Chapter 204 Tracing to the Source
The card!
Zane was referring to one she lost earlier.
Whether it was for kidnapping Isabella or the incident involving Isaac’s fiancée, all the transfer records were from that card.
Christina seemed to be thoroughly prepared to tarnish her reputation, leaving Natalie with no plausible defense.
Now, Zane claimed to have found the information.
“Send it to me.”
“It’s already in your email.”
“Good.”
Natalie ended the call and opened her email, her ch*st heaving in anxiety.
Irwin asked, “What’s wrong?”
“They’ve found something on Christina,” Natalie said as she handed her phone to Irwin for him to look at.
The screen displayed the dates of the kidnapper’s transactions, along with Christina heading to the bank. on the same days.
The bank she chose to go to was a considerable distance from the Johnson Manor. It was evident that Christina intentionally went far to make it harder to trace.
However, every member of Stephen’s team was exceptional. They managed to uncover everything.
Christina probably didn’t anticipate that Stephen’s people could unveil past events, no matter how long. ago they occurred.
If only Natalie had entrusted everything to Stephen’s team from the beginning rather than hiring a private detective. This would have been uncovered much sooner.
But at that time, she feared that Stephen would worry if he knew too much.
Now, it was different. With everything exposed, what she needed was the fastest resolution!
Irwin handed the phone back to her. Natalie took it and was about to call Cedric when suddenly…
BONU
A headline notification popped up on her phone: [High–Value Jewelry Materials Cost Only & Few Bucks?
Though she initially wanted to ignore this dull news, the words caught her attention. When she saw the words “Sylvan Gems,” her heart skipped a beat.
Just as she clicked on it, Zane called again.
“Hello?”
“Ms. Walker, I’m afraid you need to return to the company as soon as possible!” Zane said.
It was now clear that the headline was targeting Sylvan Gems!
Natalie closed her eyes. Her tone was unstable as she replied, “I got it. I’m coming right now!”
After hanging up the phone, her vision swam.
Irwin hadn’t looked at his phone. Seeing the sudden change in Natalie, he was puzzled and asked, “Did something happen?”
Natalie looked at Irwin. She wanted to say something, but the only thing that came out of her mouth was,” Drop me off at Sylvan Gems!”
Something big had happened!
For a jewelry company, discussions about jewelry styles were nothing new.
But now… it was about the materials!
Each set of jewelry by Sylvan Gems was worth over a million. Suddenly, talks suggested that the jewelry. materials were worth only a few bucks?!
Sylvan Gems had just completed its new product launch, and the company already accepted the maximum amount of orders it could take.
With such negative news surfacing now, it was safe to say that no one in the company would be getting a good night’s sleep tonight.
For Sylvan Gems, the upcoming week would be far from peaceful.
On the way to Sylvan Germs, Irwin read the news. He turned to Natalie, who had closed her eyes to conceal the turmoil in her heart. He wanted to say something, but Natalie’s phone vibrated again.
She opened her eyes and checked to see it was a call from Stephen.
Bad news traveled fast–this news had even reached Stephen, who was all the way In Simerla.
+16 BONUS
Uncle Natalie answered the phone, struggling to suppress the anger in her chest.
Is this Cedric’s doing? Stephen asked.
Natalie hesitated.
Yes. Although there was still no evidence, given the circumstances, it was undoubtedly related to Cedric.
“Yes.
This time, Natalie didn’t conceal it as she did before. Things had reached a point where there was no need to hide it from her uncle.
It would be better if Stephen knew!
After she said that, Stephen’s breathing became heavier.
“Is he insane?”
“Uncle.”
“Come back to Simeria immediately.”
“What about Sylvan Gems?”
“I’ll have someone handle it,” Stephen said directly.
As a man, he understood that Cedric. At this moment, Cedric was like a madman. Being in his presence, Natalie was at risk of being torn apart.
Although everyone was angry about the situation, Stephen’s first reaction was to have Natalie leave Simeria immediately. As for settling the score with Cedric, there would be plenty of time for it later.
“Should I still go to Sylvan Gems now?” Natalie asked.
“Go and settle what you need to hand over. Once you’re done, take the earliest flight back tomorrow. morning,” Stephen instructed.
“Okay,” Natalie responded.
Her world was currently filled with turmoil and anger. Regardless of that, she would listen to her uncle.
now.
They quickly arrived at Sylvan Gems. Just as Natalie was about to get out of the car, Irwin grabbed her wrist. She turned around to meet Irwin’s gaze, which was a combination of gentleness and seriousness.
+15 BONUS
“What’s wrong?” Natalie asked.
Irwin hesitated. Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang. He looked at Natalie and gestured for her to remain silent. Then, he answered the call.
“Hello.”
Natalie could vaguely hear something about Dragon Park from the other end. Irwin’s expression darkened. The grip on her wrist, which was tight just moments ago, suddenly loosened.
Then, Inwin said, “Alright. I’ll be there soon.”
After hanging up the phone, he looked at Natalie.
“What happened?” Natalie asked.
At the question, a chill ran down her spine.
Only God knew…. that what she feared most was everything converging at once.
Whenever things gathered, it was no longer a coincidence–especially in her world, where there was never any coincidence.
Everything was premeditated!
“There’s trouble in the eastern suburbs. I’ll head there for now.”
“What happened?”
At this moment, Natalie seemed unable to hear her own voice. Her mind echoed with Irwin’s words that there was trouble in the eastern suburbs.
There was a buzzing noise in her mind and also a sense of emptiness.
“I don’t know the details yet. I’ll ch*ck it out first, okay?”
Natalie didn’t ask further.
In the past, Irwin used to wait and watch as she entered the building before leaving.
But today… he didn’t
er Sylvan
As she watched the taillights disappear from her line of sight, Natalie didn’t turn around to enter! Gems. She stood quietly in place.
The night wind blew, ruffling her hair. The chill felt as if it soaked right into her bones.
+15 BONUS
She looked up and found that the city’s starry sky no longer had stars. All she saw was pitch–black, much like the color of her world!
When Natalie entered the office, Zane and other company directors were already waiting for her. The relevant investigative department had also arrived, even at this late hour.
As Natalie listened to Zane reporting the situation, chills ran down her spine. At this critical moment, it was impossible to say it had nothing to do with Cedric
There was also trouble happening in the eastern suburbs on Irwin’s side.
“Zane.”
“Yes, Ms. Walker?”
“I’m going out for a while.”
Natalie didn’t enter the meeting room. She turned around and headed towards the elevator.
