“Oh, my dear Vinnie! Are you distracted? This is really rare. I wonder if I have the honor of knowing what happened to you?”
“I’m sorry. Let’s get down to business now.” Winnie quickly regained her senses after being teased by Nathaniel.
“Well, it seems I don’t have this honor, after all.” Nathaniel sounded a little disappointed.
“Have you lied to me?” asked Winnie all of the sudden.
Nathaniel was stunned. “My dear Vinnie, is this the ‘business’ you were talking about? Your question came out of nowhere.”
“It’s indeed a little sudden, but can you answer me truthfully?” Winnie frowned.
Nathaniel thought for a few seconds. “I don’t think so. I believe I’ve never lied to you.”
“Then under what circumstances would you lie to me?” asked Winnie.
“Um…” Nathaniel paused for a moment, unsure of what to say. “I don’t know. We’ve known each other for so long… I don’t think I will ever lie to you unless I really have to. Or I might lie when it’s for your own good and to avoid unnecessary trouble.”
“Then what would you do if you found out I lied to you?” Winnie questioned again.
“Oh, Vinnie, your questions are a little strange, but I would like to know why you would lie to me instead.” Nathaniel burst into laughter.
“Hmm. Me too,” said Winnie after pondering for a moment.
As she spoke, she took out her phone and opened the chat with Xavier, reading the chat history all over again.
She wanted to know why he lied to her.
I’ll go to Aqua Moana today and demand an answer from him head-on!
She liked confrontation, as she found it exciting.
The two then continued with their main topic. Winnie was very satisfied with the current progress.
“Dear Mr. Nathaniel, it seems that Garland Group will have a new owner soon. Thank you for your effort.”
“It’s my pleasure.”
After finishing the meeting with Nathaniel, Winnie immediately contacted Louis.
She texted: Mr. Tanser, what is the status of the logistics companies’ data I asked you to find that day?
At that time, Louis was with Xavier.
Seeing the message from Winnie, he immediately reported it to Xavier, “Mr. Fairchild, look. Mrs. Fairchild is chasing for the report about the logistics companies.”
Xavier took a glance at Louis’ phone before looking at his own.
Earlier today, Winnie asked him if he was still at Aqua Moana. After Xavier replied to her, there was no text message from her again. Some time had passed since then.
You have no time to reply to my message, but you have time to text Louis!
All of a sudden, Louis became an eyesore to him.
Truthfully, it was only after he married Winnie did he realize that he could get jealous so easily in certain matters.
Staring at Louis unhappily, he replied, “I’ve told you there’s no need to talk to her about this matter. Just tell her you haven’t found it yet. Try to delay it.”
“Don’t you think I should tell her you’ve sent the information to Captain Bennett of the Narcotics Enforcement Department?” asked Louis carefully.
“Are you teaching me how to do things?” Xavier glared at him.
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