What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 425

The officers exchanged glances among themselves.

"You make a good point. But that's one of the doubts we have. Hence our question, Mr. Alvarez. Are Mr. Acre's claims true?" Zach asked.

Lewis kneaded his temple and sighed. "Let's not talk about the will first. Mr. Acre disappeared after leaving behind this letter. Then, you just happened to find it lying about. From the looks of that, I now doubt that even this letter is fake."

"Well, it's Mr. Acre's handwriting, no doubt."

Lewis pointed out, "Someone else could've imitated his handwriting. It's possible. People can forge renowned paintings and ancient artifacts, let alone a mere letter.

"You may suspect I'm related to Mr. Acre's disappearance or that the letter's content is true. If that's the case, show me the evidence or the true will. You'll need concrete proof to judge me, not dive straight into the interrogation."

"I told you, Mr. Alvarez, we're only asking these questions as part of our investigation. We don't mean to interrogate you. Please cooperate."

Lewis smiled. "I won't be wasting my time sitting here with you if I don't intend to cooperate. That's all I have to say. You may speak to my lawyer if you have other doubts."

Conrad was watching from outside. He couldn't help but feel anxious for Lewis when he saw things were getting tense.

Suddenly, someone tapped his shoulder.

Conrad swiveled around and saw it was Seth. He sighed in relief. "You scared the hell out of me. What is it?"

Seth took a glimpse at the meeting room and smiled. "I heard the chairman is facing a little trouble, so I'm here to check things out. How is everything?"

"How would I know?" Conrad couldn't even hear the conversation from there. A thought crossed his mind, and he turned to look at Seth. "Is it you?"

Seth tilted his head. "What do you mean? It's illegal to spread lies, Mr. Berg."

Conrad snorted. "Stop pretending. I know you too well," he said, as he thought, "You're working hand in glove with Kiran, after all."

Seth smiled and said nothing. His gaze fell on the man in the meeting room, who remained calm and composed.

After some time, he tapped Conrad's shoulder again. "Don't worry. Our chairman won't go down that easily." With that, he walked past Conrad and left.

Conrad glared at his silhouette. "I knew it was you!"

His words didn't perturb Seth one bit.

Conrad was gritting his teeth furiously when the meeting room's door opened. Lewis walked out. He looked frosty as he walked straight toward the elevator. He didn't even glance at Conrad.

Conrad dared not say anything. He caught up with Lewis, and they went to Lewis' office.

Lewis tugged his tie. He felt it was a nuisance, so he tore it down and casually cast it aside. He stuck his hands in his pockets as he went to the window and looked at the skyscrapers.

Conrad approached him cautiously. He asked, "Sir, what did they say?"

Lewis kept quiet. Several moments later, he turned to look at Conrad. "Send someone to look into Mr. Acre."

"Hasn't he gone missing?"

Lewis' eyes flickered as he gazed into the distance. "All the more reason to find him. Dead or alive, I want to see him."

Conrad thought about it and nodded. "That letter … Mr. Acre can't have written it, can he?"

Lewis smirked. "Do you believe that?"

Conrad shook his head. "I don't. Someone must've forged it and abducted Mr. Acre. He's trying to lead the police to the true will."

"What do you mean 'the true will'?" Lewis shot him an icy look.

Conrad's eyes widened, and he immediately slapped himself. "Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue. I mean, the police think there's another will. They had only resorted to this because they couldn't find any breakthroughs at Mr. Acre's."

Conrad's survival instinct kicked in, and he quickly tried to fix his mistake. "They will be disappointed as the will you're holding is genuine!"

Lewis leaned against the window and lit a cigarette. Wisps of smoke rose and drifted out of the window.

Getting no further instructions, Conrad turned and left the office.