Chapter 165

“Dig deep and find out who did this to Gage!” Tarquin blurted out suddenly.

Lowell snapped back to the present, his expression growing stern.

“Right, I’ll make a call.”

After visiting the Slater family, Tarquin had made a point of seeking out Gage to get the lowdown.

Gage had confessed that the attacker made it clear he was targeted because he had been bullying Elysia, The attacker had threatened that if Gage messed with Elysia again, next time he would be signing his own death warrant!

Gage had even tried to bribe his way out, offering the attacker ten times the payoff to let him off the hook, but the attacker just sneered and said, “Money isn’t my only motivator. I’m not some gun for hire that jumps at the highest bidder!”

So, it was all because of Elysia. Someone was avenging her.

It could be that the attacker knew Elysia personally, harbored deep feelings for her, and after learning of Gage’s repeated harassment, decided to take matters into his own hands.

Or it could be that the person who paid for the hit knew Elysia.

And that the attacker and the client had a close bond, leading the former to act in defense of Elysia.

But after all this time getting to know her, they were almost sure of one thing: Elysia was just an ordinary woman. She hadn’t been back to Jindale City for ages, with no clout to speak of there.

The most influential people she knew were Winona and Blossom.

But Blossom came from an esteemed academic family, and with her demeanor, she wasn’t the type to orchestrate something as heinous as castrating Gage.

Winona, though a fierce lady, wasn’t even in Jindale City and was probably oblivious to Elysia’s return.

So, the mystery remained: who was taking up arms for her?

This person must have strong feelings for Elysia, considering Gage’s sensitive status and his ties to Tarquin.

Without a deep affection for Elysia, no one would dare make a move.

Then there was the time someone breached the Bradford Group’s security system, sent him an invitation, and hijacked his billion–dollar deal overnight…

Tarquin was now suspecting that Elysia had a guardian angel. And it was very likely someone she was unaware of!

Or perhaps she knew of this person, but was clueless about his actions.

In any case, Tarquin wanted to get to the bottom of it.

After Lowell hung up the phone and delegated the tasks, Tarquin said, “Focus on Zane.”

“Huh? You still suspect Zane? But he doesn’t have that kind of money. Not Zane, not even the entire Newsom family could cough up billions overnight.”

09:56 Lowell thought Tarquin was still on about Zane stealing their business.

Tarquin replied city. The one who breached our security might not be him, but the one who hurt Gage could well be Lowell was taken aback. “You think Zane was the attacker? But he knows full well Gage is connected to us. Would he dare touch Gage”

re’s nothing he wouldn’t dare if Gage crossed a line. Forget about emasculating him; he’d kill him if pushed You mean, Ms. Thome is Zane’s breaking point?”

Tarquin’s brow furrowed slightly, but he didn’t respond.

Lowell ventured, “But Zane and Ms. Thome aren’t that close, and she’s not his wife.”

“She doesn’t have to be his wife. She could be his one that got away.”

Really? But the rumor mill says Zane’s head over heels for Ms. Newsom. High school sweethearts turned life partners, the picture of love. Ms. Newsom’s his ‘one that got away.”

“The one that got away‘ is the one you can’t have. If he’s already married her, how does she fit that bill?”

“You’ve got a point there, but how did you figure Zane has a thing for Ms. Thorne?”

“Just a hunch”

“Strange… I’ve seen them together as much as you have, and I didn’t catch a whiff of that.”

“You’re blind and dense!”

Lowell was left speechless. Wasn’t this just a friendly chat? How did it turn into a personal attack?

The sound of incoming messages interrupted their tense exchange.