“I’m just wondering how to force Eliana to tell the truth. Since the target is her, we can’t let her go on
directing people to attack you. I need to think of a way to teach her a lesson.”
“Well, you’ve thought about it for a while, so have you come up with anything?”
Georgia chuckled.
“The Warner and Simpson families have been cooperating in a friendly business relationship for many
years. There’s never been anything wrong with Eliana’s father. If I commanded the Simpsons to sever
that relationship with the Warners now, groups that have a good relationship with the Simpsons might
also start to break off. That’s a lethal blow, but the only worry is if it’ll cause collateral damage to the
Warner family. After all, there’s no conclusive proof yet.”
“Then let’s wait until you find evidence. Evidence doesn’t always represent the truth, too, and we don’t
have any concrete proof that Eliana was responsible for the online drama in the first place. At the very
least, we have to get eyes on Eliana and Barney to see if they meet, then investigate everything they
talk about thoroughly. Since the internet isn’t settled down yet, if they want to keep moving against me,
I don’t believe Eliana and Barney wouldn’t meet at all. When we find concrete proof, you can come in
and teach those two a lesson.”
“No need. I can deal with Barney first. His company’s cash flow is tight. We’ll deal him a blow first, and
if Eliana still wants Barney to move against you, he’ll be too busy managing his company affairs, or he
might actively go to Eliana to say that his company’s taking a blow. The two would definitely guess that
we’ve found a lead on Barney, and in such a situation, those two are going to show their hand. We just
have to keep a close watch on them.”
Georgia wasn’t much good at this sort of thing, so she nodded at Robert.
“You take the lead on this. Right now, I’m more interested in knowing who the people who attacked
Wilson was last night. They were clearly after his life. I feel like that’s a tricker bit of business. Send
some people to help out on that front too.”
As they finished their discussion, the bodyguards came over and told them that Elsie was awake, and
Wilson had just come back.
Husband and wife had the bodyguards keep watch outside the room, protecting the two children, then
went to Elsie’s room.
“I’ve found some proof about last night, and I have a primary suspect in mind.”
The moment they entered the room, Wilson turned to Georgia and Robert and said that straight away.
Georgia and Robert sat down, and Elsie spoke up, curious.
“Who’s targeting you?”
“Someone I’ve made an enemy of on my own. Remember how, last time, I found proof of child abuse in
that orphanage and brought it down? I ruined their wealth and reputation and got them slandered on
the internet. Those people definitely wouldn’t be resting easy, so they’d been investigating in the
shadows to see who leaked it, and who the traitor was. They ran check after check and found my
father, which led them to me.
“The things that I did ruined over a decade of their work and capital, and Sean Poole’s even escaped
overseas now. The hate in him hasn’t faded at all, so it was him planning it, with others helping to
investigate. That’s why they sent so many people to kill me.”
Wilson’s voice was mild and his emotions didn’t fluctuate too much. He didn’t seem to be taking it
seriously.
Elsie, though, was worried.
“They sent that many people to kill you and failed last night. Wouldn’t they try again? And since they
found you through your father, would they be going after him too?”
Elsie knew that Wilson didn’t have the best relationship with his father.
But she still wanted to ask of his father was affected.
After all, Wilson’s father had only gotten involved to help them find the evidence in the first place. She
didn’t want to involve innocents.
At Elsie’s words, Wilson fell silent for a while, then spoke.
“My father’s already been dealt with. He’s been in a car accident and his legs were amputated as a
result. He’s resting at home right now. This happened a while ago, but I only found out today.”
That had Elsie going pale.
She could see that Wilson’s feelings were complicated right now, and she didn’t know what to say.
Georgia and Robert heard it all, and the latter raised a question.
“Since they could go that far against your father, that proves that they’re giving it their all. From the
numbers they sent last night, they’ll definitely make another attempt. What’s your plan?”
People in this sort of business felt that if you didn’t take revenge, you were an easy target, so those
people were definitely going to try to get even.
“A lot of people were locked up. The ones left are just dregs. Going up against me used almost all of
their forces. Even if they try again, it’s going to take a lot of preparation and stockpiling of strength. But
before that – the mastermind is Sean Poole. Hasn’t he fled overseas? I’ll deal with him first, and the
rest of them will scatter.”
“How are you planning to deal with him?”
Georgia asked curiously. The Poole family was backing Sean, and they had powerful connections.
Even with everything that had happened last time, Sean hadn’t been affected at all, and only been
shipped overseas to continue living the good life.
It was just that Sean himself couldn’t take it lying down, and had got some people together to take
revenge on Wilson.
But if they wanted to strike back at Sean, that wasn’t an easy thing to do.
“The Poole family runs a large-scale enterprise. If we catch them by the tail and have them cut off their
monetary support of Sean, he’ll be alone and vulnerable overseas. By then, I can deal with him just
fine. Weren’t you going overseas? When I come with you, I can take care of him on the way.”
Seeing that Wilson was this confident, Georgia didn’t ask on.
It wasn’t too fitting to hear too much of this stuff, and she didn’t necessarily understand them.
Wilson had his ways. If he needed help, she just needed to give it.
After clearing up last night, Georgia asked about what Sarah had said about Gina Williams.
“Do you know this Gina?”
“The SY Group is really large. I do know Gina Williams. She’s the assistant manager of the risk
assessment department. I’ve seen her once or twice. She’s a young woman in her thirties. Smart and
capable, so she reached that position at a young age. Never heard of any ill reputation she has. She’s
always been reliable. I’ll have to get someone to check on her before I can give you an answer on what
you’re saying.”
“Please investigate it for me soon, Wilson. I’m very invested in the bargaining chip Sarah has, and if the
item’s good, I want to agree to cooperating.”
Georgia was still quite driven to find out about all the research staff in that lab of Jayson’s. With all the
information in Sarah’s hands, she didn’t want to lose this opportunity.
After the two finished talking about that, Georgia and Robert returned to their room to check on the
kids.
The children had woken from their nap, and Wilson didn’t leave Elsie’s room this time.
He’d already cleared up what happened last night, and was planning to stay in the hospital to look after
Elsie.
“Have you rested up in the morning? Does your wound still hurt?”
His tones were concerned, while Elsie was still thinking about Sean and the orphanage.
She couldn’t help but apologize.
“I’m sorry. This happened because of me. I brought this on you.”
Elsie even felt like she’d caused Wilson’s father’s injury.
With all the guilt she felt right now, she couldn’t think of any way to make up for it.
“Why are you apologizing to me?”
Wilson asked, subdued.
“They were bad people to begin with. They hurt so many children and innocents. We were on the side
of justice, and it’s just that those villains are resentful about it. It doesn’t have anything to do with you,
so don’t feel sorry for it.”
Elsie got even guiltier. Wilson was usually cold and never spoke much.
But now it seemed like he was comforting her, and he was clearly trying to take care of her feelings.
“If you didn’t know me, you wouldn’t have gotten involved in this, wouldn’t have been attacked that
night, and your father wouldn’t have been hurt. I feel like an ill omen. Back then, just for a bit of money,
I got my sister hurt by Alfred by mistake. Then all my friends I got to know later on have led such rocky
lives. I was abandoned since birth. If that’s not an ill omen, what do you say it is?”
At Elsie’s glum words, Wilson’s face turned even sterner.
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