Female Novel
Chapter 426
Chapter 426 A Bold And Shocking Idea...
‘Luke bribed someone?'
It was hard for Leia to imagine how the gentle, proud man had bribed someone, but it was prettyshocking news to her.
Holding her breath, she continued to eavesdrop on her adoptive father's conversation with hissecretary.
"Last month, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Mr. Schmidt was detained in connection with a largecorruption case. In mitigation of his crime, he gave a clear account of who was involved and the insidestory of how he had taken bribes in previous years. Surprisingly, one of the men involved was LukeCrawford... He's the biggest rising star in A City who contributed greatly to A City's economicdevelopment...
"Mr. Norman, this is evidence of Luke's bribery. Mr. Schmidt was a cautious and defensive man bynature, and he secretly videotaped and preserved evidence of almost everyone who had bribed him.Mr. Norman, what do you suggest we do?"
If the bribe was paid by an ordinary company executive or senior official, they could simply follow thelaw. However, it would not be easy to handle if Luke paid the bribe.
That man controlled nearly two-thirds of A City's economy and had a substantial influence in A City.
Once something happened to him, the whole stock market would be in turmoil. Not only A City'seconomy would be affected, but foreign investors would dare not invest in A City. The ensuing crisismight be too much to handle.
What Leia heard next was the sound of documents being leafed through.
Jack's mellow voice slowly rang out, as if he had been considering his words for a long time. "We canttouch Luke for the time being. This is serious. Let me think about it first. We'll have to report it if it’sabsolutely necessary."
Jack shook his head, feeling a little disappointed.
There was no doubt that Jack extremely admired the young Luke.
Luke had both courage and ability. He had a unique vision for the development of business, and hewas also fearlessly aggressive. That was how he had developed T Corporation from a small companyon the verge of bankruptcy into a large multinational conglomerate in just a few years.
Jack knew that every successful businessman would not have a spotless background.
He could have turned a blind eye to Luke if people did not have any dirt on him, but someone hadintentionally taped the evidence while he bribed them. It was a stain he could not get rid of no matterwhat.
"Suppress it first. Let me think it over."
Thinking of the possible serious consequences of taking Luke into custody, Jack hesitated for amoment before waving to his secretary and saying," It's getting late. It's rare for you to come to myhouse early in the morning and report your work. Lucas, let's have breakfast at my place today. Comeon, let's go downstairs."
Lucas politely said, "Better to obey than have respects to pay.’
The leather shoes of both men stepped on the floor, and the door was yanked open.
Shocked, Leia hurriedly pretended to knock on the door, clutching her frightened chest and saying,’Dad, I was about to knock on your door and get you to come for breakfast when you came out. Uncle
Lucas, you're here too... Dad, Mom told me to come upstairs and get you to go down for breakfast."
Jack bought it.
He had always been satisfied with the clever and sensible Leia. He said with a bright smile, "What acoincidence. Let's go down together."
Lucas's shrewd eyes glanced at Leia. He said nothing when he saw that she looked as though she didnot hear the earlier exchange.
Leia appeared calm but was actually flustered from Lucas's radar-like glance. Almost all her back wascovered with a fine layer of cold sweat.
Leia secretly sighed in relief when she saw him go downstairs with her father.
Lucas had always been smart. It was as if nothing could hide from him, but Leia thought she wasmentally strong, so she probably did not give herself away for eavesdropping earlier, right?
Before going downstairs, Leia secretly scanned her father's study out of the corner of her eye.
As she recalled his conversation with Lucas, the shock still lingered in her mind. However, a bold andshocking idea came to her mind...
After an absent-minded breakfast, Leia hurried to a hospital.
The hospital served upper-class ladies, socialites, or celebrities. It was popular with the ladies of highsociety because it was highly private and secretive. It was also the main reason Leia went to thehospital for its private testing doctors.
Leia went straight to the doctor's office.
The woman in the white coat was average-looking and was in her thirties, but she had an exceptionallywell-maintained figure.
She gave Leia a DNA report.
Leia's hands shook as she impatiently opened the paper bag and pulled out the test results.
When she saw that there was a 99.99% match, Leia's face instantly turned pale, and she trembleduncontrollably.
Her hands almost crushed the report, and her lips trembled violently. "No way, it can't be true! Doctor,could there be something wrong with the report?’ "Ms. Norman, you can test again at another hospital ifyou don't believe it. I'm a doctor, and my reputation is on the line. I wouldn't ruin my reputation likethat.” The female doctor was a little unhappy.
She was quite well-known in the hospital and was considered an all-around expert. She had served alot of socialites and upper-class ladies and had been widely acclaimed. The female doctor's expressionimmediately changed a little when Leia doubted her.novelbin
Leia's expression was icy.
She was in no mood to pay the doctor any attention. She stumbled weakly, then turned around andleft...
Reaching the hospital bathroom, Leia pulled open a toilet door and dashed in.
After she closed the door, she frantically tore the report to pieces.
Leia's eyes were burning with hatred, and her mind was in a mess. 'How can this be?' 'How can Biancabe Queenie's biological daughter?' 'If it wasn't true, why is her DNA 99.99% similar to Queenie's?' i 'I
can accept any other girl being Queenie's biological daughter, anyone but Bianca!'
Leia tore the report into pieces and scattered it on the floor. The crazy idea once again came to mind.
She closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down.
After about fifteen minutes, Leia pulled open the toilet door and walked out. She happened to meet agirl with big eyes who wanted to use the toilet.
When the girl with big eyes saw that it was the celebrity Leia, she shouted in surprise, "Are you Leia,who starred in the movie 'The Orphan Girl'? I'm a big fan. Can I have your autograph?"
Leia ignored her because she had something else on her mind, and she was not in the mood to put upher ladylike guise. She shoved the girl away in irritation.
The girl was taken aback as she looked at Leia's back. She saw that the toilet she came out of wasmessy and carefully picked up a small piece of paper she tore. The word "report" could be faintly seen.
She muttered: "Oh my god. I didn't expect the divine-looking Leia on TV to be this kind of person. Notonly she didn't flush the toilet, but she scattered waste paper everywhere. What a nuisance..."