Chapter 626 There It Is
The check of two hundred thousand on the desk seemed to be beckoning at her. Powerless to resist, Macy nodded.
“Yes. The Gibson family and the Hadley family were partners on a large project. To attain the approval of the board and become the CEO, Nigel worked hard on the project. He was the one who recommended the supplier to Timothy.”
“What is the supplier’s name?”
“That’s the third question, Christina. Up the price.”
Macy was no fool. She guessed that Christina was investigating the accident, which Nigel was inextricably linked to.
Despite a couple’s marital vows, each will save themselves when disaster strikes. Besides, Nigel was the one to throw me under the bus first. I’m only repaying the favor.
Sebastian produced a check written out for three hundred thousand and placed it on top of the earlier one. Macy reached out to grab them but could not yank them free.
“You haven’t answered Mrs. Hadley yet, Mrs. Gibson,” Sebastian reminded her.
Macy withdrew her hand sheepishly. “Nigel never shared his business dealings with me, so I can’t give you a name. What I do know is that they have formed a company together over the years, with Nigel taking the lion’s share of the profits. He’s even the largest shareholder, wielding absolute power.”
Christina could tell that Macy’s narrative largely corroborated with what Nathaniel told her.
The possibility of Nigel being the mastermind was more or less established, but without evidence, everything they knew could just as easily change.
Christina signaled Sebastian to hand over the money.
Macy could hardly conceal her greed at the sight of the checks in her hands totaling close to a million. She motioned at Christina impatiently.
“Keep going. What else do you want to know? I’ll tell you everything as long as the price is right.”
Christina realized that Nigel’s marriage was not as perfect as they made it seem to the world. She would not uncover anything important if she persisted with the line of questioning through Nigel.
“Does Anya have anything to do with Miranda’s and Madison’s deaths?”
As though having her tail trodden on, Macy leaped to her feet and clawed madly at Christina’s chest. “Watch your mouth, Christina!” she yelled in a rage. “I know my daughter. She is no murderer!”
“I haven’t told you how Miranda and Madison died,” Christina said.
Panic flashed across Macy’s eyes. She quickly suppressed it, clutching the checks in her hand as she did so. “Though I am in urgent need of money, I will not allow my daughter’s name to be dragged through the
mud. Our deal is over.”
She turned to leave, but Christina’s voice, dripping with temptation, sounded in her ear.
“Anya has fled and left you here. For all your consideration for her, she does not care whether you live or die. All you have to do to get a million on the spot is just loosen your tongue. Are you sure you don’t want
to?”
Macy’s feet felt like lead. She could not take a step.
One million is the lifeline that can drag me out of this mess. She is right. The two people I care most about in the world have left me to die.
After struggling for a moment, Macy turned away from the snare and left without so much as a backward glance.
Sebastian put away the check. “Are you sure we’re just going to let her leave?”
Christina smirked. “Don’t worry. She’ll be back. There is no such thing as a last hand for a gambler. She’ll be back for more.”
Sebastian understood the meaning behind her words. “I know what to do, Mrs. Hadley.”
That night, leaning against the headboard of her bed, Christina had a video call with the children, then spoke with Nathaniel on the phone for over an hour, after which she was about to tuck in when Sebastian called with good news.
Macy had lost the six hundred thousand she had taken earlier that day. More importantly, her debt. swelled from five million to over ten million.
The owner of the casino left Macy with no chance of escape. Before she could do so, he captured her and came dangerously close to skinning her.
Following Sebastian’s instructions, however, the casino feigned a lapse of vigilance and allowed Macy to escape successfully,
Everything went according to Christina’s plan.
Nigel and Yerek did not fare much better, either. After facing numerous rejections and ridicule, they still failed to gather anything despite having resorted to unlawful means.
Worst still, the police suddenly turned up and all but forced them back to the precinct to aid in their investigation.
Yerek was not privy to Gibson Corporation’s operations and, at most, only provided Nigel with ideas. Without evidence, the police released him after asking him a few questions.
Nigel, on the other hand, was not as lucky. As the once omnipotent figure of Gibson Corporation, he had plenty of skeletons in his closet; any single crime of the myriad he was charged with was sufficient to put him away for several years.
Yerek wanted to eliminate the obstacle and align himself with the Stone family, but Nigel was indispensable. Thus, when the following day broke, Yerek went to Gibson Corporation with a stack of documents to see Christina.
By nine, Yerek had been waiting for almost three hours at the entrance to Gibson Corporation when
Christina’s car finally appeared.
Seeing that the car was entering the underground parking lot, he followed surreptitiously.
Just as the car was going down the ramp, Yerek leaped out and blocked its path.
Lyle slammed his foot on the brake. The car jerked and woke Christina, who was taking a nap in the back
seat.
“What happened?” Still bleary-eyed, Christina did not see Yerek standing in front of them.
“It’s Mr. Yerek Gibson, Mrs. Hadley. He came out of nowhere and blocked us in our path,” Sebastian explained, turning around. “I’ll have Lyle take care of it.”
Lyle opened the door, but Christina said, “It’s all right. Let him come. I have to see him, anyway.”
“Yes, Mrs. Hadley.” Lyle descended the vehicle and dragged Yerek over to the back door with one hand. As soon as the former had gotten down, Sebastian locked the doors at once. Christina wound down the window
“You have ten minutes. Yerek. Say what you will.” Christina glanced at her watch. “It better be something I want to hear.”
Yerek had not slept and looked like a wreck. Being usually attentive to his appearance, he was at the moment slurring over his words.
“Enough, Christina. Let my father out of the precinct, and I’ll return the shares to you.”
Christina swept an impa*sive glance over the documents in his hand. “My apologies,” she said with a leer. “I no longer have any interest in that crap.”
Doing his best to ignore the overwhelming humiliation, Yerek continued through gritted teeth, “I promise we will stay well away from the Gibson family and never cause trouble for you again.”
Christina’s exquisite features remained unmoved as if nothing drew her interest.
Driven by desperation, Yerek played his trump card.
“I can give you evidence of your parents’ murder.”
