Chapter 771: Investigation

Sean's face changed slightly, and he immediately denied, "Of course it

has nothing to do with me."

Subconsciously, he remembered Kian's instructions at the apartment

and quickly replied, "Mr. Walker, Miss Armstrong's situation has nothing

to do with me. I haven't forgotten your words. I know that it is not the

right time yet. Besides, Miss Armstrong don't have a choice sometimes.

Naturally, I also know that it has nothing to do with Miss Armstrong. So I

won't do anything to her. If you don't believe me, you can investigate on

it."

The last few words Sean said without confidence and he was in a

panic. His eyes stared at Preston without any distraction for fear that

Preston would ask him more questions.

But in the end Preston didn't ask anything else either. His warm and

gentle face showed little emotion or thoughts as he remained quiet for a

long time before speaking softly again: "Since it has nothing to do with

you, then investigate this matter thoroughly yourself. Who is targeting

Camille? I need results."

Sean's face changed slightly, but tried his best to control his emotions

inside as he whispered: "Mr. Walker, I think Ayan will definitely

investigate this matter too. If we also intervene, it might arouse

suspicion from his side."

"Why would they be suspicious? It has nothing to do with me! Even if

he suspects something, what difference does it make? What could they

find out?" Preston asked each question slowly, leaving Sean no room

for response.

Sean fell silent and could only nod in agreement.

Then Preston added: “In two days, come visit the prison with me!"

Sean widened his eyes looking towards Preston; "Why are you going

there?"

“Your father has been imprisoned for so long now, and only you have

visited him before. I as his nephew should go see him personally too.

Previously, it wasn't convenient, but now there's no reason why I

shouldn't.”

Preston spoke indifferently but kept watching Sean all along. His gaze

seemed like testing him and waiting for any reaction from Sean.

This kind of gaze made Sean very uncomfortable. He couldn't help

avoiding eye contact, dodging away from looking directly into Preston's

eyes. His brain was spinning rapidly, trying hard to figure out what did

Preston's words mean exactly?

Just when Sean hadn't figured out what was going on, Preston spoke

again: "Do you have any concerns?"

Sean immediately said, "I think it's better not to go. After all, Ayan has

been watching you. If you go to the prison to see my dad at this time,

Ayan will definitely have doubts. It's not good if he finds out about our

relationship.”

Preston didn't force him and responded calmly, “Yeah, you're right. Our

relationship shouldn't be known by Ayan. So I'm not suitable to go to

the prison at this time either. I was just thinking too simply of it."

However, Preston was only testing Sean, and even though Sean

answered like that, he still had doubts about him in his heart. He always

felt that Sean was hiding something from him, but couldn't be sure what

it was.

He squinted his eyes and didn't continue talking with Sean anymore as

he knew when to stop probing further into the matter. If they broke their

relationship over this issue alone, then it wouldn't be good for them

both since what Elijah had done wasn't enough for him to turn against

Sean completely, so he could only ignore some things as long as they

didn't go too far.

The atmosphere gradually became quiet, and when Sean hesitated

whether or not he should find an excuse to leave, Preston's phone rang

at that moment.

Preston picked up his phone and glanced at the caller ID before saying

lightly towards Sean, "There is nothing else now so you can rest first

and come pick me up tomorrow morning for the museum tour.”

Sean nodded quickly,"Okay I got it! Then I'll leave now! Call me if there

is anything!"

Sean didn't need any excuses now. After bidding farewell with Preston,

he left immediately after saying goodbye.

After hearing the sound of closing door behind him, Preston finally

answered Austin's call. He had called earlier.

"Mr. Norman, why are you calling me at this hour?"

Austin replied, "I came over Hance City already. I am currently staying

in a hotel. Would you like us have dinner together?"

Preston wasn't aware of Austin's arrival beforehand. which surprised

him a little bit but nevertheless agreed on meeting up with Austin later

on during dinner time. He didn't ask much about why Austin came over

suddenly without prior notice .

That night, the two met in a high-end restaurant. They booked a private

room because they wanted privacy while discussing matters between

them.

After ordering food and drink, and once their waiter left their room,

Preston started speaking first, “Why did Mr. Norman suddenly come

here? You should've told me earlier so that we could arrange someone

to pick you up from airport!”

The two of them had a working relationship, and now Preston was

involved in Mr. and Mrs. Bell's project as well as the museum project

under the name of Norman Group. His relationship with Austin was

naturally related to their common interests, so he would deliberately get

closer to Austin.

Austin sighed with sorrow on his face, full of annoyance: "The media

found out about me and Eileen's affair. The media directly reported that

I neglected Cora and had another woman. This matter is widely

reported in Campole. Hasn't Mr. Walker heard about it?"

Austin looked at Preston, his words were clearly probing.

Preston met Austin's gaze and asked: "Is Mr. Norman suspecting me?"

Austin smiled slightly: "Of course not, Mr. Walker, don’t worry too much,

I just feel that this matter is a bit strange; almost everyone in Campole

knows about it, but has Mr. Walker really not heard anything in Hance?"

"To be honest with you, my secretary was taken away by Ayan last

night and just came back.”

"Ayan took your secretary away?" Austin frowned slightly with an

extremely serious expression on his face.

Preston said nonchalantly: "Mr. Norman, you also find it surprising,

right? I'm busy dealing with this matter, so naturally I have no extra time

to pay attention to the news in Campole. Mr. Norman, you can rest

assured that some things won't be leaked from my mouth."

Austin immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Walker, you are thinking too

much by saying that. I'm not suspicious of you. I'm just wondering who

did it."

Although Austin said so, Preston didn't really believe him; if Austin

really didn't suspect him, he wouldn't have said those words just now

and was busy trying to smooth things over probably after he listened to

what he responded earlier. After all, Austin's scheming mind was

something he knew very well.

Preston did not expose Austin's thoughts, but analyzed for him

according to his words: "Who knows best about Mr. Norman's affairs?"

Austin narrowed his eyes slightly, coldness flickering at the bottom of

his eyes as he replied: "Naturally it is Ayan.”

"Mrs. Norman is still in Ayan's hands now, right?"

Austin became even more gloomy, but did not speak. His reaction

could already be considered acquiescence.

A hint of laughter flashed across Preston's eyes when they dropped

down, but when they lifted up again, everything had returned back to

normal. He looked at Austin, asking: "What does Mr. Norman plan on

doing? If there is anything you need help with, you can ask me!"

Austin looked at Preston and nodded slightly before speaking, "Since

Mr. Walker has offered it, please forgive me."

Preston nodded in agreement.

Austin continued, "Ayan is deliberately causing trouble for me by

keeping Cora in his hands. He refuses to send her back, because she

hurt Old Simpson and his child. But this is just his excuse. Who knows

what the truth really is? Who can guarantee that Ayan doesn't have

other motives? After all, he had a history with Cora and I don't believe

he has completely forgotten about it. So Mr. Walker, since you are

familiar with Mrs. Simpson, I hope you can help me find out where Cora

is now."