My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 897: Politeness

Chapter 897: Politeness

Due to Preston's collaboration with the Simpson Group on the Mr. andMrs. Bell project, there were many gossip-hungry reporters gatheringoutside the Simpson Group, hoping to get some firsthand information.Everyone who came out of the Simpson Group was asked, "Benjaminis working with the Simpson Group, and his secretary, Sean, has comeout to imply that someone wants to frame him. Does Mr. Simpson haveanything to say about this? Does Mr. Simpson know the inside story?"To such questions, everyone chose to remain tight-lipped and gave noresponse at all. The reporters persisted, indicating that they wouldn'tleave until they saw Ayan.

At the same time, reporters and the media were also waiting outsideArmstrong Corp.

Some reporters directly called Grace's assistant to inquire about thecurrent situation. “Is it true that Sean and Elijah are father and son? DidArmstrong Corp get involved in Louise's death but shift the blame toSean for revenge against Elijah?"

The assistant was completely at a loss when faced with suchquestioning and immediately sought Grace to explain the situation.Grace, too, encountered such a situation for the first time and had noideas, so she went to replace Horace. Although they were together now,they kept their relationship secret at Armstrong Corp to avoid beingperceived as not taking work seriously.

Grace knocked on Horace's office door, her expression serious as sheentered and told him about the assistant's words. She asked, "Whatshould we do? Won't the media assume that it's us? This will bringnegative impact to Armstrong Corp, and if the police come toinvestigate, it will be even harder."

Horace furrowed his brows immediately. He looked at Grace with a hintof tenderness in his otherwise cold gaze. He said, "It's just a phone call,don't worry or panic. This matter has nothing to do with ArmstrongCorp, and we shouldn't be afraid of any questioning.”

"But the call was directly made to my assistant, and she didn't knowwhat to do and hung up. Could this cause trouble?"

Grace looked worriedly at Horace, seeking his advice.

Horace got up, held her hand, led her to sit beside him, andconsiderately poured her a glass of water before calmly saying, "Sincethey're waiting outside Armstrong Corp, this won't do. The situation atSimpson Group is probably similar. Why don't you ask Camille? Seewhat Ayan intends to do. We can just follow their lead."

"Is that okay?"

"Yes, it won't jeopardize Simpson Group's interests. If Camille can helpus ask, that's great. If Simpson Group can't reveal anything, it's alright.We'll think of another way."

Horace's approach was clear and straightforward. If Ayan had a way todeal with this matter, they could learn from it. If Simpson Group couldn'treveal anything, they would replace other solutions. He was concerned thatArmstrong Corp making the first move might lead to suspicions.

After Horace's words, Grace immediately called Camille.

Camille didn't answer as she was currently in a meeting with manypeople in the conference room, making it inconvenient for her to takecalls.

So she sent a message to Grace: "I'm busy. What's up?"

Grace quickly explained her thoughts to Camille and asked her for help:"Can you ask Mr. Simpson about his plans?"

Camille's eyes subconsciously glanced at Jenson, as Grace's wordsshocked her and made her realize what might have happened outside.Her immediate concern wasn't about the external situation but aboutJenson. Jenson suddenly arranged for everyone to gather at themuseum, claiming it was to prepare for the police to question them andmake statements. Was that really the case?

Camille didn't know why, but upon hearing Grace's words, her firstreaction was to look at Jenson, and she felt a deep sense of doubt.Her direct gaze caused Jenson to look back at her. Compared to hercomplex expression, Jenson's gaze was more open and even includeda polite nod as a form of greeting.

Jenson's behavior only added to Camille's confusion. Was sheoverthinking this matter?

She sighed silently and redirected her gaze back to the conversationwith Grace. She told her, "I can't do it right now. Just call him directly. Ifyou have any question for him, tell me, I'll send him a message to lethim know."

Grace had only briefly mentioned the situation outside, but since therewere reporters waiting outside Armstrong Corp, it was likely that it wasthe same situation for Simpson Group and the museum, as Louise'slast workplace.

But the silence and calmness outside made Camille feel that somethingwas too abnormal.

However, she didn't delve deeper into her thoughts as this matter hadnothing to do with her or Ayan. She wasn't worried about beinginvestigated by the police.

Camille immediately sent a message to Ayan, who reassured her,asking her not to worry.

After Grace called Ayan and explained her purpose, Ayan didn't hideanything and said straightforwardly, "Simpson Group doesn't plan togive any response. We just need to push everything onto Sean. Themedia will naturally dig into the people around Sean."

Ayan's response left Grace stunned for a moment. She instinctivelyglanced at Horace, who nodded silently. Grace then said, "Alright, Iunderstand. Thank you, Mr. Simpson.”

"Not a problem," Ayan replied in a nonchalant tone.

After the call ended, Grace put down her phone, wearing a puzzledexpression as she turned to Horace and asked, "Does Ayan mean toshift all the blame onto Sean?"

"What good does it do to put the blame on Sean? I don't think he wantsSean to take the fall. He probably wants to target the people behindSean," Horace replied with a furrowed brow. He offered his response ina hushed tone, instantly realizing the answer in his mind.

Ayan probably didn't want to go after Sean because Sean poses nothreat to him whatsoever. Sean is not on the same level as him, sothere's no need to go through all this trouble.

Horace's thoughts were clear, and he asked Grace, "Are you familiarwith Benjamin?"

Grace didn't understand what Horace meant, but she told him what sheknew.

Horace was somewhat surprised by her answer. He asked, "Benjaminis Preston?"

“Yes, not many people know about this, but I won't be mistaken.Preston used to be Cami's business partner and a friend for manyyears. I'm not sure why they drifted apart, but I'm sure Cami had herreasons."

Grace didn't realize the complexity of the situation, so she had nointention of hiding anything from Horace and shared all the informationshe knew. However, her words also reflected her loyalty to Camille.Horace nodded slightly and felt more certain about his speculation.

He said, "Ayan is probably going after Preston.”

"But Preston is not in Hance now!"

"Whether he is or not doesn't matter. We can't underestimate the powerof the internet and media. No matter where he is, they'll replace a way tospread the news." Horace chuckled lightly, immediately instructing hissecretary to prepare an invitation for the reporters and media outside tocome in and have a cup of coffee.

As the current executive general manager of Armstrong Corp, Horacecame forward to clearly express the relationship between Elijah andArmstrong Corp, as well as the connection between Sean andArmstrong Corp. Although they were father and son, one should beheld responsible for their own actions. Moreover, Armstrong Corp'sreach wasn't as far as to implicate just anyone they wanted.

Horace's attitude was confident and poised. He didn't shy away fromElijah's connection with Armstrong Corp or deny that Elijah's actionshad caused them trouble. However, Armstrong Corp wouldn't doanything to Sean, as he wasn't the one hurting them.

Besides, with the law in place, who could act with impunity?