Chapter 627
After watching Garrett and Laney leave, Natalie walked into the inpatient department carrying a chocolate hazelnut cake.
The door to Brandon’s ward was half closed and Natalie could hear the men inside having a conversation when she was at the door.
Brandon was talking very softly, and Natalie strained her ears to hear the conversation.
“You can give Vivian an important position while I’m away. She is cautious and dedicated in her work. I’m sure she’s also a good problem solver. She’ll be able to help solve a lot of troubles,” Brandon said in a meaningful tone.
“Mr. Larson, why did your opinion of Vivian change so quickly? Weren’t you still guarding against her a few days ago?” Sean asked in confusion. He was shocked and couldn’t figure out what Brandon was thinking.
Just then, a gust of wind blew in through the window, ruffling Brandon’s hair.
Sean quickly walked over to shut the window and then turned around, asking suspiciously, “Mr. Larson, are you planning something?”
Brandon shook his head and explained calmly, “We spent a lot of time and effort investigating Vivian, but we still can’t figure out her plans. I just thought we could give her a chance to slip up and give herself away.”
Vivian had been working in the Larson Group for a while now, but Brandon had not given her many opportunities to learn about the primary operations of the Larson Group. He believed that Vivian could feel that he was sidelining her on purpose.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Larson. I will do as you say. I will report to you timely or when a situation pops up. I’m sure that Vivian will show her true colors soon,” Sean said respectfully as he sorted out the documents that Brandon had read. He then began to do his own work in silence.
The ward fell silent again as if the conversation had never happened.
However, the sound of something dropping to the floor came outside the door, and the noise caught their attention. Sean stood up vigilantly and strode towards the door, demanding firmly, “Who’s eavesdropping outside?”
“It’s me,” Natalie said awkwardly as she picked up the cake box and forced a smile.
She accidentally dropped the cake box on the ground as she became worried after seeing the serious look on Brandon’s face during his conversation with Sean.
Sean and Brandon were stunned by her appearance.
However, Sean soon came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and joked, “Mrs. Larson, were you listening in on us? You made me think that there were spies in the hospital.”
Natalie came in after regaining her composure. She closed the door and asked, “What were you talking about? You both looked so serious.”
Sean kept quiet and subconsciously glanced at Brandon, who was sitting in his bed.
Brandon smiled at Natalie and calmly said, “Sean was just helping me arrange the work schedule for the employees in Larson Group during my absence. What about you? I thought you would only come back after your dinner with Laney.”
He then patted a space beside him, motioning for Natalie to sit down.
Natalie knew he was lying. His answer was different from what she heard outside the door. She noticed that Sean was holding some documents and trying to sneak away. She quickly stopped him and asked, “Sean, what’s going on?”
Sean smiled awkwardly and replied, “Mrs. Larson, you are making things difficult for me.” He sighed and continued, “My six-month worth of bonus had already been completely deducted.”
Natalie looked at Sean sympathetically and didn’t want to put him in a tight spot any longer, so she nodded and let him go.
She placed the cake box on the table, looking disappointed. She ignored Brandon the entire time while fiddling with cake box. Fortunately, the chocolate hazelnut cake was protected by the cake box and was still edible. However, it looked a bit squashed and deformed.
“Honey, did you buy the cake?” Brandon asked lightheartedly.
He didn’t know how to explain his plans to Natalie. She and Vivian had a friendly relationship, so he had difficulties letting Natalie know Vivian’s true colors. 4 “Do you want some?” Natalie asked as she felt it would be wasteful to throw the cake away. She then put the cake in front of Brandon without waiting for his response.
Brandon smiled forcefully as he took a bite and commented, “It tastes good, although it doesn’t look so good.”
Natalie gave him a meaningful look and said, “It looked good before I dropped it on the ground. Let’s not waste it and finish it together.”
She then sat at the edge of the bed, picked up her fork and started eating the cake. She noticed that Brandon was avoiding the topic of the conversation he had with Sean, so she took the initiative to ask, “When I was outside the door, I heard you and Sean talk about Vivian. Is there something wrong with her? Did she cause any trouble?”
Brandon felt a slight unease at her question. He put his cake on the cupboard beside his bed and held Natalie in his arms. He hesitated a little before asking, “What do you think of Vivian?”
Natalie answered honestly, “I used to think that Vivian was a capable woman. But I ran into her scolding her coworker one time when I visited the Larson Group. She somehow reminded me a lot of Charis. To be honest, I felt a little uncomfortable by that.”
“It’s clear as day that Vivian and Charis were acquainted,” Brandon admitted to Natalie. “I suspect that Vivian had something to do with the recent events, but I don’t have any concrete evidence to prove it yet,” Brandon told Natalie.
Lately, the two of them had been too exhausted to delve into the topic. But after seeing Garrett, Brandon felt much more at ease and decided to discuss the matter with Natalie.
“Initially, I thought Vivian was a kind, beautiful, and enthusiastic person,” Natalie reflected, feeling like her previous assessment was too shallow. She didn’t know much about Vivian, but she had jumped to conclusions too quickly. “What else have you from your investigation so far?”
“Just now, Sean came in and gave me an update on the investigation. He discovered that the car accident wasn’t caused by Kathie and Ameer,” Brandon replied, before leaning down to give Natalie a long kiss. “You asked Sean to look into the casino. There’s been some progress on that front. The man who frequently visited the casino was named Roger. According to the casino’s dealer, Roger hasn’t been to the casino for two days and no one had seen him ever since. It looks like he’s gone on the lam.”
“What does Roger do for a living?” Natalie wondered, planning to personally investigate when she had some free time.
“Roger makes his money illegally. We don’t know if he fled, vanished, or met with an untimely demise, and it will be difficult to find out. Don’t even think about going to the casino by yourself. It’s not safe for you to go alone,” Brandon warned, knowing that if Natalie acted alone, she might put herself into potentially dangerous situations. “Are you afraid that I’ll be a hindrance to you and cause you more trouble at a time like this?” Natalie furrowed her brow, feeling down as she remembered her past experiences.
She felt so useless.
