Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom

Chapter 472 Wait for the Sentence

Paul said heavily, "Yes. We shall

If they didn't release Jeanne, August would definitely play hardball. By then, both sides would suffer great losses. Lucia felt so disappointed She then changed the topic and chatted with Paul for a while before hanging up

On which part of the plan did we make mistakes? Our measures, sticks or carrots, all failed to cajole anything out of Jeanne. Why?

Or, did we wrong Jeanne in the first place?

Lucia soon denied the idea that they wronged Jeanne.

She believed in her instinct. She believed that Jeanne was the driver of the car that hit her.

She firmly believed in her speculation regardless the lack of clues.

Lucia clenched her fists.

After pondering, she had made up her mind. Perhaps, she could take another trip to the police station and investigate the entire event from another angle.

Meanwhile, a white van suddenly stopped by the roadside of a boulevard in Austos. The car door was opened, and a person was thrown out. Then, the car whooshed away

Jeanne fell to the ground like a drowned rat. She had had no food since her capture. She was hungry and weak, and could finally feel a little relaxed after all the nervousness inflicted by the frights and threats.

At this moment, a black Maybach approached her. It stopped beside her, and opened its car door Soon, a man came down and helped her into the car.

Jeanne caught August in his black suit at first sight as she entered the car She broke into tears and cried, "August, you finally come to save me.

She had thought that someone would come to her rescue. Unexpectedly, she was left alone in the damp basement for the whole night and wasn't released until this moment.

August extracted several tissues and handed them to her. "It's okay now. Let me take you home." Jeanne didn't take the tissues but aggrievedly held August's hands. She said sobbingly, "August, I've never been treated like that before! Paul Thomas should dare to kidnap me! You gotta revenge me on him

Hearing this, August frowned imperceptibly. "Jeanne, you really have never done anything that would offend the Thomas, haven't you?"

Paul wasn't impulsive. He wouldn't strike merely for a hearsay

August looked at if he was interrogating a prisoner.

Jeanne looked more pitiful after hearing August's words. "August, what should I do to make you believe me? I never did anything.

August narrowed his eyes which showed some dangerous light of cunning "Then, why would Paul kidnap you?"

Lucia faced the man's stare and somehow lost her confidence. "I... 1 don't know!"

August said, "It is said that a clean hand wants no washing. If you are keeping anything from me, Jeanne, I won't be able to protect you either by then if you really do

His words were so naked and so direct that Jeanne's face turned pale at once

Was August also suspecting her?

Before she could reply, the man had looked away He said, "Do you understand?"

Jeanne wanted to defend herself but she couldn't utter a word.

Tears welled up in her eyes. "August, I, truly, didn't do anything”

She had no other option except a firm denial.

Disappointment flashed through the bottom of August's eyes. He then cast Jeanne a meaningful glance and said heavily.

'“Good"

Then, he showed reluctance to continue the conversation.

Lucia secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She lowered her head and found that the corners of her clothes had been wrinkled by her unwitting grips of nervousness

Soon, the car arved at their villa After Jeanne got off the car, she turned to August, who showed no intention to join her and invited, "August, can you stay with me today? I am afraid

The villa was their matrimonial home but August scarcely came to this place Now, she didn't want to go in alone again

August glanced at his wristwatch and refused, "I have business to attend to Go back and rest" Then, he asked the driver to take off.

Jeanne was so upset. She couldn't utter a word to convince him into staying, and she blankly watched the car as it drifted

away

She trembled as she stared at the fading shadow of the car.

August treated her completely differently than before. She could sense the coldness. All the sweet concerns and tender cares had disappeared!

What on earth is going on?

Does August know what I did?

Jeanne turned around and entered the villa. She tried to come up with a solution. She came back to her room to take out the spare phone to call Mark.

"Hello? Ms. Kelly, you're back?"

Mark's worried voice was heard immediately when the call was answered

"I thought you would save me last night. But you didn't

She snorted

Mark explained, "Miss, can't you see? They kidnapped you to lure me It was a trap!"

Jeanne frowned at his words. "What?"

"They only kept you there for a night for two reasons. First, it's a warning Second, they want to get me Otherwise, why would they let you go in the morning?”

Jeanne was shocked, "It wasn't... it wasn't August who saved me?"

When she saw August in the morning, she had preconceived that it was August who saved her However

Hearing August's name, Mark snorted, "Him? He is the most hypocritical one He could be investigating you

Jeanne was shocked stupefied by Mark's words. She asked, "What what should we do?"

"We stay low. Stay in our places. We don't meet so often recently. Only in this way can we make lesser mistakes

Mark paused and continued, "Then, we wait for the sentence of Hallie Bruns.

It was the key point. Only when the scapegoat was sacrificed could they be safe

Jeanne agreed. "Right! You're right!"

If her dormancy could exonerate her, she was willing.

Mark nodded and said firmly, "Yes. All we can do is wait."

Their best option was to wait. However, for the others, waiting was the worse option.

Lucia headed for the police office in the same day. She applied for a one-on-one meeting with Hallie.

A woman, head lowered and face sallow, was sitting opposite Lucia. It was Hallie. She, compared with the last time, looked thinner. Her protruding cheekbone showed how bony she was.

Lucia asked, "Hallie, you should know what I am here for "

Hallie remained silent.

Lucia continued, "I came for a truth. And please, help me. I can promise anything that they have promised you as long as you tell me the truth.”

Hallie remained still silent as if she had been deaf.

Lucia gritted her teeth, and she continued, "You're still young. Do you want to spend the rest of your life in jail? What about your families? Have you ever thought of them?"

Halle finally proved that she was either dumb or deaf at the word "family". Her eyes moved slightly, and she uttered grimly, "I am orphan’