Female Novel
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." novelbin
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?"