His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1256 Cut to the Chase

Looking at this man with a mature appearance, but behaving like a green young boy, Rachel couldn't

help giggling in her mind.

She didn't know why, but her lightheartedness at the moment didn't stop there and suddenly she burst

out laughing. Her friendly laughter quickly dissipated the embarrassment gnawing between them.

"Thank you for saying that. I'm glad. Nice to meet you, too," Rachel responded, slightly lowering her

head. She felt a bit shy as she unconsciously combed her beautiful hair with her hands.

Bernard's heart did a quick double flip as he continued admiring her enticing beauty.

He mentally admonished himself, realizing that he was almost caught gazing steadily at her. Before

everything turned awkward again, they both decided to order coffee and snacks and started their Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

conversation in a business-like manner.

"The truth is, Holley got involved in this homicide case of Lance, the CEO of Silver Corporation. But

she was wronged indeed."

Rachel cut to the chase. "We are suspecting that Lance's wife is the real murderer and the

mastermind."

She paused for a moment gathering all her thoughts, then she continued, "But we haven't collected any

conclusive evidence yet. So I'd like to ask you to do us a favor to investigate Lance's wife."

Rachel felt a little nervous. She could tell Bernard was shocked by his facial expressions. She was

totally apprehensive whether he would turn down this challenging and complicated mission or not.

"Of course, if you find out the truth, the payment will be a generous one. I can pay you the deposit first."

"The payment doesn't matter. I would like to do that for you, but is there any aspect that needs extra

attention? Any time required for the investigation?" he replied calmly.

"As soon as possible. Never leave any chance for her to notice what we are doing," Rachel reminded

him.

Later on, Rachel filled him in some useful information about Miranda. After reaching a consensus over

the formal issue, they both gradually felt relaxed.

Rachel was conscious of the fact that Bernard couldn't help staring at her, but once they made eye

contact, his eyes would dodge subconsciously.

She found his reaction kind of cute, and that triggered her interest a lot. Even though she knew as

crystal clear that Bernard was into her, she just pretended to be not aware at all.

This was one of those times that a sense of frustration came to her like an invited guest. Majority of

males like Bernard had a crush on her, which meant she still had some charisma that she could be

proud of. However, it was not the case with Charles because it never worked at all to make him fall in

love with her again.

Maybe if Sheryl was not around, only then could Charles realize what a good girl she was. Such an

unwanted thought was like lightning that flashed by in her mind. But before it could affect her in any

way, she had already chased it away. Turning back her attention to Bernard, she gave him a small

smile and bid him farewell after concluding their meeting.

While waiting for the updates from Bernard, Rachel also hired another private detective to work on

tracking Miranda at the same time.

To her surprise, she got the good news from Bernard first.

Through some insiders from Silver Corporation, Bernard had confirmed that Miranda did come to

Lance that day, and it was indeed her that faked the CCTV video footage submitted to the police in

their initial investigation.

Although it was not one hundred percent sure that Miranda was the murderer, she was now under huge

suspicion based on the present evidence. Rachel was really excited about this breakthrough during the

process of investigation.

She had predicted that this was only the tip of the iceberg. More clues would soon appear as long as

the investigation was carried on. She believed that the truth must be revealed someday.

With newfound determination, she urged Bernard to keep on digging deeper and to ensure to keep her

posted with new development as soon as possible.

Rachel was very vocal about her close rapport with Holley. And one of the reasons why she hoped

Bernard to find out the truth soon was that she wanted not to arouse resentment from Holley.

The urgency Bernard felt in Rachel to know about the truth, immensely put him under pressure. But at

the same time, a strong sense of responsibility arose spontaneously from the bottom of his heart.

"All right, I will keep you posted as soon as there is progress or new evidence," Bernard promised her.

After hanging up, he resumed working again.

Disguising himself as a newbie employee at Silver Corporation, he pretended to pass by the reception

desk.

"Hey, girl. Your earrings are so cute!" Bernard looked into Lena's eyes earnestly and exuded

wholehearted appreciation.

Taking a glimpse at Bernard's handsome face, Lena felt her cheeks hot and lowered her head. "Really?

Thank you. Only the earrings are cute?" Lena couldn't help teasing him.

"How come! You look glittering like the golden jewelry." There was a sign of chuckling around his

mouth.

"A-ha, you are good at sweet talks. Your girlfriend must be very happy to hear them every day!" Lena

prompted.

"My girlfriend?" Bernard looked around on purpose and then stared at Lena's face.

"Where?"

Lena acted as if she was angry, and patted him on the shoulder affectionately.

"Well, you know what? Yesterday, I saw Mrs. Zhan here at the company. She looked really kind and

nice! I suppose that she must have had a good relationship with the late Mr. Zhan."

Bernard heaved a sigh to make it sound spontaneous and natural.

"I can see that you are quite innocent, my bro," Lena replied in a meaningful way.

"How so? Am I wrong?" Bernard arched his brow in surprise.

Lena waved towards Bernard, indicating him to come a bit closer and then she whispered in his ear,

"Yesterday, it was already late when I left the company because I had to finish some reports. And I saw

Miranda get into a car with a man hand in hand!"

The words that Miranda happened to visit Lance on the day he died almost escaped her lips, but

fortunately, she held herself checked before spilling them out.

It was far more serious than the usual gossips. As the saying goes, "Out of the mouth comes evil."

"Wow, I never imagine Miranda would do that! I just thought they had an intimate bonding!" Bernard

acted like he was extremely shocked by the revelation.

And Lena's words gave him a new direction for investigation. Since he just focused on Miranda, only a

little evidence was found besides that of Miranda faking surveillance videos.

So maybe it was a wise choice to work on Miranda's lover. Something unexpected might come out.

On the other hand, when Sheryl and Charles arrived home, they both noticed Nancy was looking

around at the front gate.

"Nancy," Sheryl called. Sheryl knew that Nancy was frightened and still scared.

"Thank God you are home. Well, how is Leila?" Nancy asked. Speaking of which, Nancy saw Charles

coming out of the car as well, and was surprised. "Charles, why are you coming back so early?"

She knew Charles was abroad and had to return until next week.

"There are some incidents at home, so I need to come back and fix them," Charles explained.

She nodded, but suddenly changed her face and wondered if the issue Charles mentioned was the

case of Leila being poisoned.

Since she had been expelled from Dream Garden last time, she had a rough time living outside. But

she was lucky enough to be rescued by Sheryl and return here. As a result, she swore to God that she

would do some good deeds, and no longer meddle in other people's affairs.

But this time, she had no idea why she ended up like this. In all honesty, she didn't do anything wrong,

yet she still was in trouble.

"Charles, I..." Nancy insisted on saying something else but was interrupted by Charles.

"Nancy, I know what you are going to say. I have my own way to fix it. Please just go and prepare for

dinner." Charles rejected her by saying this.

Hearing this, Nancy began to feel increasingly upset instead. However, when she looked at Sheryl, she

was nodding towards her with a smile.

She then felt better. Being a little settled, she heaved a sigh and headed to the kitchen.