Chapter 139 Uncle Returns
The man's gloomy breath came through. He didn't hang up, obviously granting her a few more seconds.
Winnie quickly said, "This was the last time I met him. I wanted to retrieve something of Cameron's from him and then find my uncle. He's the only family I have left. Now I finally have it in my hands. Please don't be jealous for no reason."
The man paused; his voice still cold. "Finding family? Then I forgive you. Hurry back home!"
"I'll be right back." She drove back with haste. "You care too much. Everyone has a past. You've already investigated mine thoroughly, but what about you..."
As Winnie mentioned this, her mind suddenly paused, and she couldn't help but recall Darcy's inexplicable words before leaving.
She said that L had someone hidden in his heart, his lifesaver.
Winnie pursed her lips and subconsciously blurted out, "And what about you? I don't know about your past either. Could it be that you also had someone hidden deep inside your heart?"
"... " There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
Then, the flight attendant's announcement came, reminding L that it was time to board the plane.
The man said coldly, "I won't say anymore. I have a business trip. Behave while I'm not here."
Then he hung up.
Winnie stared at her phone, her delicate brows furrowing. Did he hear her question, or was he just pretending?
Could there really be a lifesaver? But it's also possible that Darcy was intentionally stirring up trouble. Winnie lowered her gaze and shrugged off the need to hold on to his past.
Having figured it out, she accelerated her car, feeling brighter.
Back at the villa, Winnie took out the address book from her bag and held it in her arms, like
After obtaining the treasure, she tenderly caressed the cover, and her eyes gradually became moist, unable to stop the tears from flowing.
Seeing this, she felt as if she was seeing Cameron and her mother again.
When their deaths occurred in a major accident years ago, Winnie was sent abroad to study in middle school and returned a year later.
At that time, she was only 13 years old, and all of Cameron and her mother's belongings had disappeared from the house. She secretly searched for Cameron's personal servant, George.
Later she couldn't find him, but Daniel found Cameron's address book.
Cameron was a well-known businessman in Lymington when he was alive. Winnie remembered that he had a prominent reputation and extensive properties, making him a well-known figure in Lymington.
But he wasn't skilled with computers. Winnie took a deep breath and slowly opened the address book.
Sure enough, it contained Cameron's own handwriting, causing Winnie's eyes to become warmer. The address book was thin, and many pages had clearly been torn out.
She furrowed her brow, wondering if Cameron tore them out or if someone else did. She first looked for her uncle's contact number.
On the third page, there was an entry for Elliott.
Her uncle's name was Elliott Granger, and beneath it was a series of letters written by Cameron.
Winnie remembered the letter game she used to play with Cameron when she was young. She quickly found a pen and converted the letters into numbers.
An eleven-digit number appeared on the paper.
Winnie's heart trembled almost uncontrollably. This was her uncle's contact information, but why did Cameron hide it? Was he afraid that someone would find her uncle?
Doubtful, Winnie immediately dialed the number.
She held her breath as she waited, and it connected. A strange yet somewhat familiar male voice came through, as if across time, saying, "Is this Winnie?"
It was her uncle's voice! Winnie burst into tears in an instant and nodded vigorously, "Uncle, is that you?"
"It's me..." Her uncle's voice was filled with bitterness, mixed with joy and heavy pain. He almost trembled, "Winnie, you finally contacted me. Do you know, I've been waiting for this call for ten years?"
What? Her uncle had been waiting for her all this time?
Winnie's mind became engulfed in a fog.
She could only hear her uncle choking up, "Before my father passed away, he asked me to leave. I've been hiding in a distant foreign country ever since. He said that when you grew up and found my contact information, it would prove that you were ready, that you were capable of standing by my side in battle, Winnie, our family's vengeance is heavy!"
Winnie's mind was struck with a heavy blow. Did her uncle really know that Cameron and her mother's cause of death was caused by the Anderson family?
"Uncle, I've found you now. When will you come back?" Winnie asked urgently.
"Very soon. I still need treatment for another half month. I will be able to catch up to them on their Memorial Day," her uncle's voice was filled with excitement, but it also murmured with a cold laugh, "Ten years, it's time for me to come back and take revenge."
"My fair share of justice!" Winnie listened, her heart pounding. She was clueless about what happened back then and could only guess vaguely. "Uncle, what happened to you? Is it related to the incident from years ago?"
"Yes, you don't know how I've been all these years. It's good that I have found you, Winnie. I'll tell you everything when I come back!" Her uncle exclaimed with joy.
Winnie was immersed in happiness too as she slowly ended the call. She wondered how her uncle's health had been affected. He seemed unwilling to go into detail, but at least he had found his only relative, and their communication was going smoothly.
Winnie quickly saved her uncle's number in her phone and held the address book, continuing to flip through it.
Cameron's records were sparse, mainly consisting of some memos from their cooperative projects back then, along with contact information. As she reached the end, a name appeared frequently.
Lawrence R?!
On one page, her mother's father had written "Lawrence R" in red ink, circling it heavily.
What did this mean?
Ten years ago, Lawrence R would have been in his twenties. Did he already have a partnership with Cameron back then?
Winnie remembered hearing from a former Triton employee that there was some competition between Imperial and Triton in the previous generation. That was why Winnie used to provoke Imperial.
Could it be more complicated than she thought? Did Lawrence R have a conflict with Cameron?
Thinking about Lawrence R, the CEO of Imperial Jewelry, Winnie realized that she hadn't seen him for a long time...
She furrowed her brows, contemplating whether she should privately go to the Imperial Jewelry building and ask him about it.
The next day, Winnie managed to find time to go to the Imperial Jewelry building, but the receptionist informed her that the CEO was on a business trip and wasn't in the office.
How convenient. Winnie suddenly remembered that L was also on a business trip. She could only give up and think that her uncle would be back soon, and she could ask him directly about the notes in the address book.
Winnie decided to focus on her work at the Kingdom Estates, working as L's Vice President and part-time personal secretary. She became more and more proficient in handling the Kingdom Estates' business.
Of course, she didn't neglect Triton's affairs and eagerly awaited her uncle's return.
Two weeks later—
One morning, Winnie received a call from her uncle, informing her of his flight number and that he would be arriving in Lymington at noon!
Winnie was overjoyed and hurriedly rushed from the Vice President's office to the CEO's office, where the stern man was busy with documents and looked up upon hearing her voice.
"L, my uncle is coming back! I'm going to pick him up, what about you..."
L saw the happiness on her face, and he didn't miss her cunning attempt to probe him. Putting away his pen and glancing at his watch, his lips curled slightly. "Let's have lunch together at noon. He is your family, after all. Of course, I will receive him."
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