Chapter 31

In extreme situations, people may resort to extraordinary measures. I want to see what Shirley will do.

Meanwhile, Brandon was in the study, unaware of their disputes, and even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

After all, in his eyes, women are just playthings that come and go at his beck and call. The only person he truly cares about is himself.

In the afternoon, Brandon told me he had to go out for something, and he seemed to be in a hurry.

After Brandon left, Shirley suddenly came to me, saying she was going out to meet a friend. The fact that they left one after the other made it hard to believe there was no connection.

But I still nodded and agreed.

At the same time, I slipped a miniature tracker into Shirley's bag. It was something I had Simon buy for me a long time ago, thinking it might come in handy someday.

And now, it did.

As soon as Shirley left, I called Simon and asked him to follow them and see where they were going.

Simon understood and hung up the phone, and I waited quietly.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Shirley came back first, followed by Brandon a little later.

This time, Brandon didn't come to my room. He must have thought I was already asleep, so he went straight to his room.

I locked myself in the bathroom, waiting for Simon's call.

Soon, the phone rang, and I quickly answered, "Simon?"

He responded, "I followed them. It seems Shirley was tailing Brandon, and Brandon didn't know she was following him."

I immediately understood. No wonder Shirley came back before Brandon; she was afraid of being discovered.

"And then? What did Brandon do?"

"He went to meet a woman. She seemed to have just returned from abroad. Brandon picked her up at the airport and took her to a hotel. They didn't come out until just now."

"And Shirley was waiting downstairs the whole time."

"Another woman? Do you know who she is?"

"No, I don't. I've seen most of the people around you, but I've never seen this woman before."

"But Brandon treated her very well and was very gentlemanly."

A woman who just returned from abroad? I couldn't recall anyone around Brandon who had just come back.

And the fact that they stayed in the hotel until now could only mean one thing.

But since when did Brandon treat his lovers so well?

"Do you remember that offshore account? The one Brandon was transferring money to?"

"I remember."

But nothing came of it, so I didn't pursue it further.

"This woman just returned from abroad. I suspect Brandon's offshore account is related to her, which is why he's being so gentlemanly."

I nodded, "You make a good point. I want to see a photo of this woman. Did you take one?"

"I did. I'll find a chance to show you. This woman might be very important to Brandon."

After hanging up, I fell into deep thought.

Nowadays, this feels like a game, with new tasks appearing from time to time. It's worth digging deeper to see how these tasks are connected.

The next morning, after Brandon and Paula went to work, I drugged Shirley as I had done before, putting her into a deep sleep.

Then I went to meet Simon and Kathy at a hidden café.

As soon as she saw me, Kathy had a lot to say.

"Brandon is such a jerk, keeping in touch with so many women at the same time. It's disgusting."

I was already used to Brandon's behavior, so my expression didn't change.

I looked at Simon, "Let me see the photo."

Simon nodded and showed me his phone.

I was stunned when I saw the woman Brandon was holding in the photo because I knew her.

"Elora Kingsley, it's her?"

When I first took over the company, I hired a batch of new employees, and Elora was one of them.

Elora was capable and attractive, so she quickly rose through the ranks, becoming my sales manager in just a few years.

I valued her highly and planned to let her manage the sales department in the future.

When I had a child and stopped managing the company, I specifically mentioned her to Brandon, saying she was a talent and not to let her go.

And Brandon readily agreed.

I should have known. With Elora's beauty, how could Brandon let her go so easily?

In the photo, Brandon was holding Elora as they left the airport and got into a car, looking like a close couple.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were married.

The photos were like a series, showing them leaving the airport, entering the hotel, and Shirley waiting downstairs, all clearly captured.

In the end, Brandon was holding Elora as they left the hotel.

I sneered, "I should have known. When I went to the company last time, I thought she had been fired by Brandon, but it turns out they were already involved. I overestimated Brandon."

"Brandon is such a jerk. If I catch him, I'll beat him to death."

I suddenly realized a doubt, "How did Shirley know Brandon was going to pick up Elora? And her information seems more accurate than ours."

Simon and I exchanged a glance, "I suspect Shirley also installed some monitoring software on Brandon's phone. Otherwise, she wouldn't know he was going to pick up Elora."

"But I'm more curious about what Shirley will do now that she's seen her sister Paula successfully seduce Brandon, and he has another beautiful lover like Elora."

After all, Shirley was one of Brandon's accomplices in drugging me, so she must know some of his secrets. Otherwise, she wouldn't have stayed in this position for so many years.

After a while, I sighed, "Let's observe how things develop."

After parting with Simon and Kathy, I returned home. Shirley was still asleep in her room.

Seeing that there was still some time before Brandon and Paula got off work, I suddenly picked up Shirley's phone. Using her hand, I unlocked it and entered the phone's interface.

Shirley's WhatsApp chat history was also clean, probably on Brandon's instructions.

Except for one, a pinned message from James Carr: "See you tomorrow morning at Savory Bites."

Anyone Shirley pinned must be important, especially since she didn't even pin Brandon.

I had a feeling this James was significant, so I noted the location, marked the message as unread, and quietly left Shirley's room.

Now I just had to wait until tomorrow morning when Brandon and Paula went to work, and I would follow Shirley to see what she was up to.