Joshua said OK. After hanging up, he didn’t put down the phone. Instead, he dialed another number.
The call soon got connected.
Then he heard a voice. “Hello, Mr. Lennon.”
“Ehn. Are you sure you have left no trace this time? I don’t want any trouble.” Joshua confirmed again if there would be any trace that could be found out. He didn’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
“Mr. Lennon, please rest assured. We’ve done it perfectly.”
Joshua hummed. Then he said, “Ask them to behave themselves recently. They can’t cause any trouble.”
“No worries. We won’t.”
“I’ve wired some money to your account. Please reward them.”
“That’s just a trifle. You don’t need to...”
“All right. I’ve gotta go now.”
“Okay. Thank you, Mr. Lennon.”
After hanging up the phone, Joshua put it down. Sitting at the desk, he rubbed between his eyebrows. He looked a bit exhausted. Then he pressed the internal line button and said to his secretary, “I’ll not deal with businesses today. Please cancel my business meals as well.”
“Yes, Mr. Lennon.”
He leaned against the back of the chair, closing his eyes for a rest.
In about twenty minutes, there were a few knocks on the door of his office.
He opened his eyes and said indifferently, “Come in.”
Soon, the office door was opened.
Amanda walked in. Joshua smiled. “What brought you down here to visit me today?”
He pretended as if he knew nothing.
Amanda didn’t beat around the bush with him. She asked, “Did you find someone to teach Stanford James a lesson?”
Joshua looked at her. “Are you interrogating me?”
“No, I’m not.” Amanda looked into his eyes. “Just tell me yes or no.”
“Why are you so persistent with this question? So what if I did or I didn’t? Will you get mad at me because of this matter?”
Amanda pulled away from the chair in front of his desk and sat down. “If you have done it, I know you did it for my own good.”
“So? Are you here to thank me?” Joshua slightly raised his eyebrows. Judging from her expression, he didn’t think she was here to thank him at all.
“I just don’t want to have anything to do with Stanford James. Since you did so, in case someone caught it on you, you would have trouble.” Amanda didn’t want to drag any of her family into the mere because of Stanford’s matter.
“You should trust me more.” Joshua looked at Amanda. “Although we have different family names, we’re siblings from the same parents. You’ve been bullied. How can I sit and watch without doing anything? I’ve just beaten him up. I didn’t mean to kill him. I know what I’m doing. There would be no trouble. Even if he wants to look into the matter, he won’t find anything. Even if he suspects me, he can’t find any evidence.”
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