Chapter 174

That night, after I woke up, Joanna came to check on us.

We were all gathered in Kathy's hospital room. Joanna looked at the three of us and said, "This is the first time I've seen people get sick together. You guys are really something."

"Who did this to you two?"

I remembered the terrifying moment on the road and couldn't help but snort. "Who else? That jerk Brandon."

"He said that once I'm dead, all my assets would be his. Looks like he's already making arrangements."

Kathy frowned, clearly furious. "That jerk, he'll get what's coming to him."

"He's so brazen, hitting people in broad daylight?"

Simon explained, "It's not entirely his fault. We've already detained the driver who hit you, and it turns out he has no connection to Brandon. The driver insists he was drunk and accidentally hit you, with no one directing him. We can't link this to Brandon, so the evidence is useless."

"I can't believe it. There's no justice if we can't catch Brandon."

Joanna slammed the table in anger but then smirked. "But don't worry, I've got some good news to cheer you up."

"There's trouble at the company. Irene's in hot water."

I was surprised and looked up at Joanna. "Really? When did this happen? How come I didn't hear about it?"

"Brandon covered it up, so of course, you didn't hear. A few days ago, an audit revealed discrepancies in the accounts Irene handled. They reported it to Brandon."

"Turns out, Irene was secretly transferring company funds to her own account."

"This really pissed Brandon off. The company's already in deep trouble, and now there's embezzlement. He was so mad he beat Irene up. A woman in her forties, crying on the floor, it was quite a scene."

I sneered. "The Jordan family deserves everything they get."

Kathy looked puzzled. "But Irene's an accountant. Doesn't she know it's illegal to transfer company funds to her personal account? How could she dare?"

Joanna and I exchanged a knowing look and laughed. "Remember when I went back to Suncrest City and asked Joanna for a favor?"

"This is the karma from that."

"What favor?" Kathy asked, curious.

"I asked Joanna to introduce Irene to a gambling platform."

"Seeing Joanna play, Irene naturally wanted to try it herself. She had some spare cash, and who doesn't want more money?"

Joanna continued, "I played in front of her, turning a million dollars into two million, and then into five million. Irene was hooked."

"She begged me for the gambling software, but what I gave her was a real gambling app, not the fake one I used."

"These gambling apps assess the user's identity and steal information from other sites. If they determine the person is well-off, they initially offer high returns. Irene fell for it."

"She invested fifty grand and got back a hundred. Then she put in a hundred and got back two hundred. The goal was to lure her into investing everything."

"Step by step, Irene got sucked in. When she finally invested all her savings, she lost everything."

"But gamblers always think they can win it back, so not gambling is harder for them than anything. She had to find money somehow. She didn't dare ask anyone else, so she secretly transferred funds."

"Of course, the amount was beyond her control, so it was only a matter of time before she got caught."

Kathy's eyes widened in amazement. "You guys are ruthless. You took her down without a sound."

I scoffed. "She was brought down by her own greed. If she hadn't gambled, nothing would have happened."

"True."

I was still curious about what happened next. "So what did Brandon do with Irene?"

"Brandon beat her up but didn't dare call the cops. He kept her as the CFO, didn't fire her."

"He still has some old feelings for his aunt."

"But after today, Irene probably won't dare defy Brandon again."

I remembered Brandon saying he would get rid of the Jordan family from the company. It was just a lie to get me to help the company through its current crisis.

"I heard Brandon even used his own money to balance the company's accounts."

"That's our marital property, and he used it for this. Just wait, after the divorce, I'll get every penny back."

They all nodded in agreement.

"Once I'm out of the hospital, I need to go back to the company. I want to see Brandon's desperate face."

Kathy grinned mischievously. "He'll probably be furious."

I stayed in the hospital for a few more days until I recovered.

The doctor said I could go home to rest, and the same went for Savannah.

Kathy had been well for a while, occupying a private room next to ours.

Luckily, the hospital wasn't busy, or she would have been kicked out.

After we were discharged, we decided to celebrate with a meal at a nearby restaurant.

Royce and Simon had to leave for other matters, and with Savannah around, they felt reassured.

Captain Kirk had returned to his unit a few days earlier.

As we sat in the restaurant, we unexpectedly saw a familiar face.

It was Shirley, seemingly buying food.

She turned around with her takeout and saw the three of us.

Our expressions were like we'd seen a fly in our food, but this fly approached us. "Isn't this Caroline? What are you doing here?"

I dipped my utensils in hot water. "Are you blind? Can't you see what I'm doing?"

"You're like a shadow, always lurking around. If you have nothing to say, just leave."

Now that Brandon and I had made our positions clear, I had no reason to be polite to Shirley.

Shirley gritted her teeth and glared at me but quickly composed herself. "Karen is sick, and you're here eating? How can you stomach it?"