Chapter 271: Chapter 271

"You couldn’t even keep her from running away, dealing with a little girl?" Fresh chapters posted on noᴠelfire.net

Holly Sutton looked at William Sutton with disappointment in her eyes in her own office, not expecting him to fail at such a simple task.

"Holly, it’s not my fault! I made it clear with those little thugs, even paid them the deposit. I didn’t expect they’d let Anna escape."

"That’s exactly why I told you to handle it yourself. You need others to teach Anna Thornton a lesson? The more people know about this, it could stir up trouble instead."

"Then what... what can I do with her? Lola’s nowhere to be found now, and I don’t have any leverage to make that girl comply. What if she goes crazy and wrecks things here?" William pointed to the scar on his forehead.

He’s truly terrified of Anna Thornton!

That girl’s got a fierce temper. Even if William has her in mind, he can only fantasize about it. Nowadays, he can’t even take verbal advantage of her.

Moreover, the trauma from four years ago when Anna Thornton cracked William’s head is still there!

"Forget it, looks like I have to take action myself!"

William is afraid of Anna Thornton, but Holly Sutton is not.

After all, Anna Thornton is now living in the Thornton Family’s old house, right under Holly’s nose.

As long as Holly moves a finger, she can make her powerless.

Even if it’s like four years ago, finding an excuse to lock her in a mental hospital wouldn’t be difficult.

But different from four years ago, once Holly takes action this time, there’ll be no chance for Anna Thornton to see daylight again.

This time, if they do it, they’ll do it thoroughly. Blame that girl for always going against her lately.

If they could make her unable to see anyone or speak again... that’d be for the best!

"Alright, you should go out first, I’ll deal with Anna Thornton. You’d better hide for a few days, you’re implicated in last night’s incident."

Sending out over ten thugs felt like wasted effort, and they couldn’t even handle Anna Thornton. Holly always feels there’s someone backing her up from behind, which makes her uneasy.

William had just exited Holly’s office and hadn’t even closed the office door when Anna Thornton came into the company with two people in police uniforms.

With them was a small thug with a bruised and swollen face, looking completely unlucky.

If William’s memory serves, he should recognize this as the person he handed the deposit to.

Unfortunately, William’s memory is fine, but his eyesight isn’t great and his reaction is slow. Until the person walked up to him and pointed at him to identify him, he only then belatedly started to feel nervous.

"Uncle officer, it’s this person who instructed us!"

"You... What nonsense are you talking about? I don’t even know you; what did I instruct you to do?" William retorted.

"It was you! You gave us money, told us to get a few more brothers to waylay this woman on the road, first teach her a lesson, then tie her up and send her to your room. You even gave me the deposit; back then, we agreed on three thousand upfront, but you bargained it down to two thousand five. You used online transfer, they can check your transfer records!"

William is just reckless. For hiring thugs to teach someone a lesson, he actually dared to use online transfer for the transaction, dare to even bargain and skimp on the labor fees. No wonder the person couldn’t understand and decided to personally bring the police to testify against him, exposing him as the mastermind.

Even if Holly is cunning, with a brother who screws up more than succeeds, she can’t lead him.

Especially since Anna Thornton brought the police directly to the company early in the morning, confronting William in front of many employees, clearly indicating that she was going to make him confess.

At this point, Holly, looking bothered, walks out of her office: "What’s going on? Aren’t you supposed to be working? What are you doing here watching the spectacle? Get back to your posts!"

After driving the others away, one of the policemen steps forward to speak to William: "Last night, we received Miss Thornton’s report, claiming she was threatened on the streets of Veridia. After a night of investigating and interrogating these disturbance-causing thugs, they agreed to reveal the mastermind. Mr. Sutton, we suspect you’re involved in this case, please come with us for an investigation."

"I... I..." William struggles to find words, looking to Holly for help, "Holly..."

"Why call me? Now they’re asking if you did it. Just go to the police station with them for an investigation. Don’t worry, as long as you have a clear conscience, I’m sure the police will clear your name."

How could he not worry? William is full of guilt!

His nerves aren’t as strong as Holly’s. Back when poisoning Dad Thornton to death, causing Anna to be homeless, she still stayed at the Thornton Family’s old house without any fear of nightmares.

William is just a commoner. If not for Holly’s support over the years, how would he sit so stably in the company’s procurement department?

But in front of so many employees, Holly can’t easily speak on his behalf.

The main thing is she can’t let herself get dragged into it, so she has to maintain a seemingly upright and neutral stance.

After all, Anna Thornton wasn’t hurt, even if William gets taken away and they finally discover the truth, the consequences won’t be too serious—a reprimand, maybe a short detention.

However, William being taken away, Holly’s keeping a score with Anna Thornton.

"Anna, did you meet thugs last night? No wonder you didn’t come home all night. What happened later?" Holly asked with a tone of concern.

"Later, of course I ran away when I encountered thugs. But I got lost while escaping. Tired and weary, and couldn’t hail a cab, so I randomly found a hotel to book a room for the night."

"Really?" Holly didn’t believe Anna Thornton’s explanation, "Were you alone last night? I saw the thug earlier with face injuries, who beat him up?"

"I did, it’s self-defense injury, anything wrong with that?"

"You can beat them up and still run?"

"Running while fighting, right? If not distracted by fighting, I wouldn’t have gotten lost." Anna Thornton says this, her gaze naturally falls on Holly’s slick-looking assistant, "I only just realized Veridia has developed so fast that I don’t recognize many roads, I need someone as a guide. Didn’t this guy promise to take me around next time? When will you be free?"

Upon hearing this, Holly’s assistant hasn’t had the chance to reply to Anna Thornton before getting a fierce glare from President Sutton.

He could only refuse her: "Sorry, Miss Thornton, I’ve been quite busy with work lately."

"Oh, that’s a pity. With the weather cooling down, I wanted you to recommend a place for a hot spring." Anna Thornton shrugs helplessly: "Alright, you and President Sutton are busy, I’ll see if I can find someone else to go with me."

Anna Thornton turns to the elevator, not in a hurry to leave the lobby downstairs.

She asks the receptionist for an apple juice and sits for a while. Soon, the assistant who refused her earlier comes running down.

Marcus Morgan, panting as he descends, sees Anna Thornton hasn’t left yet, walks over like a gentleman: "Miss Thornton, you mentioned wanting to go for hot springs; I happen to have a friend who runs a hot spring spa. How about we go check it out this afternoon?"

Anna Thornton finishes the last sip of apple juice, smiling at him: "Didn’t you say you were busy? Then just give me the address, I’ll go myself."

"I couldn’t say much in front of President Sutton just now. Actually, I’ve been working hard these days, and I’d like to relax too."

"Are you sure you have time to accompany me to the hot springs this afternoon?" Anna Thornton reconfirms with him.

Marcus Morgan: "Certainly!"

Even if he didn’t have time, he’d say he did!

Anna Thornton is practically known for being the goddess of homebodies, with her angelic face and devilish figure!

Going to the hot springs implies a swimsuit show!

Such benefits, Marcus Morgan certainly couldn’t pass up watching!

Such temptation, Anna Thornton knew he’d definitely be hooked!