Chapter 33 The Invisible Hand


    "Where to?" Waylon asked calmly as he got in the car.


    After a moment of thought, Wendy chose The Watering Hole. It was the safest option.


    It waste, and they''d all had drinks. Hunger was starting to kick in. The manager ordered dishes Wendy and Chase liked, then asked about Waylon''s preferences.


    "You don''t just treat me to dinner without a reason," Waylon said, casually seated, sipping half a cup of tea. "I''m not particrly fond of you, but Chase likes you. So go ahead-what do you want


    to ask?"


    Waylon hadn''t gotten to where he was purely through the Fred family. He had skills of his own.


    Chase sat in the middle, ying mediator-Wendy on his left, Waylon on his right.


    "Come on, don''t be so formal," Wendy said. "You''re Chase''s big brother, so that makes you mine too. It''s just dier."


    Waylon raised his hand to cut her ofl. "Chase probably hasn''t told you what I''m like, I hate bearing around the bush."


    Since he''d put it that way. Wendy didn''t bother with pleasantries.


    "I heard you were investigating a case overseas for half a year. Was it about Moses?"


    Waylon''s brow furrowed. "You''ve heard of it?"


    "I''ve heard more than that. I was the one who funded Moses''s overseas


    investments." Wendy kept her gaze lowered as she sipped tea. After a long pause, she finally looked at Waylon and smiled. "What, you didn''t discover Quinn Group when you dug up the roots?"


    For once, Waylon looked serious.


    He straightened up..


    "You invested in Moses? That''s impossible. My people didn''t find any trace of that."


    "Exactly why I asked you here. I''m guessing you didn''t just miss me-you probably didn''t find the Harrison family either."


    There had been no sign of Quinn Group or the Harrison family in the reports. Waylon was sure


    of it.


    "You tampered with the records?"


    The edge in Waylon''s tone made it clear he was getting angry. Chase was just about to jump in when Wendy spoke first.


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    "Do you have any idea what that means? That''s obstruction of justice!" Waylon mmed the table, no longer bothering with politeness.


    Wendy simply smiled and patted Chase''s hand. He quickly poured Waylon more tea. "Come on. Waylon. Don''t get mad. Just hear her out."


    Waylon shot his brother a re but swallowed his temper. "Fine. Talk."


    I was the one feeding you information from the beginning. Otherwise, how else


    would you have found Moses''spany so fast? And yes. I erased my name and the Harrison family''s to help you see if there was a mole on the inside


    "You mean...


    "There''s a leak in your team."


    The private room fellpletely silent. Waylon was stunned. The hot tea went down his throat before he even realized, scalding him into a sharp gasp.


    "Hey, slow down!" Chase jumped reaching for more tea. But when he looked up. Waylon was coughing hard and fumbling for a ss of juice. "Drink slow. You okay?"


    Wendy sat there calmly. Only after Waylon finished coughing did she continue.


    "There was another reason I erased those names-so you wouldn''t tip off your target.


    Chase didn''t understand much about the business side, but Waylon was paying close attention. He listened as Wendy exined everything at length.


    The food arrived, but Waylon didn''t even notice.


    "Chase, what kind of woman did you get involved with?"


    She was way too sharp. No wonder Chase couldn''t handle her.


    Waylon let out a long sigh, silently cursing his entire investigation team. Duped by


    a woman. thinking the Moses case had gone so smoothly when in fact the evidence had been handed over by Wendy. And the escape routes? All cut off by her, too.


    "What do you want?" Waylon asked, cutting to the point.


    But before Wendy could answer, Chase stopped them both.


    Food''s all here. Let''s eat while we talk" He didn''t touch his own te-he just made sure both sides were taken care of.


    Wendy''s mood only got better when Chase served her food. And in such good spirits, she was even more agreeable toward Waylon


    If it weren''t for Chase, there was no way she''d have let Waylon get this close to her ns. But


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    After the meal, she didn''t reveal much more-just invited Waylon to visit her ce sometime


    Henry hadn''t attended Wyvern Group''s anniversary banquet. He''d stayed home with Joy and spent most of the night furious. Normally, he put on a good face in front of Fiona, buttely he hadn''t even bothered. Anything could set him off. He''d already smashed more than a few porcin vases around the house.


    Fiona called Wendy toin.


    "Let him smash them. He can just buy new ones. It''s not like he can''t afford it." Wendy flipped through a contract Across from her sat the legal team, revising a use. One of them looked up at Madam Wendy''s casuallyvish remark, then quickly lowered his head again.


    "I''m just saying. how did you ever fall for someone like that? All looks, no substance. I saw some papers on his desk the other day-the prices on them were insane. Honestly, if he''s in charge of the Harrison family, they''re doomed


    Wendy paused mid-page. Contract?


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