My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 824: Straightforward

Chapter 824: Straightforward

Ayan lifted his gaze and coldly met Rex's eyes. Indifferently, he asked,"So, are you going to say it or not? If you're not going to, then leave. I'mbusy.”

Rex was taken aback by the question.

He widened his eyes and stared at Ayan without blinking, saying,"Ayan, you're giving off some vibes of a scumbag changing his mind.I've already taken the initiative, so what else do you want from me?"Ayan let out a soft snort. “You took the initiative, but for what purpose?""What purpose could I possibly have? Ayan, don't overthink it. I'm agood person,” Rex replied calmly. “You absolutely can't guess what I'vefound out.”

Rex started teasing, hesitating to speak, and looked at Ayan. Hewalked to the coffee table, picked up a cup of coffee, and said in a cold,detached voice, "I'll tell you something you absolutely can't imagine.Preston and Eileen both came from the same orphanage. I've putin alot of effort to investigate this matter in Flento City. I found out thatPreston was adopted from the orphanage by the Walker family. Then Itraced back to his orphanage and conducted an investigation. I alsodiscovered information about Eileen's parents going to adopt her. Atfirst, I didn't think there was any connection with Eileen. It was just thatI found her parents’ names familiar, so I had someone check it out.Unexpectedly, there really was a connection with Eileen. I specificallyinquired about Eileen's parents’ former neighbors. They couldn't havechildren, so they adopted Eileen when she was three or four years old.”"They both came from the same orphanage?"

"Yes."

Ayan narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of cold indifference flickering inhis gaze. It was unclear what he was thinking.

Seeing his lack of response, Rex asked in confusion, "What's wrong?Ayan, say something! What are you thinking?"

Ayan calmly replied, "They have been plotting together all along. This isa secret Eileen refuses to reveal. She considers it her trump card anddoesn't want to use it so easily, otherwise, Preston would be worthlessto her."

Rex's face also turned serious. He said, "Ayan, are you implying thatEileen knows Preston's secret? And her reason for not telling you is tohold this as a final trump card to threaten Preston?"

"More or less. But even Preston won't reveal the truth to his owncousin, Sean. We still can't be sure about what Eileen knows."

"So?"

"So, I need you to focus and thoroughly investigate this matter."

Ayan leisurely stood up from his office chair, took slow steps towardsRex, raised his hand, and lightly patted Rex's shoulders. A faint smileplayed at the corners of his mouth, carrying a deep meaning.

Rex immediately caught on and exclaimed, "Ayan, isn't this a bit unfair?After all, I'm the CEO of Ward Group. Commanding me to do things likethis, shouldn't I be compensated?"

"What do you want?"

“I want the car you just got."

"Well, look who's asking."

Rex chuckled, "Kian said you had just gotten it, and I happened tocome at the right time. So, I'm taking advantage of the situation, right?""While I'd love to fulfill your request, I'm sorry to say that I've alreadygiven the car to someone else.”

Rex was left speechless. "Given it away? To whom?"

"Well, definitely not to you," Ayan said with a faint smile. He turnedaway, poured himself a drink, and took a few sips while keeping hisgaze fixed on Rex. "If you replace out the truth about this, I'l double whatyou want.”

"What do I want?" Rex laughed. "Do you even know what I want?""Well, it's either a car or a person,” Ayan replied casually, and Rexsimply smiled without saying anything more.

Their eyes met, and something unspoken passed between them. Justlike Camille and Sienna, they didn't always need to explain everythingexplicitly; a single glance was enough to understand each other'sthoughts.

Having learned from Rex that Preston and Eileen came from the sameorphanage, Ayan tried not to reveal too much on his face, but manyemotions welled up inside him.

As soon as Rex left, Ayan immediately called Kian.

He explained the situation to Kian and said calmly, "I'll have Rexinvestigate secretly, and you can investigate openly using my name. Assoon as we make even the slightest move, Preston will surely react.Whether or not Rex can replace something useful will depend on thedirection of your investigation and whether it can uncover Preston'ssecrets.”

Kian nodded and asked softly, "Mr. Simpson, how can I make Prestonreact more strongly?"

Ayan glanced at him impassively and said, "Or perhaps I should takecare of it for you?"

Kian quickly explained, "No need, no need. I just have a hard timereplaceing the right approach, so..."

"Regarding Louise's death, it's obvious that Sean is the one taking theblame. You just need to use Sean to make Preston reveal himself.Even if Sean doesn't know what Preston is up to, I don't believe he'scompletely clueless. Besides, Sean has Elijah behind him, right?"

"I understand what you mean. Preston is now facing enemies on allfronts. He pushed Sean into a corner, and even though the policehaven't caught anyone yet, they are investigating. As long as thesituation remains unclear, Sean will be carrying the blame. Prestoncan't ignore that. The longer Sean goes without news, the moreanxious and helpless he becomes, and that's what Preston wants. Butif Sean receives any news, can Preston remain calm?"

“I don't know if he can remain calm, but what I want is for his innercomposure to turn into panic. He has already cut ties with Austin, so hemust have anticipated this day. He transferred all the projects he wasinvolved in to a company registered under his own name. His actionsare no different from ingratitude. So, let's make their relationship evenmore strained.”

Ayan sneered lightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.Although Preston had no direct involvement in Camille's kidnapping,Austin's actions were certainly related to him.

Ayan picked up the annotated acquisition documents and handed themto Austin. "Give these to Jenson. After he reads them, he'll know whatto do.”

Kian agreed and said, "Mr. Simpson, should I contact Sean now?""Yes, let's start both of these tasks simultaneously. Don't give Austinand Preston too much idle time. We don't want them to get bored anddo something detestable.”

Ayan gave his indifferent instructions.

Kian nodded again and immediately began to arrange the matter.Around three in the afternoon, news of Norman Group's allegedcollaboration with prohibited substances spread like wildfire,accompanied by undeniable evidence that left Norman Group with nochance to respond.

Austin was already in the Norman family's car, personally driven by hissecretary.

He was the first to receive the news, and when he saw the evidencethat only a few knew about, he slammed his phone forcefully againstthe car's center console, creating a loud collision sound. He couldn'thelp but curse, "That damn Preston. How dare he conspire against meand Ayan? I trusted him for nothing.”

Jeremiah had some doubts. "Mr. Norman, could this be unrelated toPreston?"

"How is that possible? Only the three of us know about this. It couldn'tbe you or me, right?"

Jeremiah quickly denied, "Of course not me, Mr. Norman. You'veknown me for years. You know me well."

"Then it can only be him." Austin was convinced that Preston wasinvolved. He had introduced Preston to the cooperative party, andnobody from Norman Group knew about the money he had earnedover the years, which was laundered through the company. OnlyPreston knew. Who else could it be?