The food arrived quickly at the restaurant, and as they ate, they continued chatting and ended up talking about past events.
Stella wasnât originally planning to ask, but after hearing Mason mention what happened to the people who had bullied her after. they were released from prison, she couldnât help but ask, âThey were just small-time troublemakers, so how did they manage to thrive overseas? Did they get into some big business?â
Mason replied, âThose guys didnât get involved in any big business. After they got out of prison, it was like they hit the jackpot or something. Suddenly, they became rich and all immigrated abroad. They didnât do any business at all; instead, they spent their days partying and having fun. Itâs unclear where the money came from.â
On the night of Stellaâs incident, a few individuals fell into the water while trying to escape and died on the spot. The others, although later sent to prison by Karen, suddenly became wealthy after their release. Stellaâs hand holding the fork trembled, âSo where are these people now?â
Thinking that Stella wanted to confront them, Mason quickly replied, âTheyâre long gone. Some died at sea, some were killed in gambling disputes, and some were hit by cars. None of them had a good ending. Itâs like karma caught up with them.â
Mason always believed that bad deeds would be met with consequences, it was just a matter of time.
After hearing about the fate of those people, he didnât think much of it.
But for Stella, it raised many suspicions. Why did they suddenly become rich, and why did they suddenly meet unexpected deaths? It sounded as if someone was afraid they knew some secret and had bribed them, only to slowly silence them so no one would suspect a thing.
Stella lowered her eyelashes and pondered for a few seconds before raising her gaze to Mason, who was still eating, âHow do you know all this?â
Without lifting his head, Mason replied, âI was in the same country as them. After their incident, it made the local news.
How could I not knowâ¦â
With confirmation, Stellaâs heart sank even further. She suddenly remembered the doubts she had before. If Erin had a slight liking for her back then, why would she send people to rape her? Even if Erin was furious, she couldnât do such a thing, especially considering Erinâs possessivenessâ¦
Thinking of this, Stella abruptly stood up, âMason, Iâm sorry, but I have something urgent to take care of. Letâs reschedule our meal another timeâ¦â
Mason was still chewing his food, and seeing Stella in a rush with her bag, he wanted to talk to her but found it inconvenient. He could only nod and wave goodbye.
Stella went straight to the Evansâ and asked Andrew for help in investigating the bank records of those people who had bullied her in the past after their release from prison. Andrew didnât understand why Stella wanted to look into this. Those rapists had fled to Singapore out of fear of retaliation from the Simpson family. Andrew had planned to go and kill them, but Stella believed they were merely following Erinâs orders, so she let it go and didnât pay them any further attention. Now, why suddenly investigate them? Did her cousin still seek revenge?
Stella didnât explain further and just told him to hurry and check. Andrew went to the bank, and he was quite efficient in his work. Stella only waited for a short while before Andrew returned with the information. When he saw Stella, his face was solemn.
âHow did it go? Who sent them the money?â
Andrew didnât reply but instead handed the documents to Stella with a cold expression.
Stella, feeling anxious, quickly took the documents and flipped. through them. These transfers went through multiple bank accounts before reaching the accounts of those individuals who were released from prison. It was evident that they had taken precautions to avoid detection.
However, even with such complex and intricate operations, Andrew managed to trace the source of the fundsâ¦
When Stella reached the name of the sender, her face turned pale, and her fingers holding the documents couldnât stop trembling.
Bart â Karenâs cousin.