, his movements didn’t draw too much attention.
Tiffany first took Audrey to the station chief’s office. This chief was in charge of safety inspections, had some power, and was already acting arrogant.
“The station chief is seeing guests. You’ll have to wait outside,” the clerk told them.
Audrey’s phone vibrated, and she got a message.
In the leaders‘ office, the two top leaders warmly welcomed them. “This project requires a lot of funding. If Mr. Winifred can help, it’d save our bacon. We’d be forever grateful.”
Calvin came in from the outside and handed his phone to Yann. The screen showed a photo of Audrey walking into the bureau and closing the door, glancing at the Maybach with a slight smile.
Yann softened a bit for her smile. He took the phone and sent a location. A quick reply of a smiling emoji came back.
Audrey just sent a message when the clerk called them in. She quickly put away her phone.
“Mr. Wanes, we’re from Stride Commerce. We need your signature on some equipment.” Audrey placed the documents on Chris Wanes‘ desk.
Chris skimmed through them carelessly, quickly glancing at Audrey and Tiffany’s hands. He thought, ‘Such naive fools, thinking I’d sign for them?”
The guest sitting across hadn’t left. He stared at Audrey from the moment she came in until she spoke, confirming her identity. “This document can’t be signed,” he interrupted.
Audrey recognized the voice immediately. A familiar nuisance was felt.
“Mr. Patel.” Audrey gave a polite official smile. “This isn’t under your jurisdiction.”
Wyatt sneered, took a sip of coffee, and signaled Chris with a look.
Chris didn’t get a bribe and didn’t want to sign. With Wyatt pressuring him, he was happy to make things difficult.
“Your documents don’t meet requirements.” Chris threw the papers back in front of Audrey. “Go back and fix them.”
“What needs fixing?” Audrey asked.
Chris casually named two items, and Tiffany immediately pulled those papers out and showed them to him. He frowned and then found other excuses. Tiffany found those documents too.
The paperwork was clearly complete; Chris was just deliberately making trouble.
“Fine, leave the papers here. I’ll sign when I’ve reviewed them.” He was stalling until they ‘got the message.‘
Wyatt smiled smugly. He thought, ‘Bringing down his dad and almost getting his daughter accused of theft. She thought leaving the Patel family after her divorce would keep her safe from their retaliation? How naive!‘
Tiffany noticed the bad blood between Wyatt and Audrey and nervously tugged at Audrey’s bag.
Audrey gave her a reassuring look and looked at Chris. “Mr. Wanes, you haven’t been visiting Mr. Patel’s family recently, have you?”
Wyatt slammed down the cup heavily and shouted angrily, “Audrey! Get out of here!”
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John’s case hadn’t been finalized yet. Wyatt was taking advantage of everyone still being unaware, trying to stabilize the relationship network quickly. He stood up and drove people out.
Chris keenly sensed Wyatt’s abnormal reaction but didn’t stop him. After all, some things needed to be discussed privately.
Wyatt said, “Mr. Wanes, you visited Mr. Patel’s home before and brought Mrs. Patel a set of skincare products.”
“Wait a moment!” Chris stood up and stared carefully at Audrey. After a long while, he said, “Are you a servant of the Patel family?”
When he visited, she was the one serving coffee. Usually, servants were older, so such a young and beautiful one left an impression.
Wyatt was a bit stunned; he didn’t know about the skincare products but sensed it wasn’t good, so he gave Audrey a warning look.
Audrey ignored him and kept smiling at Mr. Wanes, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. “Mr. Patel is under investigation for bribery. You probably don’t want to be associated with the former leader anymore.”
Wyatt suddenly looked at Mr. Wanes sharply.
Chris’s face had already turned pale. The skincare set actually contained gold bars. Because he was ‘sensible,’ he had earned this director position. He hadn’t made enough yet and didn’t want to get implicated.
Audrey looked at Tiffany. Tiffany was momentarily stunned but quickly understood. She picked up some documents from the table and handed them to Chris. “Mr. Wanes, please sign here.”
Chris’s eyes were like knives, stabbing Audrey first, and then Wyatt. He thought, ‘How could a servant know such matters?‘ He picked up the pen, nearly crushing it, reluctant to sign.
“Mr. Wanes, if you cooperate with us, I won’t interfere further,” Audrey reassured him.
After Chris signed begrudgingly, throwing the document back to Tiffany, Audrey added. “But I can’t guarantee Mr. Patel will turn over a new leaf.”
Chris was so angry that steam seemed about to come out of his head.
Audrey glanced at Wyatt and then left the office with Tiffany. Just imprisoning John wasn’t enough for her. She wanted them to fight amongst themselves. The resources the Patel family got through improper means had to be destroyed.
Wyatt hurriedly tried to calm Chris, then chased after them. “Audrey!” He stopped them and said to Tiffany, “You go first!”
Tiffany stood firmly beside Audrey.
“Wait for me at the door.” Audrey patted Tiffany’s hand, which was holding her phone.
Tiffany glanced at Wyatt and walked to the door.
Wyatt lowered his voice, gritting his teeth, “Audrey, every time you go back to the compound, it’s not to pay respects to my parents, it’s to gather evidence? Are you crazy?”
Audrey sneered, “Only if there’s evidence for me to collect.”
Wyatt’s eyes darkened with fury. Suddenly, he raised his hand sharply.
Audrey didn’t dodge; instead, she lifted her chin. “My colleagues are recording. If you want to come in for coffee, go ahead and hit me.”
Wyatt abruptly turned and saw Tiffany holding her phone, recording them. Annoyed, he withdrew his hand and whispered, “Your feud with Clayton is between you two. Don’t drag my family into this.”
Audrey raised her hand, brushing a stray hair behind her ear, and spoke calmly, “Every weekend, I go to the Patel family to pay respects. Out of five visits, three times there were gift offerings.
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I wrote down those people in my little notebook. If I need any leaders, like today, I might make use of a few.”
The little notebook was imaginary, but she had memorized some names. Wyatt had no idea how many bribes his greedy mother had taken – probably Lillian herself didn’t remember.
“You” Wyatt clenched his fists tightly. He just couldn’t hold back.
He quickly looked at Tiffany, but had to be cautious. He swore he would find a chance later to teach Audrey a lesson.
Wyatt said, “Fine. Who do you need to sign?”
Audrey took documents from her bag and handed them to Wyatt. “Two more leaders. Please have Mr. Patel handle it.”
Using his connections, Wyatt quickly got the signed documents and threw them at her. “Leave some room for us to live. Audrey, going all out won’t do
you any good.”
Audrey confirmed the signatures were correct and put the documents away. “That sentence goes back to you. If Clayton keeps pestering me, it won’t do
you any good.”
