Chapter 302 Breaking the Law
The next day, Gloria stayed with Justin at the hospital while Rachel went to attend a company meeting. “Hello, Mr. Holt, why are you here?” After having arrived at the company, Rachel ran into Evan at the entrance.
Evan gave a wide smile as he regarded her in the same way that a senior would for their junior while greeting, “I was worried that you could face opposition since you’ve just taken over the company, so I’m here as backup to see who would dare to bully you. Rachel, you don’t look too good. You must have been exhausted by all the events lately.”
“I’m ok. It’s not that tiring.”
“How could you not be tired? I’ve already said that we should arrange to have an assistant help you so that the workload can be delegated, so don’t be this courteous with me. Also, Vivian has been under you for quite a while now. How do you find her?”
Vivian, who was the secretary of Hudson Pharmaceuticals, was the reason why Evan had always been ahead of everyone in terms of information.
“She’s a good worker. You’ve taught her well, Mr. Holt.”
“It reassures me to hear you saying this. How about you allow Vivian to fill in as the role of an assistant for you?”
The difference between an assistant and a secretary was that an assistant had to be on call twenty-four seven with every confidential document that Rachel was looking at passing through their hands.
“It’s fine, Mr. Holt. I already have a person in mind for that position.”
“You have?”
As they were talking, a roar of an engine bellowed behind the crowd as a blue supercar parked at the entrance.
Stepping out of the car, Jolly passed the car key to the valet as he walked toward Rachel in a pair of high heels with a height of 4 inches. “Sorry, I’m late. There was some congestion on the way here.”
As Rachel reached out to take Jolly’s hand, she calmly introduced, “Mr. Holt, let me introduce you to my assistant, Jolly Carter.”
Evan, who came to his senses after a while, answered, “If memory serves me right, aren’t you the precious daughter of the CEO of Carter Enterprises?”
“Do you know my dad, Mr. Holt?”
Removing her sunglasses, Jolly revealed a pair of eyes that had eyeshadow applied on it.
“Acquaintances would be more appropriate. We’ve only met once.”
“Oh, I see.” She wore her sunglasses again.
A smiling Rachel didn’t plan to explain too much at once. “If there’s nothing else, we’ll be heading first. Mr. Holt, will you be attending the meeting later?”
This question had stunned Evan.
Then, she continued, “It’s totally okay if you don’t attend it since Vivian will be reporting the minutes to you, anyway. No time would be wasted, right?”
After that, Rachel and Jolly walked into the building together.
Evan and the others were left standing at the entrance, dumbfounded and speechless.
While holding onto Rachel’s elbow, Jolly asked, “Aren’t you being spunky today? Are you not planning to maintain your facade in front of that old man anymore?”
“I don’t have to. Seeing how obvious he has been planting his people on my side, I would be treated a fool if I didn’t give him a warning.”
“Aren’t you afraid of the retaliation afterward?”
“With the precious princess of the Carter Enterprise luring the fire away from me, what do I have to be afraid of?”
Jolly replied with a smile, “I’ll be showing what I can do, then.”
As a family-owned enterprise, there were a lot of high-ranking personnel in Hudson Pharmaceuticals who were selected through nepotism, which resulted in a lot of parasites in the hierarchy on a long-term basis. What Rachel needed now was a person who would play the bad guy with her.
Jolly had already assumed her position within the company in the afternoon.
While Rachel was looking at documents in her office, Vivian suddenly knocked on the door and rushed in. “President Hudson, there are people from the Riverdale Investigation Bureau looking for you. They’re waiting outside.”
Rachel was slightly stunned by this.
At the entrance to the office stood two men who sported the gray uniform of the Investigation Bureau.
One of them then showed his identification to her. “Are you Miss Rachel Hudson? You are suspected of being involved in a kidnapping, so please come with us to assist in our investigations.”
“Kidnapping? What makes you say that?”
“You are now only a suspect, so I’ll have to trouble you to comply with our investigation.”
“Let me call Janice first.”
“Officer Hawkins was the one who issued the order.”
Their words made Rachel stop dead in her tracks as she raised her head with eyes of disbelief.
Then, she was led away by the two officers in front of the company employees.
At that moment, in the hospital ward, Justin had been awake since morning and was now discussing his headache with Dr. Aurich.
“Normally, your case would be a result of your memory being triggered by something impactful in your life. What did you see before the headache happened?”
“I saw a necklace.”
“A necklace?” After a brief moment of silence, the doctor asked, “Could you describe its design?”
“I think it had the shape of a cat.” As soon as he thought of that necklace, Justin had to press his temples as his head began to hurt again. “Why is it like this?”
“It’s normal. The return of a memory could often be described as a burst dam since the impact at first instance would always be strongest. You need a strong stimulus to be able to recall your past.”
“A strong stimulus?”
“Justin!” Interrupting their conversation, Gloria suddenly rushed in with a worried expression. “Miss Rachel has been brought in by the people from the Riverdale Investigation Bureau.”
“What?” Justin straightened his posture. “When did this happen?”
“It just happened. Jolly called me and said the officers dispatched to Hudson Pharmaceuticals had brought Miss Rachel in under the suspicion of being involved in a kidnapping.”
Kidnapping?
With a serious expression, he immediately took off the blanket and jumped off the bed.
“Where are you going?” Dr. Aurich tried to stop him. “You can’t be discharged yet.”
Justin ignored the doctor’s words and immediately left.
At the same time, in the hall of the Investigation Bureau, Rachel had just been brought in.
Janice was already waiting for her in the hall for the longest time.
When she saw Janice, Rachel’s expression darkened. “Officer Hawkins, do you know the damage you’ve done by suddenly sending your people to my company to bring me in?”
Bearing a similar expression, Janice retorted, “Then, do you know the extent of the effect of what you’ve done?”
“What did I do?”
“Are you really asking me that? Bucky! Didn’t you look for him?”
“Is that illegal?”
“Why did you go and look for him?”
“To have a chat.”
“Rachel! What kind of attitude are you displaying now?” Raising her voice, the echo of Janice’s bellowing tone reverberated across the whole hall, which caused everyone to take notice. However, no one dared to make a sound.
“How many times have I told you that the case involving your grandma had been closed five years ago? Even if there was something suspicious, it would be up to the Investigation Bureau and the Criminal Investigation Department to decide. You can’t just take matters into your own hands like this! Not to mention the extreme methods that you employed! Resorting to kidnapping and blackmail? Do you think that our country’s laws are inapplicable against you after you’ve changed your nationality? You’re committing an international crime here! We can ask that you be deported to your home country!”
“Officer Hawkins, you should be showing some form of evidence to back up your words.”
“You want evidence?” A livid Janice continued, “Fine, I’ll show you some evidence!”
“Bring her over.”
After Janice left with such an order, she turned around and walked off, leaving the two officers at Rachel’s side. They exchanged a glance with each other before one of them led the way. “This way, Miss Hudson.”
