My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 814: Uprooting The Root

Chapter 814: Uprooting the Root

Austin's words hit Preston like a slap to the face.

With a cold expression on his face, Austin's eyes turned icy, staring atPreston with relentless coldness.

But Preston didn't lose his temper. He simply lowered his gaze,suppressing his emotions, and when he looked up again, his eyesshimmered with a faint, gentle smile. It was a smile so faint that it wasalmost imperceptible.

Preston said, "Mr. Norman, why rub salt into someone else's wounds?Since you've guessed my intentions, why treat Camille this way? Is itbecause you're afraid Ayan will trace Louise's death back to you? Or isit because he might do something else to you?"

"You came from Campole to replace Cora, but it's been so long. Have youreally been actively searching for Cora? I don't think so. If you trulywanted to replace Cora, you would have tried everything. The reason youwant to replace Cora is simply because you can't accept it. But do yourealize what consequences you have caused today? Now Ayan iskeeping an eye on you. If you show up in Hance City, he'll make sureyou don't leave alive. But if you keep hiding like this, how long can youevade? Or you think you can hide, but how about Norman Group andthe Norman family? I've had more experience dealing with Ayan thanyou have, so I understand him better. Do you think it's worth offendingAyan for a woman?"

Preston bombarded Austin with one question after another, not givinghim a chance to speak. Each sentence challenged Austin’s inneremotions. But what good would anger do? What could unhappinessachieve?

There was nothing left to say now.

Because he had completely offended Ayan, and Ayan wouldn't let himoff the hook.

But Preston insisted on making Austin understand that he had tried toadvise him and had given him opportunities, but Austin had nevercherished them. He couldn't blame anyone but himself.

Austin remained silent for a long time, without uttering a word orresponding. If earlier he had been proud of being part of the Normanfamily and considered himself superior to Preston, now all of thatarrogance had completely disappeared from Austin.

Austin remained silent, and Preston smiled calmly, his voice still gentleas he said, "Mr. Norman, now you only have one choice-to do as I say.Think about whether you want to listen to me or not.”

Austin raised his gaze, meeting Preston's eyes. He asked, "What doyou want me to do?"

Preston said, "I've already contacted Jeremiah and had him remove mefrom my position at Norman Group and transferred all the projects I'minvolved. Now, those two projects and myself belong to Chia TaiInvestment Company.”

As soon as Austin heard this, he immediately understood Preston'sintentions. He narrowed his eyes, a hint of indifference in them, as hequestioned, "Mr. Walker, what do you mean by this? Are you trying tocut ties with me completely now that I'm in trouble?"

"If I really wanted to cut ties with you, do you think I would have waiteduntil now? If I really wanted to cut ties with you, you wouldn't be sittinghere in the first place. I said, if you're willing to cooperate with myarrangements, then do as I say. If you don't want to, you don't have tolisten. It's that simple. So, do you want to listen?"

Preston's attitude toward Austin was no longer that of a friendlycollaborator. He had already corrected everything, and even if Austinknew, it was too late. He didn't care.

He wanted to talk to Austin nicely, hoping he would follow his lead. Hedidn't want things to get ugly at this moment, and he didn't want tocompletely offend Austin either. Perhaps he would still be useful in thefuture.

Preston didn't reveal any of his thoughts. He calmly stared at Austinwith warm eyes, waiting for his response.

With a cold expression on his face, Austin asked Preston, "You'veplanned all of this from the beginning, haven't you? You've hidden yourconnection with Ayan from me since the beginning, and you've nevertruly been honest. How many benefits have you taken from me? Andnow, you're just casually cutting ties for my own good? Ha, I see, it's foryour own good! Preston, you think you can completely get rid of me?Let me tell you, it's not that easy. You want to use the Norman family asyour stepping stone, but you need to see if you have what it takes."Austin stood up, his eyes filled with coldness as he stared at Preston.After speaking, he didn't linger and left without hesitation. He knew hecouldn't stay here anymore. He glanced deeply at Preston beforewalking away.

Austin didn't dare to stay in a hotel after leaving. Although he wasn'tpursued by the police like Sean, most of his people had been caught.He needed to leave Hance City as soon as possible. Only by leavingHance City could he escape Ayan's reach.

After leaving the place, Austin borrowed a phone from someone on thestreet. At this time, there weren't many people around.

Austin called Jeremiah and asked him to personally come to HanceCity and pick him up as quickly as possible.

After Austin left, Preston sat in his room for a while before finally gettingup to return to his own room.

As for Austin's words, he didn't care at all. Austin was now in aprecarious situation and still wanted to challenge him? It depended onwhether he had the ability.

One night passed.

The morning sun was brilliant. Ayan didn't arrive at the company ontime as usual. Instead, he slept in with Camille until they naturally wokeup.

Kian had already packed breakfast and brought it over. The two of themate while Kian reported today's work arrangements. He didn't mentionanything about yesterday in his words.

Camille quietly ate, listening silently to their conversation.

After they finished talking, Camille spoke in a calm voice, “Kian, did youcatch Austin?"

Kian looked at Ayan, a hint of complexity flickering in his eyes, but heimmediately responded, "Not yet, but we've caught his assistant andthe others. I've followed Mr. Simpson's instructions and detained them."Camille nodded and then looked at Ayan, asking, "What are your plansfor dealing with this?"

“I have it under control, don't worry. It's almost certain that Sean isresponsible for Louise's death. The police will arrest him, and themuseum will probably resume operations in the next few days. Takethis opportunity to rest before work starts again. I'll have Aria come andaccompany you, alright?"

Ayan didn't want to discuss too much about this matter with Camille,but he had already made up his mind on how to handle it.

So, after Camille fell asleep last night, he messaged Aria. Worried thatCamille would be bored at home alone, he asked Aria to come andkeep her company.

Camille didn't ask any further questions, nodding in agreement.

Ayan left only after Aria arrived.

In the car, Kian asked, "Mr. Simpson, are we going to the company orthe villa?"

Ayan was reading the company project documents with his head down.Since yesterday's meeting was left unfinished, there were still manydocuments to handle. So, he didn't lift his head and replied indifferently,"Go to the villa."

Kian acknowledged and drove towards the villa.

When Ayan arrived, the bodyguards brought several people out of therooms. They were all bound with ropes and sitting on the ground. Theirblindfolds and gags were removed.

Ayan squinted his eyes, his face filled with coldness. He looked atAustin's assistant and asked, "I'll give you one chance. Tell me, whoattacked her?"

In just a few simple words, his voice was devoid of any warmth, and thefrigid tone instantly turned the pale faces of the people sitting on theground even paler.