Freda and Rogan blushed as their charade fell apart while Bugara gave an uncomfortable grin.
Benard was the most outspoken. "Yes, there was that idea. I must thank you and Mr. Giblo for the help you gave me."
"Don't worry, I will make sure Daemon is aware of this."
Everything is coming together at last! I'm so happy for my girls.
As Carla boarded the private jet headed for Erihal, Zayn busied himself with the wedding preparations.
This time, to avoid unsolicited attention, he did not make the announcement. All he wanted was to get married in peace.
News of Thompson's death arrived from the hospital just as Carla boarded.
Zayn made frequent visits throughout the butler's stay in the hospital. He had even brought the children along during the most recent visit which was on the night before.
Thompson had smiled in contentment at the sight of the children, aware that it might be his last.
Zayn was devastated. He had hoped that Thompson would have been able to hold on at least until his wedding.
After notifying Carla of the news, he made arrangements for a quiet funeral.
Aside from members of the Giblo family, only the inner circle of Giblo Group executives was present.
Jamal lamented Thompson's untimely death during the service, feeling particularly morose as they were of a similar age with him being in his twilight years as well. The numerous upheavals within the
company had severely weakened him. Under Zayn's strict orders, he had been forced to take a step back from company affairs to recuperate.
Jamal had expressed a wish to spend his last years with his daughter's family after attending Zayn's wedding, a decision that had earned the respect and blessing of the groom.
During the period of his recuperation, Jamal managed to regain his strength from his mandatory vacation. He had even developed the habit of seeing Randy at least once a day to engage in conversations regarding technological research and passed on everything he knew to the child.
Zayn was deeply appreciative to Jamal for that.
Randy was a fast learner. Despite being only seven years of age, he kept up with the company's progress easily. Harder problems were generally referred to him by employees who were unable to solve them on their own.
With everything progressing according to plan, it did not look as if anything could go wrong.
That morning, Mosa came over with a report as soon as Zayn arrived at his office. "Mr. Giblo, the cops have some news."
Zayn took a closer look at the contents of the file to discover that Newton had been formally charged. His involvement in a large number of criminal activities including the kidnapping of Venus by Shelley to T Nation had been proven.
Zayn had been under the impression that Boris was Shelley's secret benefactor. He did not expect it to be Newton and was shocked to learn how early the plot had been put in motion.
After a thorough investigation by the cops, other crimes committed by Newton were beginning to come to light. As of that morning, the list of his crimes with solid evidence had filled an entire page with more
under investigation.
With sufficient proof to detain him, he had been handed over to the court to await trial.
Nella too had been charged with a multitude of crimes. Due to the high possibility of her contracting AIDS, she was subjected to medical treatment. Her trial had been postponed by three months until she recovered.
Zayn's brows creased with worry after scanning through the documents. "Send a softcopy of everything to Mrs. Giblo, " he instructed Mosa.
"Already did, Mr. Giblo, " replied Mosa briskly before handing him another folder. "This contains the information regarding all of Gold Group's partners."
"There's no need to look at those." Zayn did not even glance up.
"There is a page that might be of interest to you, " Mosa prompted gently. "It pertains to the Chroma family."
Zayn started in surprise before examining the folder more closely. Indeed, Brad did work together with the Golds once. Because of Gold Group's bankruptcy, the Chroma family suffered great losses as well.
Zayn read the document intently and discovered that the Chromas and Golds had a legitimate partnership. It appeared that their project had been picking up steam, scheduled to begin two months ago.
Brad does have connections to the Gold family! He must have been working with them as early as my first encounter with Nella at South Sea Hotel where I was attacked.
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