Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)
Chapter 92

"Yes, Maddox and I are half-brothers. We have different mothers," said Benedict.

Benedict explained, "Things are a little complicated. Maddox grew up alone outside of the family. He only returned to the Yardley family in recent years. That's why he didn't get along with us well. Furthermore, his leg is injured, so it's normal that he's temperamental. Maddox... he has suffered a lot. Grandpa hopes to make up for him, so he appointed Maddox as the president of the company. But of course, Maddox is very competent. Even if Grandpa didn't give him the position, he has the capability of becoming the president by himself someday."

Kimberly was speechless. She did not expect it to be so complicated.

However, Maddox grew up outside of the Yardley family. Benedict and he had different mothers. Could it be... that he was an illegitimate child?

When she thought that Maddox's mother might be a mistress, Kimberly had an indescribable feeling.

Probably because she had just found out that her ex-husband had an affair, so...

Thinking of this, Kimberly pursed her lips. Was Maddox temperamental due to his childhood experience?

"It's better to keep it a secret and don't mention it in front of Maddox. He will be angry." Benedict smiled at Kimberly and asked, "You got it?"

Kimberly glanced at him without saying anything. She just nodded.

When they arrived at the intersection nearby the Yardley family, Benedict stopped the car by the roadside.

"Thank you, Brother. I'll go first," Kimberly uttered. Before she left, Benedict stopped her and handed her a bag. "My secretary bought an extra piece of cake. But I don't like sweets, so I am giving it to you," he said.

Cake?

Kimberly paused. She also... didn't like to eat cakes. It was greasy, and she would spit it out if she ever took a bite of it.

"Brother, you can keep it," Kimberly rejected politely.

"Take it. Don't you girls like cakes?" Benedict insisted. Kimberly had no choice but to take it and then got out of the car.

After bidding farewell to Benedict, Kimberly stood at the intersection for a while before she started walking back home, carrying the cake in hand.

She was a little annoyed as she did not know what to do with the cake. She didn't think that it was good to throw it away since it was a gift from the other. But to eat it... she couldn't do it. "Ah! I could call Sylvia. She has a sweet tooth," Kimberly suddenly thought.

Thinking of this, Kimberly took out her mobile phone. Right at the moment when she was ready to dial Sylvia's number, a familiar car passed by her, and then the car slowed down. Kimberly looked into the car subconsciously and happened to meet Maddox's eyes. She froze.

Maddox... He was back too?

It had been less than a minute since she got out of Benedict's car, did Maddox... see her? At the thought of this, Kimberly's face paled.

However, Maddox only shot her a cold glance and then he looked away. The car drove away after that.

At the same time, Kimberly had reached through Sylvia on the phone.

"Hello? Kimberly? Hello? Are you there?" Sylvia said.

Sylvia's voice was heard on the phone. It was not until then did Kimberly come to her sense and put the phone close to her ear. "Sylvia," Kimberly greeted.

"Kimberly, what were you doing just now? Why didn't you respond to me for a long time?" Sylvia asked.

Hearing this, Kimberly smiled and explained, "I'm walking on the road. I saw cars coming so I took some time to avoid them."

"Are you okay now?" asked Sylvia.

"I'm fine," replied Kimberly

"Why did you call me?" said Sylvia.

Kimberly glanced at the cake she was carrying. "You like to eat cakes, right? I have a piece of it by chance. Do you want it?" she replied.

Sylvia immediately agreed, "Yes, yes, where are you? I'll come to you right away." Kimberly told her the location where they could meet. After hanging up the phone, she went to a cafe nearby. Shortly after she sat down, Sylvia arrived.

When she saw the cake, Sylvia's eyes were lit up with joy.

"Dear Kimberly, you're truly my best friend. You even managed to buy the cake from Artsy Bread House!" Sylvia exclaimed.

Artsy Bread House?

Kimberly tilted her head and asked curiously, "Is the bakery famous?"

"Of course, it is!" Sylvia said and she could not wait to scoop a mouthful of cream. "It's the most popular bakery in North City. The boss is a weirdo. He only bakes ten pieces of cake a day. After they're sold out he won't bake anymore of them. I always go to the shop to buy it but to no avail. I didn't expect that you managed to buy it. You're incredible!" she explained.

Was it so difficult to buy a piece of cake? How did Benedict's secretary manage to buy it?

Nonetheless, this was not the problem that she should be thinking about.

"By the way, is there any update on your investigation?" Kimberly asked casually.

Hearing her question, Sylvia looked at her with the corner of her mouth stained with cream. "Ha...I should've known that you came here with another purpose. Why would you suddenly buy me a cake today when you don't even like it? I see, so it turns out that you have something to ask me," Sylvia said.

Kimberly shot her a glance and said, "Yes, I have to rely on you for something important, so I have no choice but please you with the cake."

"Come on, stop exploiting me. But since you bought me the cake, I'll tell you good news," Sylvia replied. Speaking of this, Sylvia's expression suddenly became serious. She put down her knife and fork and said solemnly,

"We have found the place where the button was manufactured and its buyers. Now, my brother is trying to contact the designer. However, I heard that the designer had a strange habit of selling his products on his own. He only sells them to acquaintances or some people with luck on their side. I've told you last time that the buttons were exclusively used on two suit jackets, right? The suits created a sensation when they were first launched. As the designer was famous, a lot of people couldn't manage to buy the suit even if they offered a high price. The designer then donated one of the suits to a charity, and that charity handed it over to an auctioneer. The suit was then sold at one million dollars during the auction. Nevertheless, the buyer was an eminent foreign businessman. He is already married and has a family. Based on our inspection, he has never come to Hidalgo, hence we could omit him from our investigation now." Sylvia contended.

When Kimberly heard this, she could not help but take a deep breath. She was a little shocked.

"That button... I didn't expect it to have such a background," Kimberly thought. One million dollars? How great was that sum of money?

"As for the other one, we're still investigating. As soon as we're able to get a hold of that designer, we'll know where the suit was sold. But I am sure that... Kimberly, you're going to live a good life in the future!" The last part of her sentence made Kimberly a little irked.

Live a good life in the future? She had never thought about it, and... the greater the person was, the more worried Kimberly was.

She would prefer an ordinary man.

Seeing Kimberly lowering her gaze with a depressed expression on her face, Sylvia thought that her words had hurt her friend. She quickly explained in panic, "Kimberly, don't get me wrong. When I said that you would live a good life in the future, I didn't mean to look down on you. I'm just glad that you've met an excellent man!"