My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 769 Suspicions Arise

Sean nodded vigorously. "Of course, don't you know what kind ofperson I am?"

Preston didn't answer that question. Instead, he stared at Sean's eyesand asked each word carefully, "Why did Ayan suddenly take youaway? You have no connection with him whatsoever. This is somethingI can't understand no matter how hard I try. He always comes directly tome if he has any dissatisfaction with me. You're just my secretary; hewouldn't lay a hand on you."

This was the main reason Preston couldn't figure out for so many days.In his eyes, Ayan and the Simpson family were very cunning andscheming, but he had a basic understanding of Ayan as a person. IfAyan had reached the point where he needed to lock someone up, thennaturally he would come straight for Preston instead of choosing Sean.Furthermore, Ayan didn't even know what Preston was planning to donow. So this made no sense at all. Even if Ayan locked him upsomewhere else, could Ayan be 100% sure there wasn't anyone behindhim?

So there must be some reason why Ayan singled out Sean like this. Hecouldn't have been clueless like that.

Did Sean do something that touched on one of Ayan's bottom lines?The more Preston thought about it, the more gloomy his expressionbecame, and his gaze turned cold as well; his indifference was evidentin his eyes.

He said to Sean: "Are you hiding something from me?"

Sean shook his head immediately, denying any wrongdoing: "No way!How could I hide anything from you? As for what exactly is going onwith Ayan... I don't know either because isn't that just how he alwaysis? Maybe coming after me is just a warning shot towards you since I'myour guy and not wanting to challenge you directly.”

Sean sounded too anxious, which caused him to speak incoherently.Although Elijah was Sean's father while being Preston's uncle, in frontof Preston, Sean always felt like an employee under leadership whichled him to have an innate fear towards Preston. Even though they werecousins, in these many years they never addressed each other usingbrotherly terms.

This wasn't allowed by Preston, because once it becomes habitual,then there will be flaws exposed in front of others. He absolutelywouldn't allow such situation happen again .

Preston didn't respond to Sean's words. As for anything else, he didn'tcontinue speaking and just looked at Sean with little expression. "It'sgetting late, and you just got back. Stay here tonight. I don't think youshould continue living in your apartment either. Rest for two days andreplace a new place.”

Sean breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Preston wasn't goingto ask any more questions. He said goodnight and quickly went back tohis guest room.

He had stayed here before, so he didn't feel too uncomfortable.

Once Sean was back in his room, he let out a deep breath as he lookedat the night sky outside. However, there was still some unease in hisheart.

Although he had told Preston everything that Ayan had asked himabout their relationship, there were two key things that Sean hadn'tmentioned: he had told Ayan about their blood ties and Ayan threatedhim with Elijah.

Sean avoided these topics without drawing attention to it, but Prestondidn't ask further questions which left Sean wondering if Preston hadn'tthought about it or if he simply chose not to mention it.

So now Sean felt uneasy about this situation and planned on takingsome time off within the next couple of days to visit the prison.Meanwhile, one wall away from where Sean slept lay Preston's masterbedroom.

Preston stood by the window without any sleepiness showing on hisface, instead an indifferent expression floated across it as if questioningwhether or not everything that Sean said could be trusted entirely.

He squinted slightly then took out his phone from his pocket beforedialing up someone's number.

What exactly did he say over the phone? No one knows except him,but gradually an icy chill began emanating from him while darkening hisfacial features even more than before; almost like something sinisterwas brewing inside of him all along.

This night was destined to be an extraordinary night. Preston did notfall asleep until after midnight. He had many things on his mind, and themore he thought about it, the heavier it became.

Some things had passed for many years, but the memory buried in hisheart became clearer and clearer. He had not been in Hance City forjust a day or two, nor had he just met Ayan recently.

Sooner or later, it will have to be solved, sooner or later will have toface that day. He prepared for so many years, waiting for the arrival ofthis day.

Preston narrowed down both eyes while coldness enveloped themcompletely; beside him lay an ashtray filled with cigarette butts emittingthick smoke throughout the entire bedroom. Maybe only this could helpcalm down such intense emotions running rampant inside.

Ayan, if everything comes out into open daylight, will you still remainfree-spirited like now? He silently questioned, knowing full well whatanswer awaited ahead...

The night passed by uneventfully until early morning when Sean wokeup feeling refreshed after getting enough rest.

Preston had slept late last night, and there was no movement of him atthe moment. Sean waited in the living room for a while, but he neversaw Preston come out. So he got up and left Preston's place.

He took a taxi directly to his own residence after leaving the building.He naturally remembered what Preston had said to him last night.

He quickly found an agent to help him replace a new place to live andeventually rented an apartment not far from Preston's at twice the price.Then he quickly packed his things and moved in.

By the time Sean finished all of this, it was already past noon. SincePreston still hadn't contacted him yet, Sean didn't bother him either.Instead, he packed some take-out food and went back to his newlyrented apartment.

As soon as he returned home, someone rang his doorbell outside.When he opened the door and saw who was standing there, he frozecompletely. He instinctively wanted to close the door, but it didn'thappen as planned.

He asked with some emotional excitement: "What do you want? Didn'tyou promise me that you would let me go? Why are you coming hereagain? If you keep doing this, then sooner or later Preston will becomesuspicious of me."

Kian ignored what Sean said completely and walked straight into hisresidence instead. He looked around before speaking slowly: "Mr.Simpson asked me to give you a message. If anything happensbetween Simpson family or Simpson Group is caused by Preston, thenitis best if you tell us beforehand; otherwise Mr. Simpson cannotguarantee that something won't happen out of anger on his part. Doyou understand?"

"Ayan isn't capable enough? Then why use me?" Sean retorted back.Kian just smiled faintly before saying: "Mr. Simpson arranges thingshowever they want them done. If you don't cooperate, I can guaranteethat by tomorrow at this time we won't be talking to each other hereanymore. Do you believe me?"

Kian's threat made Sean immediately silent; although his faceremained cold like ice as he stared at Kian without making any othermovements.

Seeing this, Kian continued on: "You don't need to be too nervous ortoo anxious about anything. Mr. Simpson said they wouldn't harm you,so they won't harm you . We came today just to avoid running intoPreston, so rest assured that nothing will happen unless YOU revealsomething about yourself. Okay?"

Kian walked over to the couch and sat down, his gaze falling on Sean'sphone on the coffee table. Sean also walked over and sat where theyhad just eaten, his face remaining serious and somber. All of histhoughts were focused on his nervousness, so he didn't even noticewhat Kian was doing.

Kian continued to say many comforting words to Sean, ensuring thattheir meeting would not be known by Preston. He also told Sean not toworry too much because being too nervous would only make thingsworse and cause more tension. This could lead Preston to becomesuspicious.

Just as Sean was caught off guard, Kian took advantage of taking atissue from the table and swiftly grabbed Sean's phone before standingup and saying: "I'll borrow your bathroom for a moment.”

Sean hesitated for a moment but then pointed in the direction of thebathroom. Kian nodded in response before giving a subtle signal to thebodyguard standing nearby. Then he turned around and headedtowards the bathroom with Sean's phone in hand.