My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 1108: Weighty

Chapter 1108: Weighty

Ayan glanced at her, remaining silent for almost half a minute beforehis voice calmly sounded, "Let's talk!"

Perhaps Crystal's revelation had sparked Ayan's interest or left himgenuinely surprised, as his attitude towards Crystal became muchfriendlier than before.

Ayan gestured for Crystal to sit down and personally poured her a glassof water.

Seated in the visitor's area, they discussed the main purpose ofCrystal's visit. When Crystal voiced her inner doubts, Ayan's facestiffened.

His face rarely showed such stiffness because, regardless of thesituation, he was generally a composed person.

Maintaining his silence, Ayan's deep eyes revealed a momentarypause. After a while, his voice resounded in a calm yet steady tone,"Are you sure? How certain are you?"

"Over eighty percent,” Crystal carefully uttered her thoughts afterthorough consideration. She continued, "If I didn't have suchconfidence, I wouldn't have come all this way. It would not only wastemy time but also make you wary or suspicious, thinking I might haveother hidden motives. Therefore, I decided to come after carefulconsideration.”

"Since you are so certain, what about the Bill family? How do they planto handle this?" Ayan inquired impassively.

“The Bill family is currently only known by my brother and me. Initially, Iwasn't sure because I thought there couldn't be such coincidences inthe world. However, I believe in fate. If it allowed me to encounter this,then there must be a reason. So, I paid a bit more attention. Although Ihaven't produced concrete evidence to prove it, I feel that it's true.”

"If the Bill family is unaware, how can you be certain that theirintentions align with yours?" Ayan asked with indifference.

Crystal didn't hesitate and replied, "The Bill family is harmonious,without any conflicts. There are no internal disputes over money orinterests. Otherwise, I wouldn't take such an initiative. Mr. Simpson, ifyou want to know, it's quite simple; you can easily replace out with a littleeffort. So, there's no need for me to explain further.”

Ayan nodded lightly. An air of indifference lingered on his handsomeface. He said, "What cooperation do you expect from me in thismatter?"

"Mr. Simpson can do much more than I can. So, I want you to get to thebottom of this. If it turns out to be true, have you thought about what todo?" Crystal looked at Ayan calmly, awaiting his response.

The atmosphere grew increasingly solemn.

In a low voice, Ayan said, "If what you say is true, I hope everythingremains confidential for the time being without my consent. For me,nothing else matters. The most important thing is her feelings. If shecannot accept or dislikes it, I want things to stay as they are. If she canaccept it or has other thoughts, we can proceed according to yourplan.”

Crystal furrowed her brow, saying, "But this goes against the purposeof me understanding this matter.”

“If you can't cooperate, then I don't think we need to collaborate. So, doyou want to reconsider?” Ayan looked at Crystal with unwaveringconfidence, not giving in to her influence.

His strong stance left Crystal completely led by him, and her eyesshowed a profound certainty that she would indeed follow hisinstructions.

The fact proved that Ayan's confidence was enough to make Crystalcompromise. She couldn't stand up to Ayan; he was not her opponent.After a brief silence, Crystal nodded lightly, agreeing. She looked atAyan and said, "Mr. Simpson, now that I've agreed to your request,when can you give me a result?"

"Before I can clarify this matter, I need to verify some things, so giveme half a month." Ayan needed time to think and also planned to testCamille because this was not a trivial matter and not his personal affair.He had to consider many aspects.

Additionally, with the old Simpson currently hospitalized, he needed toallocate some energy to that situation. Therefore, he couldn't addressthis matter immediately.

After a brief explanation, Crystal expressed understanding, though shestill hoped Ayan would act more swiftly.

The two talked for almost an hour, consistently focused on a singlematter that was important to both of them.

After their conversation, Ayan left with Crystal's contact information andprepared to have Kian escort her downstairs.

However, just after leaving Crystal's contact information, Ayan suddenlythought of something. He raised his hand to press the internal linebutton, his gaze shifting to Crystal. He asked, "So, you already knewher when she was recruiting an assistant for the design institute? Andyou entered the design competition now just to get to know her?"Crystal didn't expect Ayan to ask this suddenly, so she momentarilyfroze. Eventually, she nodded and said, "Yes."

Crystal was not hiding anything, her openness preventing Ayan fromharboring further suspicions. He simply nodded and then pressed theinternal line button to call Kian in. He instructed Kian to escort Crystaldownstairs. Once Kian returned to the office, Ayan spoke, “Investigatethe Bill family. Arrange for two teams-one subtly exposing theirpresence to the Bill family but not overly obvious, and the otherremaining covert without being detected by the Bill family. Investigateeverything about the Bill family thoroughly. I need to know everything."Kian was slightly taken aback and momentarily stunned. Crystal was asudden addition, and the Bill family wasn't in Hance City. In Flento City,it was quite a distance, not within their familiar territory. Investigating itwould undoubtedly take a considerable amount of time.

Kian asked in a low voice, "Mr. Simpson, this is no small matter. Itmight not be possible to get results so quickly.”

Ayan replied expressionlessly, “I know. That's why I want you to startinvestigating now. Move quickly. You have ten days, and within thattime, I want to know everything about the Bill family. Drop everythingelse you're working on and focus on this.”

Kian realized the gravity of the situation and asked with some concern,"Mr. Simpson, is something happening?"

"No, you just do as I say. Inform me immediately of any results.Understand?" Ayan rarely issued such precise instructions to Kian,making Kian speculate that it must be a rather serious matter.However, Kian couldn't directly probe what exactly was going on.

After nodding in acknowledgment, Kian left the office. Ayan sat alone inhis office chair, gazing solemnly out of the window. His eyes reflected asilent gravity. He picked up a cigarette from the side, lighting it. It hadbeen a while since he last smoked.

Crystal's words echoed in his ears, and many things were slowlyconnecting in his mind. If everything was true, then the Armstrongfamily's proposal seemed somewhat reasonable.

However, the Armstrong family's bold approach was questionable. Theycould have just made everything public. Yet, it seemed they werehesitant to do so. What was the Armstrong family really planning?Ayan couldn't make sense of many things, and his emotions becameeven heavier.

He squinted his eyes, and the deep, starry coldness in his eyesintensified. Perhaps he needed to have a chat with the Armstrongfamily soon. However, Ayan wasn't eager to have too much contactwith the Armstrong family right now, especially since they were gettingclose to Preston. Ayan wanted to avoid any potential actions by Prestonthat could harm Simpson Group or the Simpson family under thepretext of the Armstrong family. Or worse, Preston might use theArmstrong family to gather information about the Simpson family.

After a brief contemplation, Ayan decided not to dwell on this matter fornow. It was impossible to resolve it immediately, so he focused on hiswork, planning to visit the hospital later to accompany the old Simpson.Ayan continued with his work, unfazed by Crystal's visit. As theworkday concluded, it was already around 6 PM.

Ayan drove to Camille's company to pick her up and then headed to thehospital to visit the old Simpson together.