Chapter 331

Chapter 331 Knew Him Too Well

Many became aware of Edgar’s hospitalization. Moreover, the doctor had said today that Edgar’s condition was unfavorable. Yet, given the current situation, Nathan actually showed up at that kind of place. As such, Jean reckoned something must be fishy. Even Susan was worried about Edgar and asked Jean to check in on him in the hospital. How would Nathan possibly disregard the situation?

Obviously, it was a trap. Jean’s train of thought straightened out as she arrived at a crossroads. It was very likely that Edgar’s incident in the village was staged in order to lure the mastermind out. However, given Jean’s understanding of Edgar, she reckoned his target might not be the mastermind only – it might involve Sam and Gigi.

Sam was a jerk, so Jean couldn’t care less about him, but what about Gigi? Jean shook her head and sighed in resignation. She couldn’t be bothered to think about them.

By the time she arrived home, it was almost dawn. After sending the picture of Quinn and Sam hugging each other in the airport to the reporters, she went to bed.

Within a few hours, the stock price of Reece Group plummeted. The wives of Reece Group’s collaboration partners forbade their husbands to work with someone like Sam.

Soon, Reece Group received dozens of contract termination letters.

Jean went for a ride in her car as she was in a good mood. There was a tournament today, so she drove to the venue.

It was a sunny day. She stood on the platform and observed the situation at the track.

Although Ben had announced his retirement, he would still participate in some tournaments as an amateur racer from time to time.

When he spotted Jean from afar, he raised his arm and waved at her.

When his fans on the platform saw their interaction, they lifted their phones and started capturing pictures of them.

“Wow, isn’t that the lady Dark Horse pursued before this? The match, which they previously partnered together, was amazing! But alas, Dark Horse retired in the middle of the tournament and didn’t win a Grand Slam.”

“That doesn’t matter at all! Dark Horse is now the bright star in the business circle – he’ll succeed in his career sooner or later.”

As the audience applauded, Jean leaned against the chair and watched Ben’s performance quietly. From afar, a camera was capturing pictures of her. In fact, she was being tailed since she left her place in the morning.

However, the stalker was not noticeable because many other spectators had photography equipment too.

Soon, the tournament began. As expected, Ben won a landslide victory. However, he did not wait for the prizes to be presented but immediately went to sit beside Jean on the platform.

“You’re going to cause an uproar by coming over here.” Jean muttered. Some were already taking pictures of them.

“I’m not a professional car racer anymore. Even Sonny asked me to be more relaxed. I didn’t expect you to come.” A smile rested on Ben’s lips.

Gazing at the tracks from a distance, his tone was calm yet genuine. “Jean, I’m so glad you came.”

This might be his last time participating in a race, so he thought this farewell tournament was made complete with Jean’s presence.

Jean pulled her hat lower and turned to whisper to Ben. Thereafter, the two left from the back of the platform.

“When did you notice it?” Frowning, Ben escorted Jean to the changing room.

“Not long ago.” Jean closed the door and was finally relieved. “Could it be your die-hard fans?”

The sun was blinding on the platform. Jean inadvertently noticed someone was taking candid photographs of her and Ben.

“That’s impossible!”

Ben opened the locker and let out a cough. “Can you turn aside first?”

Jean quickly turned away. “I’m sorry!”

Ben smirked. He swiftly changed into another set of clothes but didn’t tell Jean when he was done. Instead, he stared at her in silence for a moment. He was afraid this might be the last time he could spend time with her alone.

Sometime later, he closed the locker slowly and said in a nonchalant tone, “I’m done.”

“How should we leave here?” Jean asked calmly.

Ben wore a rueful smile. “There’s a pathway for authorized personnel at the back.”

All this while, he was the only one having wishful thoughts. While they were walking toward the car park from the rear door, Ben recalled something out of the blue. “I saw from the news that Edgar’s condition is unfavorable.” He put it in a subtle way and observed Jean’s response.

“Mm-hmm.” Jean tilted her head and answered calmly, “His brain was injured. He might turn out in a vegetative state.”

Ben was startled to perceive Jean’s nonchalant attitude. “Aren’t you worried?” Content belongs to NôvelDrama.Org

The relationship between Jean and Edgar is complicated. Given the current situation, it was abnormal for her to come and watch Ben’s tournament as if nothing had happened.

Jean opened the car door and seemed as if she had let go of everything.

“That has nothing to do with me.” Jean smiled before continuing, “Moreover, he’s not going to die.”

“How are you so certain?” Ben was surprised.

Jean hummed in response, “If you were Nathan, you wouldn’t be in the mood to drink given the severity of Edgar’s condition, would you? But Nathan boozed it up last night.”

Besides, Jean had a hunch that Nathan went to the club last night with the same intention as her.

Meanwhile, Nathan was sitting beside Edgar’s bed. After ensuring that Gigi and the caretakers had left, he let out a cough. “They’re gone.”

The man on the bed opened his eyes all of a sudden, looking sober and wide awake.

“Everything is set. That boss asked for a high price, but he’s well aware of your status in Yorktown, so he won’t dare to play mischief. We only have to sit back and see if we can catch Sam red-handed.”

Nathan thought Edgar’s move was fantastic – First, he made Sam let his guard down; then, he put bait to lure the mastermind out.

“However, if Sam has nothing to do with your accident, we won’t be able to get any clues.” This was Nathan’s greatest concern – all their efforts might go down the drain if that was the case.

Furthermore, Royden Group had been facing internal conflicts recently; Edgar would miss the best time to manage the company now that he pretended to be hospitalized.

“Sam Reece is associated with that place. Besides him, I can’t think of any other suspects. Even if Andy is involved in the matter, he wouldn’t be the mastermind.” Edgar uttered in a deep voice.

Edgar planned to grab the bull by the horn. He didn’t want to waste time, so he had to hit the nail on the head.

Nathan nodded in response. Suddenly, he recalled the scene from last night and whispered, “By the way, guess who I bumped into last night! It seems like Jean was going after Sam too. Do you think she has noticed something?”

Edgar hummed in response. Nathan’s eyes widened. “Did you tell her?”

Edgar shook his head. “I’m worried that someone intends to harm her, so I chased her away when I woke up that day.” Then, he jerked his chin in a specific direction. “That floral basket is from her.”

Nathan turned his head to look at the flower basket and only realized something a few seconds later. “Did she…”

“Yeah, there was a camera in it, but I removed it.” Edgar pressed his temples. “Even Sam and Gigi didn’t realize it. So, I reckon they aren’t the mastermind of such a meticulous scheme. They might be used by someone else.”