Chapter 471 Insignificant

Christina went into the house and saw Anya waiting for her inside with her arms folded.

She ignored her and walked in.

“Stop right there.”

Christina arched a brow. “What’s up?”

Anya’s gaze darkened. “The financial department told me you asked them for my recent reimbursement and contracts. What are you trying to do?”

Christina was momentarily stunned. She did not expect the news to reach her ears so soon. “It’s just a standard cross-checking procedure. Why are you so nervous?”

“My financial reports are all approved. Why do you need to cross-check them?” Anya asked. her eyes narrowed.

“In that case, why did you come to ask me about it? Are you guilty of something?” Christina scoffed.

Anya was bereft of words.

Seeing that she had nothing else to say, Christina walked away and went upstairs. Judging by Anya’s reaction, it’s obvious that she’s guilty of something. There must be something fishy going on with those financial reports.

Christina only put her guard down after she arrived in her room upstairs.

After taking a shower, she went to bed with her damp hair.

When she woke up the next morning, she felt her head spinning. Back then, Nathaniel would dry my hair for me before I went to bed.

She quickly shook her head. Why am I thinking about him?

Christina changed into a dress and walked out of the room. A housekeeper approached her and said, “Ms. Christina, Mr. Gibson is asking for you. He’s in the study.”

“All right. Thanks” Christina went to the study on the third floor.

Only one of the windows was opened in the study, and it was quite stuffy inside.

He was sitting at his desk and practicing writing, exuding an intimidating and stern aura.

“Did you ask to see me, Dad?” Christina walked in.

Timothy never liked being disturbed, so no one would dare to disrupt his rest on the third. floor unless he asked to see someone.

“Christina, how’s work?” Timothy asked in a deep voice.

Christina walked up to him, got him another pen, and replied, “Not bad.”

Truth be told, Timothy knew everything that had been going on at the office.

He nodded in satisfaction and focused on his writing.

“You’re amazing at this, Dad!” Christina praised.

Timothy put his pen aside and looked at Christina fondly. “Christina, today is your mother’s death anniversary. I think it’s time I bring you to see her.”

Christina’s heart skipped a beat. I mentioned this to Dad plenty of times before. Although he said he would bring me there, he never did. It turns out he’s been waiting for this day.

Timothy and Christina left the house shortly after that, and their driver sent them to the entrance of the cemetery.

Christina pushed Timothy in, and instead of stopping in one of the quiet corners, they stood. in the open. Weirdly enough, the initially good weather had worsened, and clouds were gathering above their heads.

The black-and-white photo on the tombstone showed the face of a graceful woman with gentle facial features.

Christina stared at the photo, and her eyes reddened.

She was filled with sadness.

Looking gloomy, Timothy piped up. “Christina, I think it’s time I tell you that it was the people from Hadley Corporation who murdered your mom back then. And my leg...”

Timothy’s eyes grew grimmer as he spoke.

Christina furrowed her brows. After a short moment of silence, she said, “Dad, that was an accident. That wasn’t a-‘

“You’re wrong.” Timothy proceeded to reveal a secret he had been keeping to himself for “Gibson Corporation and Hadley Corporation competed for the land rights of years.

Horington back then. The winner would ultimately become stronger in the industry. At that time, Hadley Corporation was having trouble due to the shoddy real estate properties they built. Hence, their reputation took a hit. They committed the cruel act when they realized they were losing out to Gibson Corporation. On that particular day, they invited your mother and me to discuss a deal between the two families. The landslide happened shortly after we arrived at the meeting spot. According to the experts, the landslide was most probably man-made. Back then, there weren’t any surveillance cameras, so no one was ever caught. Years have since gone by, and I still haven’t avenged your mother. I feel so sorry her.”

Christina could only stare at the photo on the tombstone. She was dumbstruck when she heard about what had happened back then.

After a long while, she finally returned to her senses when she felt her legs going numb. “What do you want me to do, Dad?”

Christina felt an obligation to avenge the Gibson family.

Timothy’s gaze darkened. “I know Hadley Corporation is bidding for the Beluga Bay Resort project. I want you to find out their reserve price so that Gibson Corporation can win the bidding for the project.”

He’s asking me to cheat?

There was a glint in Christina’s eyes. “Okay. I’ll get it done for what they did to Mom, but I don’t want to have anything to do with Hadley Corporation after this.”

“Okay. You have my word,” Timothy assured.

When the two were heading out, they bumped into Yerek at the entrance.

Wearing a black suit and sunglasses, he looked rather dejected as he held a flower bouquet in his hands.

“Hi, Dad,” Yerek greeted.

Timothy nodded in response. Although Yerek wasn’t his biological son, he loved Yerek just as much. He couldn’t give Yerek the company’s shares, but he never considered kicking Yerek out of the Gibson family.

“Your mom loved you the most when she was around. It’s nice of you to bring her flowers. every year.”

“What I do is insignificant. Dad, I would like to talk to Christina.”

Timothy did not stop him and told the driver to push him away.

Just then, it started drizzling. Yerek and Christina were standing in a corner, but as the wind blew, droplets of rain fell on Christina.

“Hurry up and say what you need to say.” Christina hated Yerek to the core.

Yerek frowned and said, “I know you’re looking into Anya’s accounts. Almost all the executives in the company are in cahoots with her. You ought to be careful.”

Anya had won over the executives in the company, and it would be hard to take them down.

However, instead of trusting Yerek, Christina thought he was playing tricks on her. “What made you think I would trust you? Do you take me for a child, Yerek?”

Yerek heaved a sigh in response. “I know you’re angry at me because of the incident at the clothing factory, but I wasn’t going after you back then. I was targeting Nathaniel.”