Chapter 128 Repay Her Debts
Chapter 128 Repay Her Debts
Tracy knew something off, but no matter how hard she pressed, Kellen kept insisting he knew nothing.
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Then he tried to turn the tables on her. “What do you even want with Patricia?” he asked, his toneced with suspicion.
Given her past, there was no reason she should have any connection to Patricia. So why dig it up now after all these years?
Tracy lowered her gaze, her voice calm and unreadable. “A friend of mine asked me to pass along a message.”
“A friend? And how does your friend know Patricia?” Kellen pressed.
“My friend is her brother,” she replied.
For a split second, his face changed–panic shing in his eyes before he quickly masked it.
It was brief, but Tracy had been watching closely.
Could Patricia’s disappearance really be tied to David?
If so, then the Patricia the principal mentioned might actually be the one she was looking for.
A sliver of hope broke through the unease that had been weighing her down.
Maybe Kellen was hiding details, but he had said she transferred, and David had said the same.
Maybe just maybe–Patricia really had just switched schools.
Clinging to that thought, she lingered a little longer, casually steering the
conversation toward David.
As expected, every time his name came up, Kellen’s expression shifted–just
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slightly–though he never slipped up enough to reveal anything concrete.
Not wanting to alert him, Tracy pretended to ept his story.
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Once she left the school, however, she immediately set people to work–digging through every record of students who had either transferred ormitted suicide during their senior year at Sunderpeak High over the past few years.
Of course, she hoped the Patricia she was looking for was the same one Kellen had mentioned. However, as Derek always said–<i>Hope </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>best</i><i>, </i><i>prepare </i><i>for </i><i>the </i>worst.
She had to find Patricia.
The words David never got the chance to say to his sister had been his greatest regret —even in death–and she would make sure that regret did not stay with him forever.
At the same time, she ordered an investigation into the Renaults of Sinhaville.
Kellen’s reaction all but confirmed Patricia’s situation had something to do with David, and if that was true, the Renaults–David’s family–were almost certainly involved.
And if it was the Renaults…
Tracy felt a dull headache beginning to form.
In Sinhaville, the Renaults held the same untouchable position as the Jackmans did in Cloudville–top of the top.
If Patricia’s case really involved them, then with her current resources, she might already be in over her head.
She mulled over all of this as she made her way toward the Jackman Vi.
The past few days had been a relentless grind–looking into Walter’s ident, chasing Patricia’s trail, and now digging into the Renaults of Sinhaville.
Tracy had not set foot in the Jackman Vi for days, choosing instead to crash at a
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If it were not for having to pick up some of Walter’s belongings, she would not have shown up today at all.
The moment she stepped inside, she ran straight into Erin and Andrew.
They had not noticed her by the door, too busy chatting andughing together.
Erin hung off Andrew’s arm, her voice syrupy and coaxing. “Andrew, just say yes.
“This project’s going to need partners eventually, and the Woodwards are experts in this field. Giving it to them wouldn’t be a loss.”
Andrew did not snap at her for poking her nose intopany business, but he did frown.
“Why are you suddenly speaking up for the Woodwards?”
Erin was normally smart enough to stay out of such matters, knowing he did not like interference.
And it was not like she was close to the Woodwards–their only son, Chris, was not exactly her buddy.,
However, Erin did not <i>so </i>much as blink. “I know you don’t like people meddling, but I’m doing this for Tracy,” she said, lips pursed just enough to look sincere.
“I don’t know why she and Chris didn’t end up together, but everyone knows she got plenty of benefits from him. Even if the Woodwards haven’t said anything, outsiders think the Jackmans owe them, and it makes us look bad.
“I just want to repay that debt for her.”
She sounded earnest enough, but her reasoning waspletely illogical.
Still, the usually sharp Andrew acted as if he did not notice any holes in her argument and even nodded in agreement.
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From the doorway, Tracy was not the least bit surprised by the scene.
It was always like this anyway.
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Anything that came out of Erin’s mouth–right or wrong, sensible or not—the Jackmans took at face value without question.
This time was no exception. After a moment’s thought, Andrew agreed to her suggestion. “The Woodwards are indeed a solid choice. Giving them thepany’s new project could mean more profit for us
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And, true to his businessman’s instincts, he was already working out how to cooperate with the Woodwards once the project was handed over.
The moment he said yes, Erin beamed, looped her arm through his, and leaned into his shoulder. “I knew you were the best, Andrew!”