Chapter 772: Forgiveness

Austin arrived in Hance City yesterday, but he didn't tell Preston

because he wanted to quietly investigate on his own. However, he

couldn't find anything and there was nothing to continue investigating. It

was as if Cora had never appeared in Hance City at all.

Only Ayan can do it so cleanly and neatly.

Austin placed his hope on Preston and said, "Will Mr. Walker help me?"

Preston did not immediately give an answer, but instead he had a

slightly faded expression and was lost in thought, it was unclear what

he was thinking about.

Upon seeing this, Austin also narrowed his eyes slightly and his face

flashed with a hint of stiffness. He then asked in a calm tone, "Is there

any concern, Mr. Walker?"

"None, it's just that this matter is not as simple as you thought. Mrs.

Norman has been held by Ayan for so long, and you definitely have

investigated or thought of a solution. Since there has been no result, I

don't think Camille could possibly know either. After all, Ayan is cunning

and secretive. If he doesn't want others to know something, no one

will."

"Is Mr. Walker so sure that Camille won't know? Or does he trust

Camille so much because they are friends? But Mr. Walker, you should

not forget that Camille is Ayan's wife, and they are a unit. Thus many

things are naturally understood. After all, she is Ayan's wife and would

not help others. Does Mr. Walker think this makes sense?"

Austin squinted his eyes, calculating in his mind. He wanted to make

use of Preston's help to deal with Ayan, which would cause him less

trouble. Maybe he wouldn't have to do anything and could just sit back

and reap the benefits.

So why not?

Austin's joy overflowed from within when he realized that he could find

Cora's heart without any effort from him.

But can he really use Preston?

Preston looked up at him with a faint hesitation and difficulty in his

words, “Mr. Norman's words are certainly true, but I think Mr. Norman

should first understand why Ayan did this? After all, the person Ayan is

holding is not someone else, it's Mrs. Norman. But there must be some

kind of relationship between Mrs. Norman and Ayan, isn't there?"

Austin fell silent and discouraged.

Austin was stunned, but Preston didn't stop there. He continued: "Mr.

Norman, my words may be harsh, but they are true. Ayan and Mrs.

Norman were first love to each other. You and I are both men, so we

understand what first love means to a man. You should know that. Ayan

and Mrs. Norman were said to have been separated not because of

their relationship gone bad, but because of the Simpson family's

interference. Does that mean they still have feelings for each other?"

"So what? Can Ayan's grandfather and child tolerate the harm Cora has

caused?" Austin's tone was very excited, as if he was trying to refute

Preston's words.

Naturally, Preston didn't mind his questioning.

He remained calm and composed, saying: “Whether or not he can

forgive her is just a response to the public. Who knows what he really

thinks in his heart? If you really want to hold someone responsible, why

not just hand it over to the police? Besides, he could have used Mrs.

Norman to threaten Mr. Norman directly, couldn't he? But instead of

doing that, he hid Cora away. If I'm guessing correctly, probably only

Ayan himself and his secretary know where Cora is now."

Preston's blunt questions silenced Austin completely.

Every word from Preston hit him hard in his heart. These questions

were like a stick beating on his heart lightly but heavily enough that it

wouldn't let him calm down.

There was no need for them to continue eating their meal after this

conversation ended perfectly with Austin's phone ringing at that

moment. Without answering it directly, he pressed down the refusal

button and left to attend to other businesses.

Before parting though, Preston reminded him: "Mr. Norman doesn't

need to worry too much about anything. Just tell me if there is anything

you need help with. Leave some things for Sean to do instead of you

personally getting involved. Don't you think so?"

Austin nodded quietly with a serious face as an answer.

As soon as Austin left the room, Preston picked up his glass of water

and took a sip while suppressing an uncontrollable smirk on his lips. It

was a triumphant smile.

Did he not know what Austin wanted?

Austin wanted to use him against Ayan, but how could Preston agree?

All he had could only be used against Ayan and the Simpson family; no

one else deserved such effort or attention from him.

But regarding Cora's situation... he was quite curious.

A living person missing for so long without any news - this was

unexpected indeed!

Where did Ayan hide her so securely without any leaks or information

being revealed?

It also meant that Ayan had deep scheming plans which made anyone

else incapable of achieving such secrecy unless they were equally

cunning like himself.

He needed more caution than ever before, because even slight

carelessness would lead into being calculated by Ayan's numerous

schemes!

At this moment, the cunning man also learned about Preston's meeting

with Austin. Since Austin arrived in Hance City, someone had been

following him, so every move of Austin was transparent to Ayan, and

there were no secrets at all.

After Kian reported everything about Austin to Ayan, he asked a little

worriedly: "Mr. Simpson, if Preston agrees to work with Austin against

us after their meeting, our actions may be closely monitored. Do we

need to take some precautions?"

"Only those who are afraid of being exposed and have something to

hide will worry about being monitored. But do you and I have anything

to hide?"

"Of course not."

"Well then, let them monitor us if they want. Currently the most

important thing for Simpson Group is completing the project in Dane

City within this month. If they want to monitor us, that would be great.

When they get tired of it, we can make other plans.”

Ayan had no fear or worries at all; he was confident that he could

handle anything that came his way.

After ending his call with Kian, Camille came out of the bedroom.

Seeing the man sitting on the sofa, she stared at him intently and asked

lightly: "Didn't you say you had something important to tell me? What is

it exactly?"

Ayan looked up from his phone and patted the seat next to him for her

sit down.

Camille pursed her lips and gave him a deep look before walking over.

Their eyes met. He had come straight from work and told her during

dinner that there was something he needed tell her but hadn't brought it

up even though more than an hour had passed since then.

So what was going on?

Camille stared at him as she jokingly asked: "You didn't do something

that needs my forgiveness, did you?"

But she never expected Ayan would go along with it by saying: "If I did,

would you forgive me?"