My Mommy Is A CEO

Dan still had his usual nonchalant expression as he arrived at the hotel and began to carefully sort through the information Arthur had provided him. Seeing how diligent Dan was, Victor’s suspicions were put to rest a bit, but he still couldn’t help but watch his every move.

“Have you figured anything out?” Arthur asked. Dan’s thought process was different from his own, but for Lucia’s sake, he was willing to ask questions without shame.

“When you found the driver, did he say that Jacob didn’t seem suspicious in any way?” Dan turned to Jack and Victor.

“Yes. According to the driver’s description, they were driving when Jacob suddenly stopped and made Lucia change her clothes before leaving,” Jack answered instead of Victor who remained silent.

“Jacob is paranoid but also very arrogant. Even when he was forced to bow down during his cooperation with Spencer, there was always a hint of defiance in his eyes. He managed to bring Lu…, her there successfully despite being less than two hours away from the coastline. Why would such a confident man just get off the car like that?” Dan felt like there must be something fishy going on.

“Unless he already received some kind of message.” Arthur said as he picked up his phone and called Kyle immediately after saying this sentence.

“Investigate all five ship owners’ information right now. Find out their relationships for three generations.”

Kyle immediately took orders and started preparing for investigation work. After hanging up the phone together with Kyle, Arthur walked behind Dan and said,

“You’re right about your suspicions. I didn’t even think about it.”

Dan glanced at Arthur sideways, “There is a saying that goes ‘worrying leads to chaos.’ You didn’t not think about it; you just couldn’t calm down enough.”

Arthur raised an eyebrow slightly. What Dan said was exactly what Kane had been worried about all along! He never expected someone like Dan who worked as a mercenary could have such delicate thoughts.

“Spencer took Jacob out of the country to use his whereabouts as leverage against her,” every time Dan mentioned Lucia, he only referred to her as “her”, and he continued,

“I thought leaving him in a small company would render him powerless, but he managed to escape and gather a group of thugs under his command. A man with such meticulous planning would never return without a contingency plan. Although he had plastic surgery to look like Casper Wood, there will be a day when he’ll be exposed. That’s why he probably contacted that ship owner, someone he had already planted as a contact.”

Arthur nodded in agreement; Dan voiced exactly what he had in mind. That was why he had Kyle thoroughly investigate the generational connections of several ship owners, to see who might have some suspicious ties.

“However,” Dan stood up and said, “Jacob is like Spencer. They both see her as their last card against you, so until the very end, like Spencer, he won’t threaten her life. You don’t need to worry so much.”

Was he trying to reassure him? Arthur’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Dan.

Dan didn’t meet Arthur’s gaze but headed straight for the hotel elevator while saying, “I’m tired too since I got here. Arrange a room for me to rest.”

Victor hurriedly followed him.

“Who does he think he is?” Jack couldn’t stand Dan’s arrogant attitude.

“You go take care of it. Victor will watch over him,” Arthur said without any displeasure and asked Jack to help arrange a room for Dan because without any identification documents, it would be difficult for him even to enter a room.

Jack could only do as instructed while Arthur sat down at the table with Lucia’s watch tightly clenched in his hand.

It had been more than a day since Lucia was kidnapped; they had hoped that they could resolve everything within twelve hours but…

Arthur thought about this and tightened his grip on the watch even more.

Everyone was waiting for Kyle’s investigation results but they didn’t have to wait long since Kyle’s business ability spoke volumes here.

At nine o’clock that night, Kyle sent detailed information back onto Arthur’s computer before calling him up with an analysis of it all.

Arthur put his phone on speaker mode because everyone needed to know all details too.

“Mr. Davies, you were right in your suspicions. Among these five ship owners there is indeed one whose background is unclear. He suddenly appeared on the coast over a year ago, claiming that he was related by blood with some local fisherman but after investigating further, I found out that there are no actual family ties between them whatsoever! Moreover, his profession remains unknown. The locals say that all day long this man stays aboard his own yacht doing nothing productive! Afterward I investigated this fisherman’s personal assets only discovering every quarter year, an abundant sum of money coming into his account from somewhere else… Can you guess where this money comes from?”

“Jacob.” confirmed Arthur

“Yes indeed him. That ship owner’s income also comes entirely from Jacob. He has kept him here planning ahead already having arranged an escape route.” added Kyle immediately afterwards.

“So… under our surveillance, the ship owner was still able to transmit information about the situation on the beach to Jacob, and Jacob suddenly decided to change his route because he received that message,” Arthur said through gritted teeth, annoyed at himself for not being calm enough and not thinking things through.

“Mr. Davies, I have already secretly brought Nick and them over here. Whatever you want us to do, just say the word,” Kyle asked solemnly.

“Interrogate!” Arthur decisively replied.

“Got it!” Kyle exclaimed excitedly as he called for Nick and his team to bring over the suspect.

With progress being made in their investigation, Jack breathed a sigh of relief and advised Arthur, “Mr. Davies, now that we have identified Jacob’s contact, why don’t you take a break? You haven’t slept in over a day…”

Jack was worried about Arthur’s condition. He knew that he couldn’t possibly fall asleep at this point but with nerves stretched so tight like this, if anything unexpected happened, then it could cause him to instantly collapse.

Arthur didn’t respond but instead asked back, “Haven’t you guys rested either?”

“We’re different,” Jack immediately retorted. “We’re used to this kind of schedule but you can’t keep going without rest.”

“I…” Before Arthur could finish his sentence, Jack grabbed him by the arm and led him towards an elevator. This caught him off guard. Did Jack just grab his arm?

“Just now Kane sent me a message insisting that you take some rest,” Jack explained after pressing the elevator button. “You’re worried about Lucia but we are all worried about you too.”

Initially, he intended on pulling away from Jack’s grip but upon hearing what he had said, however, he gave up resistance and followed along into the elevator with lowered eyes.

In the lobby, only Dan, Victor, and the other bodyguards remained. Dan watched as the elevator door slowly closed, his eyes revealing an unclear mix of emotions after Arthur’s departure.Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.