Their Punching Bag Became The Storm novel Chapter 165

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Chapter 165 Looking for the Same Person

Of course, Whitney could handle it herself.

But she had other things to take care of.

Charlie happened to show up, volunteering as free labor.

She thought, ‘Of course, if I can get something for free, I’ll do it.

Whitney’s explanation made Ryan’s expression soften, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He thought, ‘Is Whitney really explaining herself to me?

‘Does this mean I’m different from everyone else in her eyes now?

‘Am I finally getting closer to her?‘

Ryan’s mood soared, and his eyes sparkled with joy, forming a gentle curve.

“Whitney, you specifically asked Charlie to trace the source of that transfer because you think it’s connected to the one pulling the strings behind that bitch from the brothel?” Ryan asked.

Whitney thought, ‘Brothel?

‘Bitch.

‘If Emily heard Ryan call her that, she’d probably be furious and burst into tears.

‘But honestly, it is kind of funny‘

Whitney burst out laughing. “So, you know there’s someone behind Emily?”

Ryan nodded. “I watched the livestream now. The Andersons are all about reputation. After what happened on Real Survival, that bitch’s reputation is trashed. There’s no way they’d let her appear on any public platform again.

“Usually, if you want to cover something up, you need something more explosive to distract everyone.

“The Andersons are obviously planning to sacrifice one of their other artists to cover up that bitch’s embarrassing performance on the show.

“During the livestream, it was obvious that she had memorized her answers ahead of time. Plus, there are people online steering the conversation and swaying public opinion, all trying to make her look good.

“This kind of tactic really isn’t the Anderson Group’s usual style.

“Plus, when my people went to find Kayla now, they ran into the folks she sent. Those guys definitely weren’t Centlandians, and they had a fierce vibe about them. You could tell they’ve definitely killed before.”

Whitney thought, ‘Ryan has some real skills.

He nails it.‘

Whitney gave Ryan a thumbs–up. “Yeah, I think Emily already knew she was a fake heiress before I showed up, and she’d already started secretly contacting her real mom.

‘But Emily never showed any signs of it. She kept everything hidden and only reached out to her real mom in private. That means there’s probably some big secret between them that they don’t want anyone to know.

‘I think if we follow the lead through Emily’s real mom, we might finally uncover the mastermind behind all this.”

She thought, ‘Charlie can totally take care of this herself.

He may stumble upon something unexpectedly good.‘

Meanwhile, Whitney still had to prep for Davis’s big lecture tomorrow.

She needed to figure out who was behind her mentor’s disappearance.

And how that bug ended up inside Ryan in the first place.

She wanted to get to the bottom of whether both incidents were caused by the same person.

If it really was the same person, catching them would be a breeze.

Whitney grabbed Ryan’s wrist. “Come on, let’s head to the Medical Association and talk things over with Davis.”

Successfully unlocked!

That night, Charlie excitedly hugged her laptop and turned the screen toward Whitney. “Whitney, look. I’ve tracked down the source of that transfer.”

Chapter 165 Looking for the Same Persuit

The screen was packed with a ton of detailed data.

Whithey scanned through it. “Nice work, Charlie. You really helped me out.”

“You bet. With Charlie on the job, is there anything I can’t handle?” Charlie said, tilting her chin up with a smug grin.

Whitney pulled out the key details from the data and showed them to Ryan. “Most of these 5 million dollars actually came straight from the Anderson Group.

“Looks like Emily has been funneling money from the Anderson family to her real mom. Do you think the Andersons have any clue about this?”

Whitney clicked her tongue.

She could see that Emily didn’t care about the Andersons at all.

Whenever Emily looked at the Andersons, it wasn’t with any affection, more as if she saw them as nothing but stepping stones, dogs she could use to get ahead.

So Whitney wasn’t the least bit surprised that Emily would pull something like this.

Whitney thought, ‘After all, Emily had always been selfish. She was always out for herself.

‘But when it comes to her real mom, Emily doesn’t hold back at all.

‘The way she sent over 5 million dollars without a second thought proves she has got way more cash she can play with, not a few million lying around.

‘Emily sure isn’t shy about going big.‘

Whitney scrolled down and spotted an account registered under the name “Mia.”

That was the account that transferred 5 million dollars to Emily.

Charlie had dug up the entire transaction history for this account.

There were thousands of transfers between Mia and Emily.

It was clear now that Mia was Emily’s real mom.

As Whitney scrolled through Mia’s account history, she suddenly spotted a name that jumped out at her.

It was Edgar.

There were transfers between Edgar and Mia.

She thought, ‘Turns out, Edgar knew Emily’s real mom all along

‘Now that’s definitely something intriguing.‘

“Whitney, you totally nailed it. I really did hit some snags when I was digging through Mia’s transactions,” Charlie grumbled, venting about the hassle.

But honestly, he was bragging.

He said, “But come on, that kind of obstacle? Piece of cake for me.”

“Obstacle?” Whitney raised an eyebrow.

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