My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 896: Falsehood

Chapter 896: Falsehood

"Drive it back; isn't it safe for now? We'll deal with it after you are backto the Simpson Group.”

Once the car returned to the Simpson Group, there were many ways tohandle the situation. It was unlikely that the person behind it could usean accident to stop him from making Sean continue revealing what heknew. Besides, he was grateful that they discovered the issue in time.At least, he and Kian were the only ones aware of it, which sparedCamille from any worry or entanglement in the matter.

That was the last thing he wanted to see.

In fact, he had accidentally caught a glimpse of it and then sawsomeone from the van acting suspiciously near his car. That's why heasked Kian to bring someone to check it.

As for the restaurant, as soon as Kian took the car and left, someonewent to the front desk to inquire about it.

According to Ayan's instructions, the front desk responded, "Mr.Simpson had some drinks and couldn't drive. That's why he left the keywith us and asked Kian to come and drive for him."

This answer had no loopholes and sounded plausible, so the otherparty had no reason to suspect anything.

Everything was under Ayan's control.

Kian drove back to the Simpson Group, reaching the office in no time.As he handed Ayan the pictures showing the brake was tampered with,he whispered, "Mr. Simpson, it seems we can't wait any longer.”

Ayan glanced at the photos on the phone screen, his expression icycold. He said, "Get a professional to conduct an inspection and preparea report.”

Kian nodded and looked at Ayan, asking, "Mr. Simpson, what shouldwe do next?"

Ayan let out a disdainful sound, his face expressionless, his eyes filledwith darkness and complexity. His furrowed brow revealed a hint ofmalevolence and suppressed chill. "Let Sean's video be released early.If he can't hold back, then give him this opportunity. After the videocirculates, we'll expose Sean's identity and people who haveconnections with him via media, and by then, everyone will sort out thetruth. We won't need to worry.”

Kian also learned from this, "Preston will have a hard time escapingblame from the media and public opinion. Regardless of whether hespeaks up or not, people will suspect him. After all, this society is filledwith suspicion and distrust.”

Ayan's expression remained placid. Without saying a word, he implicitlyagreed with Kian.

Since Camille was still in the resting room, and it was almost time forher to start work, Ayan decided to conclude the topic and asked Kian toleave the office.

Ayan knocked on the door of the resting room, and Camille waswatching TV. When she saw him enter, she instinctively checked thetime. "Are we leaving now?"

"Yeah, if you don't want to go, take a day off and stay with me at work,okay?"

“No, I'm too bored. I want to go to work. I can't keep taking days off;people will say things."

"Don't worry about what others think."

“It's not about that. I just don't want to be gossiped about, and I don'twant people to think I'm being privileged because of you. Besides,there's really no reason to take a day off. It's not a good idea. So, Mr.Simpson, please take me to work now!"

Camille turned off the TV, and Ayan couldn't argue with her, so he hadto go along with her wishes.

When Camille arrived at the museum, others had also arrived. Inaddition to the architects, there were Jenson and Jenson's secretary,as well as two staff from the museum. Besides them, there wasPreston's secretary, Quintus.

Except for Preston, all the participants of the project were present.

The architects were a bit nervous about such a setup and quietly askedJenson, "Mr. Evans, why is everyone here?"

Jenson replied, “I informed everyone to come.”

Jenson looked at everyone and said, "Everyone has seen Sean'ssituation that, and a lot has happened in our project from the beginninguntil now. Although Sean is no longer part of our project, he was stillinvolved at some point. With such a significant incident, I think it'snecessary for us to sit down and talk. According to the police andmedia, I believe all of us in the project will soon be approached by thepolice for questioning.”

After Jenson finished speaking, the two museum staff also nodded inagreement.

As for the architects, they naturally followed Jenson's arrangement.After all, they were just employees, and if there were any issues, theyshould be handled by the higher-ups.

Quintus spoke up at the right time, "Mr. Evans, your point is correct, butyou can't make decisions on your own, right? After all, Mr. Baxter is notin Hance now. I think it's essential to inform Mr. Baxter before makingany decisions.”

Jenson glanced at Quintus and calmly said, "I learned about Mr.Baxter's departure from Hance from you, Quintus. So, I believe Mr.Baxter wouldn't want work to disrupt him. If yous feel the need to reportto Mr. Baxter, then please help convey the message.”

After speaking, Jenson looked away from Quintus, continuing, "Today, Ihope everyone can stay in the museum. I worry that the police maycome at any time to ask for our cooperation, so it's best to wait hereand make it easier for them."

Jenson's reasoning was difficult to refuse. After all, it was to facilitatethe police investigation, and if anyone refused to cooperate, they wouldbe obstructing the investigation. That wouldn't be well received if otherpeople got to know about it.

However, Quintus hesitated for a long time before speaking up again,"Mr. Evans, it's not that I disagree with your request, but you didn'tinform us beforehand. We also have other matters to handle, and it's abit difficult for us to accommodate this."

After Quintus's words, the two museum staff also responded, "We don'thave any other pressing matters, and we happen to need to handlesome things at the museum. So, staying here isn't a problem.”

As for the architects, they had to work at the museum, so they didn'thave any issues either. Calculating everything, it seemed that Quintuswas the only one who didn't agree with Jenson's arrangement.

Jenson looked at Quintus and asked, "Do you have something urgent,Quintus? If so, go ahead, but if the police come for questioning, itdoesn't seem appropriate for neither you nor Mr. Baxter to be present.If this gets out, it won't sound good to the public.”

After Jenson spoke, Quintus's face stiffened.

If he insisted on leaving, he might be suspected of being involved inthis matter.

After a prolonged silence, Quintus finally spoke in a low voice, "I willstay to cooperate with the police investigation. However, I need tomake a call regarding work. Mr. Evans, is that alright?"

"Of course, go ahead, Quintus.”

Quintus nodded, got up, and left the conference room to make the call.He immediately tried calling Preston, but Preston didn't answer aftertwo consecutive calls, which made Quintus incredibly anxious.

Unable to contact Preston, Quintus could only send him a messageinforming him of Jenson's arrangement before putting his phone awayand returning to the conference room.

Except for a few architects who needed to work, the others sat on theother side of the room, reading books or browsing their phones to passthe time.

They waited for two hours, and Preston still hadn't responded.Everything seemed calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.But that was only within the museum; outside, the world was buzzing.Sean's video had already appeared online. His confession startled theall-knowing netizens, and people had varying opinions. Some believedit was a pre-written script, while others thought his nervousnessrevealed his inner fear.

Opinions were split on whether it was real or fake.

Amidst the ongoing discussion of the video, an account suddenlyposted Sean's identity online, including the fact that Sean was Elijah'sson and Preston's secretary. However, after Sean's incident, Prestonhad gone silent.

Was Preston distancing himself from all this or was there anotherreason?

These questions were magnified in the public eye.