Chapter 721

“The people I’ve sent have returned. They said they couldn’t find any surveillance footage in the parking lot.

“Apparently, the culprit is clever. He removed the surveillance cameras in advance. It’s amazing how he could do this undetected. Eddy, do you have a suspect in mind?” Thomas asked, handing over the peeled apples to Eddy.

Only then did Eddy return to his senses. A person immediately crossed his mind. However, he still didn’t want to believe it was him.

“No.”

Thomas stood up and continued his analysis. “Seeing how capable the culprit was, he should be someone prominent.

“At the very least, the culprit had to be part of the big four families. Now that the Collins family has fallen, the other suspects are-”

“Dad,” Eddy interrupted Thomas impatiently.

“I really don’t know anything. Just ask your subordinates to investigate.”

Seeing this, Thomas looked at Eddy suspiciously. “Eddy—”

“I’m tired, Dad.” Eddy slowly laid down with his back to his father.

Thomas frowned. He looked at Eddy intently before leaving without saying a word.

When the room became quiet, Eddy slowly opened his eyes. There was no way the culprit could be the person he was thinking about.

But even if Eddy told himself this, he still couldn’t resist overthinking.

He sat up on his bed irritably. His movements made the wounds on his back graze against the bed, and he hissed in pain. It made his mind clear up.

In fact, there was a very simple way to verify if the culprit was the person he was thinking about.

He just needed to help Layla get Collins Group.

If the culprit wasn’t who he thought it was, Layla would definitely get Collins Group. However, if At the thought of this, Eddy picked up his phone. After a moment’s hesitation, he gritted his teeth and posted a tweet “May you get what you want, Layla.”

As soon as Eddy posted the tweet, it spread online again, causing another uproar among the netizens.

Eddy’s phone kept ringing with messages, but none of them were from Caroline. He frowned in disappointment and looked up at the sky. “Oh, Grandpa. You’ll protect me, right?”

Caroline had turned a dead ear to what was happening and focused on writing her story.

Even so, news about the Hacketts‘ and Eddy’s support for Layla had spread through the city. It was hard for Caroline not to hear about it.

In the group chat on WhatsApp, Cheryl was freaking out. “Oh no, it’s over. Mr. Eddy is giving his support to Layla for the second time. He really wants Layla to get Collins Group!”

Ever since Caroline had talked to Marietta, she had been very calm. “Let’s not panic just yet. The outcome hasn’t been decided.”

Cheryl replied, “But things have already gotten to this point. The bank will definitely choose Layla, right?”

Gwen also saw the news. She teased, “Cheryl, you’ve been with Carol for so long. Haven’t you noticed it? Carol has what it takes to make a comeback against the odds.

“Although everyone is supporting Layla, I guarantee that Caroline will come up on top.”

Sonia also texted, “She’s right, Cheryl. You have to believe in Caroline. Do you remember what happened last time?

“Everyone said my career wouldn’t take off, and only Caroline believed in me. Now, as you can see, I’ve become popular.”