Chapter 356 The Benefactor Should Be a Woman
Upon hearing Charles report that the Universe Group was now completely under Paige's control, Raymond breathed a sigh of relief. "She can finally take a few days to rest."
Charles said, "Mr. Carnegie, we're all here now. You've almost become a chef for Mrs. Carnegie. Now that her work is done, shouldn't you go see her?"
Raymond wished he could see Paige right away. "Let her rest well. She's pregnant, and the workload over the past three days hasn't been small. I don't want to show up and immediately cause her to get emotional. Let her rest first; even if she gets emotional later, the chances of something going wrong will be much smaller."
Charles couldn't help but admire Mr. Carnegie for considering every detail so thoroughly. Even someone like him, who had never been in love, could learn how to be considerate of someone he loved.
Charles continued, "These past few days, since Mrs. Carnegie returned to her place, we haven't been able to deliver her meals. And up until now, we still don't know which house Mrs. Carnegie is staying in. The Ellison family has too many properties in Arcadia!"
Raymond's mood instantly dropped. Being able to deliver meals to Paige on time every day, even if he couldn't see her, provided some comfort. Now, they would lose contact again. Losing contact was one thing, but they couldn't openly investigate her whereabouts. If they made her angry and affected her health, it would be a big problem. What could Raymond do? Besides enduring, what else could he do?
Once the Universe Group's situation stabilized, most of Paige's attention turned to herself. After all, she wasn't alone now; the baby inside her was still very fragile. Returning home, she first went through a full check-up. When the results came out, Paige also breathed a sigh of relief. Although there had been signs of a threatened miscarriage before, she had been taking good care of herself these days. With no health issues, Paige needed to speed up the process of finding other secret funding clues.
Seeing that more than half a week had passed and it was time to give Lily the antidote again, Paige was a bit unhappy. Given Lily's capabilities, she hadn't found her backer yet, and Paige could only assume she was stalling for time.
Paige asked, "Pearl, is Oliver's leg almost healed? Can he walk now?"
Pearl replied, "It should be fine."
Paige nodded as she walked, "Bring him over tonight and let Lily see him."
Pearl asked, "Do you want Lily to come over?"
Paige said, "I don't have the patience to wait for her to give me an answer anymore."
She believed that with Oliver as a hostage, Lily wouldn't dare play tricks on her. But the fact that they still couldn't find Lily's backer only indicated one thing that this person was extremely cautious. Given such caution, Paige didn't have much time to waste with the other party. The drug's effects on Lily also meant she couldn't control her forever, so she had to speed up the process.
In the evening, Lily was summoned by Paige once again. This time, when she entered the study, Paige was already sitting there. The first thing Lily said was, "Are you really going to let me see Oliver?"
Paige replied, "Of course!"
Lily's initial joy was magnified, but then she saw Paige's unchanged expression and instantly sobered up. When had Paige ever been so kind? Even if she were kind, would it be towards her? She had previously refused to let her see Oliver, but now suddenly allowed it, which must mean there was a new scheme. The joy on Lily's face disappeared. "Are you dissatisfied with my progress, so you brought him over to let me see him?"
This time, Paige smiled lightly, "Lily, you're very smart. But if you're so smart, why can't you deceive your backer? You should know very well that I want to meet your backer and get more clues about the secret funds from him. I think, besides the clues you know, your backer should have other clues."
Lily knew Paige wouldn't be so kind! "Ms. Ellison, perhaps people with such noble surnames as yours are born superior and can't understand how difficult it is for people like us to survive in the cracks."
After speaking, Lily directly took out her phone, unlocked it, and placed it on the table in front of Paige. "Whether I've been working hard or not, you can check for yourself. The backer is cautious and cunning. If I show any abnormal behavior, I'll be suspected. After finally proving myself, the other party now refuses to meet for a transaction. Instead, they keep raising the price, hoping I'll take the next job."
Paige simply picked up Lily's phone and looked at it herself. After reading the conversation records, it was indeed true that the other party had repeatedly refused Lily's requests for a face-to-face transaction. Instead, they were urging Lily to quickly hand over the clues and complete the previous transaction. There was also a new order waiting for Lily to take.
Paige asked, "A new order?"
Paige looked up at Lily as she spoke. Lily didn't avoid the question, "The backer has new clues and wants us to get them."
Paige said, "You're so smart and have seen what real clues look like. It shouldn't be hard to make a fake one, right?"
Lily asked, "Ms. Ellison, what do you mean?"
Paige replied, "Since the other party refuses to meet, insisting will only alert them. If there's a new order, naturally, you have to take it. After all, it's a clue!"
Paige's meaning was clear. She wanted the clue that the backer wanted Lily to get. Lily understood, "You want me to find the person and get the new clue?"
Paige said, "Why not? After all, you're still working for me. The backer, who can get such valuable clues, trusts your abilities. If you can work for him, you can work for me."
After speaking, Paige clapped her hands. The study door, which was slightly ajar, was pushed open from the outside, and Julian wheeled in Oliver. Paige walked around the desk to Lily's side and patted her on the shoulder, "I forgot to tell you, Oliver's leg has been healed. However, he still can't stand up because I was afraid he'd run away, so I had someone break it again!"
Seeing Oliver alive but hearing Paige's ruthless words, Lily's emotions became agitated. "Xanthe Ellison, you're too cruel!"
Paige replied, "If I'm not cruel, how could you possibly work hard? Come on, Ms. Morgan, answer my first question. After interacting with the other party for so long, do you think they're a man or a woman?"
Lily's gaze fell on Oliver, but unfortunately, his mouth was taped shut, and his body was tied to the wheelchair. He couldn't say a word and could only look at Lily with a sorrowful expression. Lily could only answer Paige's question, "The other party always uses a voice changer during our calls. But from the tone, it should be a woman!"
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