Chapter 429 - 407: Selene Wilson Admits It Herself

Chloe Simpson stared unblinkingly at the constantly jumping phone number on her screen, biting her lip hard.

Her fingers ached painfully from gripping the phone too tightly.

She snapped back to reality and answered the call.

"Hello."

"Miss Simpson, you really are a deadly weapon. Against the Johnson Family, there might be no better tool than you. Just spending one night with your ex-husband, and the next day it became such a hot topic, even causing the Johnson Family’s stock to drop by 10 points. Impressive, Miss Simpson!"

The mysterious man on the other end was using a voice changer, and he seemed very pleased today, his words were full of praise.

"So it was all your doing."

Chloe listened to the man’s voice on the phone, staring dazedly at the marble floor in front of her, her tone very certain.

"What?" The man was slightly surprised.

"Last night, Selene Wilson told me to approach Lucas Hughes at The Empyrean. I don’t know what she intended to achieve?"

"But since we had previously reached a cooperation agreement, and Selene Wilson said she would provide me with some information after this was over. Information about my mother’s death."

"You told me that the murderer of my mother was Selene Wilson, and you showed me the evidence. So, I’m very curious to see what kind of information Selene Wilson will give me."

"So last night, as she instructed, I went to The Empyrean to get close to my ex-husband, Lucas Hughes. Although I didn’t know why Selene Wilson asked me to do this, I wasn’t interested, so I just went."

"But what I didn’t expect was, after I got there, I was knocked unconscious, and when I woke up, I was on the bed of Alan Johnson, the second in the Johnson Family, also Alexander Johnson’s uncle."

"That wasn’t all, when I returned to the Johnson Family today, the Old Sir of the Johnson Family even imprisoned me, confining me within the Johnson Family, taking away my freedom."

"They said that because last night I went to The Empyrean to get close to Lucas Hughes, Alexander Johnson found out, and then sent someone to handle Lucas Hughes, directly crippling him. This caused the Johnson Family’s stocks to plummet, and I became the scapegoat."

"Alan Johnson came out to explain that I was with him last night. The Old Sir of the Johnson Family was furious and warned me that from today onwards, I was not allowed to take a single step out of the guest room."

"Can you really say that you knew nothing about these events? If you were unaware, it proves you don’t have the capability to collaborate with me. You can’t deal with the Johnson Family and the Wilson Family, because such a big incident happened and you knew nothing."

"But if you were aware, or if all of this was your doing, then from now on, there’s no need for us to cooperate any longer. Because if you dared to do this, you never considered me as a real partner, nor sincerely wanted to work with me."

"Otherwise, you definitely wouldn’t have treated me this way. Everyone in Kyohai knows the means of the Old Sir from the Johnson Family. Today, with such a major incident, the Old Sir has already developed a murderous intent."

"Facing a partner who doesn’t care about my survival, give me a reason why I should continue cooperating with you?"

Chloe simply laid everything bare.

She wanted to see how this man would try to talk his way out of it today.

Unexpectedly, after she finished, the man suddenly laughed.

"Ha, Miss Simpson, I’m really growing more confident that I chose the right partner. You’re truly my godsend, choosing a partner. Such a clever Miss Simpson, I’m really growing more fond of you."

"Not only do you have significant influence, but your intelligence is also sharp. Where else can you find such an intelligent partner? Yes, I was aware of everything from beginning to end."

"From the moment you stepped into The Empyrean last night, my people had already received the message. As for who exactly sent you, I don’t know, but I have a strong guess."

"However, let me make it clear to you, none of this is related to me. I know this sounds improbable, but these events weren’t my doing."

"I already told you, with such a massive incident involving Selene Wilson, I’ve recently accomplished substantial results and it’s not appropriate for me to take any further action. I wouldn’t do such a conspicuous thing at a critical moment."

"My targets are the Johnson Family and the Wilson Family, not an unknown nobody. As for the Old Sir of the Johnson Family developing a murderous intent, I also did not foresee that."

"I think the key isn’t about how the Johnson Family’s stocks were affected, the issue is you getting tangled with his grandson first, and then with his son. Historically, beautiful women have often been the cause of disasters and heroes can rarely resist the allure of beauty."

"If I were Soren Johnson, I think I too would develop a murderous intent. But Miss Simpson, there’s no need for you to worry, the Old Sir of the Johnson Family knows what should and shouldn’t be done. He won’t cross the legal red line."

"He won’t destroy the Johnson Family over your life. Even though eliminating you wouldn’t destroy the Johnson Family, Soren Johnson has a thousand and one methods, he wouldn’t choose the most foolish one."

The man had an unusually long-winded day and was in an exceptionally good mood.

Whether it was because the man said too much and exposed something, or for other reasons.

Chloe suddenly felt that there was something familiar about the man on the phone.

That tone, it sounded like someone.

But to whom she actually resembled, she couldn’t think of for the moment. Her mind was filled with the matter of being confined by the Old Sir of Johnson Family.

The man on the other end of the phone assumed Chloe Simpson was quiet because of her confinement by the Old Sir of Johnson Family.

The man lightly coughed twice, pulling Chloe Simpson from her reverie: "Don’t worry, Miss Simpson, it’s only a temporary grievance for you. With my capability, you’ll regain your freedom in a few days, trust me. After all, you are my partner now. I’m not a person with many good qualities, but protecting my own is one of them, even if it’s just a partner."

Having said that, the man directly hung up the phone.

At the time, Chloe Simpson didn’t take the man’s words to heart.

She didn’t think she was of significant importance to this man; after all, they were just temporary partners.

But Selene Wilson was someone she must find.

The door of the room was impervious, but the phone was still usable, and messages could still be sent.

Chloe Simpson picked up her phone and directly called Selene Wilson.

"Miss Wilson, shouldn’t you give me an explanation?"

"What explanation?" Selene Wilson answered the call promptly.

"What do you think? Last night, I went to The Empyrean to approach Lucas Hughes on your instructions, and after I arrived, I was knocked out and woke up in Nathan Johnson’s bed."

"I want to know what on earth is going on? Also, why did Alexander Johnson learn about Lucas and me so quickly? Why did the Old Sir say Nathan Johnson severed Lucas Hughes’ lifeline?"

"In my impression, Alexander Johnson, the Eldest Young Master of Central Group, the sole future heir of the Johnson Family, wouldn’t act so impulsively."

"Moreover, I don’t think I’m that important to the Young Master Johnson."

Chloe Simpson straightforwardly expressed all her thoughts.

She might not have the noble identity of Selene Wilson, nor her capability, but that didn’t mean she’d let herself be manipulated.

Especially since Selene Wilson had killed her mother.

"What if you’re mistaken, and you truly are very, very important to him? Chloe Simpson, maybe you yourself haven’t realized how important you are to Nathan Johnson."

On the phone, Selene Wilson’s cold laughter was genuine, and so was the melancholy.

After saying the last sentence, she sighed deeply.

Chloe Simpson almost started to believe, Selene Wilson spoke so earnestly, just like a woman overturned by jealousy.

Reflecting on their current statuses, indeed they were rivals.

She was a woman entangled with Alexander Johnson.

Selene Wilson was the lady destined for commercial marriage to Alexander Johnson.

If Alexander Johnson, the Eldest Young Master, was somewhat unthinking, even more arrogant, unruly, then Chloe Simpson would have wholeheartedly believed it.

Unfortunately, Alexander Johnson was decisive in the business world, his methods resolute, never a pampered aristocratic playboy competing for women.

He was truly the future heir of the Johnson Family.

Otherwise, Old Sir Soren Johnson wouldn’t value Alexander Johnson so highly.

On this thought, Chloe Simpson chuckled, "Miss Wilson, even if I am truly that important to Alexander Johnson, it’s not enough to be the reason for his actions. Because he is Alexander Johnson, the future heir of the Johnson Family. If he wanted, he could have countless ways to make Lucas Hughes wish he were dead."

"Why use such a self-harming method to hurt an enemy? Moreover, what does Lucas Hughes count as? How could he be a match for Alexander Johnson?"

"A person like Alexander Johnson would act discreetly if he was inclined to do something, not to be exposed in the limelight just after taking action. Unless someone deliberately framed him."

Chloe Simpson was contemplating what reasons Selene Wilson would use to continue misleading her next.

But she didn’t expect, as soon as she finished speaking, to hear Selene Wilson’s loud applause from the other end.

"Ha ha ha, indeed I chose the right person. Miss Simpson, you’re astute. Yes, as you said, if Alexander Johnson really wanted to act against Lucas Hughes, there are countless ways."

"Even to discreetly erase Lucas Hughes from the world, rather than doing something foolish and getting caught in the headlines."

"Since we two are partners, I won’t hide from you anymore. I’ll offer my utmost sincerity. I orchestrated this event, I ordered Lucas Hughes’ lifeline severed, and I framed Alexander Johnson for it."