Christopher Martin pointed out the direction to Liam Williams, who nodded quickly. After all, this was the most likely scenario. If Secretary Lewis was truly colluding with William Thompson, then it made perfect sense for William, with his gangster background, to help his partner deal with one or two troublesome people.
Although in recent years, William had been working hard to clean his money—which was why he opened an entertainment company in the first place. But black was black. He could never completely leave his past behind.
As for the partner who started the clothing company with William, Christopher still had no leads. Other than Ryan Kim, there was no further information.
From the surface data of the investigation, Ryan Kim was a top student who graduated from the country's best university and had achieved excellent results since childhood. There was nothing unusual about his work experience after graduation.
This showed that the water behind Ryan Kim ran very deep. Otherwise, how could no one find any clues?
But the more this was the case, the more interested Liam became. He loved challenges more than anything in life—otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned the path his family had paved for him and chosen to become a special forces soldier without hesitation.
Even now, he still hadn't fully integrated into the role of president of Pinnacle Corporation. In his heart, he always saw himself as a soldier first.
Christopher had just left the president's office when the elevator bell rang. He saw Amelia White carrying a food container.
He thought to himself that this young lady was truly exceptional to her brother—even a wife might not insist on cooking for him every single day.
If you didn't know better, you'd think Amelia was the president's wife.
Liam looked at the food container in Amelia's hand and thought of the meal Emma Johnson had cooked for him last night. If only she had learned to cook because she cared about him, how wonderful that would be. But when he remembered Alexander Wilson's report to him, his heart felt as if it had been plunged into ice water.
"Amelia, I have to meet clients at noon these days. You can eat it yourself. Don't cook for me anymore. You're the first lady of the Williams family. If you have time, you should familiarize yourself with the company's business. It will be good for you in the future too."
Liam was tired of dealing with Amelia's daily lunch deliveries, so he made it clear today.
Amelia's face was full of disappointment, and her smile became strained.
"I understand, big brother. Go ahead and take care of your business. I'm the one who's been causing you trouble."
Amelia returned to her office with the food container in her hand. She happened to run into Emilia Clark, who was heading to the company cafeteria for lunch. She called her over and shared the food with her.
"Sister Amelia, the food you cooked is delicious."
Emilia praised sincerely.
Unfortunately, Amelia wasn't happy. She simply brushed off Emilia's compliment. Seeing that Amelia wasn't in the mood to talk, Emilia left.
Just as she returned to her office, Emilia received a text message. Looking at the message, her expression changed. Soon, the door was pushed open, and several girls from the accounting department came in, laughing and chatting about gossip.
They greeted Emilia, and she immediately put on a smile and joined their conversation.
In the afternoon, Christopher got a lead from Captain David Reed. Two days ago, Captain Reed had found a female corpse in the sea. There was nothing on the woman's body that could prove her identity, and no one had reported her missing.
Judging from this, the female corpse was likely Secretary Lewis's mistress.
Liam decided to ask Captain Reed to block the news and put the information about the woman's body in his office drawer. Then, he instructed Captain Reed to give an interview to the media, lying that a drowning woman had been found near the sea and was being rescued. He asked the family to see the news and go to the hospital. The picture of the dead woman would be shown below the TV broadcast, which would cause Secretary Lewis to become uneasy and force William to act again. In this way, they could catch him in one fell swoop.
Liam's plan was foolproof. He just had to wait for the fish to bite.
The next day at noon, Emma Johnson received a call from Emilia Clark. Her voice sounded like she was about to cry.
Emma asked her what was wrong, and Emilia told her that there was a mistake in the reimbursement form she had just submitted to Liam that morning. If it was discovered, she would likely be fired.
Hearing this, Emma understood what Emilia was implying. She hoped Emma could go to Liam's office, take out her reimbursement form, and put it back after she had corrected it.
Only Emma could do that.
After thinking it over, Emma felt that it wasn't easy for Emilia to get this job. It would be a pity for her to be fired over a single mistake. Besides, Emma had asked Liam to let Emilia in. If Emilia made mistakes in her work, Emma would lose face in front of Liam.
So she drove to Pinnacle Corporation. She learned from the secretary that Liam wasn't in the company—he had gone out to meet a client.
She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This made it much easier to find Emilia's statement without any trouble.
"Emilia, I'm already in Liam's office. Come up now. I'll tell the people in the Executive Secretariat that I asked you to come and chat with me. They won't say anything more."
"Okay, Sister Wei. I'll be right up."
Emma waited for Emilia in Liam's office. She would be up soon.
"Sister Wei, we won't get caught, will we?"
Emilia looked nervous and scared.
"Don't worry. Although there are many monitors in this building, Liam's office doesn't have any. He told me himself. Hurry up and find your statement and change it. Otherwise, it will be too late if Liam comes back in the afternoon."
Emma spoke to Emilia while keeping watch at the door, looking for any movement.
Until she heard a rustling sound, Emilia said from behind Emma, "Sister Wei, I've changed it."
Emma looked back and saw Emilia folding a piece of paper and putting it into her pocket. It should be the statement she had written incorrectly.
"That's good. But you can't make such mistakes again. I can help you this once, but I might not be able to next time. Pinnacle is a big company, after all."
While Emma was relieved for Emilia, she didn't forget to remind her again.
"I understand, Sister Wei. You're so kind to me."
Emilia's face was full of dependence and admiration. It made Emma feel a little uncomfortable.