Chapter 643: Chapter 344 Wendy Missing (2 more updates)
She didn’t wait any longer and directly pulled out her cell phone to call Wendy.
Originally she had planned not to call her and wait to give her a good scolding when she arrived.
But now, she felt that this call had to be made.
The phone started calling and after countless rings, it said ’Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is temporarily unavailable’.
Jane Quinlan shook her head, something was off, it was clearly written in the office regulations for assistants.
As a high-level company assistant, the cell phone must be on standby 24 hours a day and must not be turned off.
Given Wendy’s careful work attitude, unless she no longer wanted the job, it was impossible for her to turn off her phone.
Jane Quinlan thought about how Wendy looked tense, scribbling something at her seat yesterday, and felt puzzled.
What has Wendy been doing these past few days?
After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and went to her seat, rummaging through her files haphazardly, but found nothing.
Yesterday, Wendy seemed to have thrown some paper into the wastebasket.
She left work early yesterday and didn’t have time to tidy up.
Thinking about this, she immediately bent down and dumped the garbage in the wastebasket onto the floor and started searching through it.
She kept finding crumpled papers and unfolded them, but discovered nothing until she unfolded a piece of paper that truly puzzled her.
It had several names on it, all of which she recognized.
There was her name, Evie Larkin’s, Wendy’s, and Evelyn Claire’s.
Evelyn Claire’s name was in the middle, with their three names surrounding it, each connected to Claire’s name with a straight line.
The lines connecting her and Wendy to Evelyn Claire had X marks, while Evie’s had a question mark.
There was also a line connecting Skyward Group and Dad drawn on the outskirts.
She was utterly puzzled, what was this?
She stood up and walked into Kay Forrest’s office: "Forrest."
"Wendy hasn’t come over yet?"
"Yes."
"I’ll call HR right away, I’m firing this woman." Kay’s anger was becoming somewhat uncontrollable.
He was a vice president, yet he had to wait for an assistant to start work?
What nonsense.
"Hold on, I found something strange, take a look at this."
Jane Quinlan quickly stepped forward and placed the A4 paper on his desk.
Kay took his hand off the internal phone, picked up the paper and glanced at it.
Seeing him looking serious, Jane said, "I found this in Wendy’s wastebasket.
Why would Wendy make these connections?"
Kay pursed his lips, "It is indeed strange."
Jane breathed out, sitting sideways on his desk.
"Forrest, I think Wendy is generally punctual, she hasn’t been late before, has she?"
Kay nodded: "Not really."
"How odd, what does this all mean?"
Jane’s mind has been muddled lately, and this type of perplexing mystery was even harder for her to unravel.
But why is Evelyn Claire’s name here?
Evelyn Claire... She suddenly remembered what Wendy said that day.
"Right, Forrest, one day Wendy reminded me to be wary of Evelyn Claire, why would she say that?"
"Be wary of Evelyn Claire?" Something suddenly clicked in Kay’s mind.
His gaze fell back on the paper, he snapped his fingers: "Wendy suspects that the courier was sent by Evelyn Claire."
"Courier? What does this have to do with a courier?"
"Didn’t you mention many days ago? Wendy said we must find the person who sent that courier harming her, this paper must be related to the courier."
Jane nodded: "So..."
"Exactly, Wendy is quite resilient.
She must have been investigating this matter all along, we just overlooked it.
Look, you’re the direct victim of the courier, both Evie Larkin and Wendy came to be suspected because of this incident.
And the person surrounded in the middle is Evelyn Claire.
Wendy must be suspecting that Evelyn Claire is the culprit."
Jane puzzled, "But at the party that day, Evelyn Claire should have been inspected, right?"
"That’s indeed suspicious, but since Wendy suspects her, it proves that there must still be some doubts."
Jane nodded, "So what do we do now?"
"Call Wendy, tell her to come to the company right now.
I want to hear her findings."
Seeing him reaching for the phone, Jane shook her head, "It won’t go through, I just tried.
The phone rings, but no one picks up."
"Is that so?" Kay also made a call; indeed, no one answered.
Kay put down his phone and then dialed the internal line.
He made a phone call to Annie.
"Director Qu, this is Kay Forrest. Have all the staff handled by the assistant arrived today?"
Annie nodded: "Yes, Director Forrest, do you have any instructions?"
"Is Evelyn Claire also there?"
Annie frowned, wondering why everyone was asking about Evelyn Claire recently.
"Yes, Director Forrest."
"Good, listen Manager Qu, don’t tell anyone that I called you."
"Understood, Director Forrest."
After hanging up, Annie tilted her head in confusion, feeling something was odd.
After Kay Forrest hung up the phone, Jane Quinlan asked her, "Why are you inquiring about Evelyn Claire?"
"Didn’t Wendy just write about this yesterday?
Then she will definitely investigate Evelyn Claire.
Think about it, Evelyn Claire who’s being investigated is still working at the company, but Wendy who is supposed to investigate her didn’t come in.
Could there be a problem here?"
"Are you saying... it’s very likely that Wendy went to investigate Evelyn Claire?"
"That’s the best scenario, let’s stay calm and talk about it later."
Kay Forrest pointed to the sofa: "Sit down, I need to make a call."
"Okay," Jane turned and sat down on the sofa.
Kay Forrest first called the HR department, asking the staff there to send up Evelyn Claire’s documents.
Then, he used his mobile phone to make another call, which was quickly connected, "It’s me, drop everything you are doing right now and investigate someone for me, the name is Evelyn Claire, she works at our company."
He picked up Evelyn Claire’s resume, giving her ID number and home address to the other party as well.
After finishing, he hung up the phone and stood up, telling Jane Quinlan: "Alright, now we just wait for the results."
"Who did you call, this person is so powerful? Really, we just sit and wait for the results?" Jane was puzzled, wondering if such capable people really existed.
"A very capable friend, skilled in both the underworld and the overworld, a top-notch expert in investigating any information when needed."
Jane Quinlan was surprised: "You have such friends?"
"A buddy of Oliver Turner. His dad used to be the leader of the underworld in Anchester, but he has since retired and switched to legitimate businesses.
However, this guy is very good at networking, after making money he knew how to spread his wealth, mixing well in both black and white circles."
Jane speechless said: "I thought such characters only existed in movies."
"Indeed, you only find such characters in movies. Compared to that, the public order in Anchester is very good, the underworld isn’t necessarily always dark, just as the legitimate world isn’t necessarily clean, it’s the same principle."
As the two were chatting and waiting for the results, the internal office phone rang.
Kay Forrest answered the phone, "Hello."
"Director Forrest, this is Annie. There’s something I’m not sure if I should report to you."
"Speak."
"Three minutes ago, Evelyn Claire came to ask me for leave, saying she was feeling unwell and wanted to visit the hospital."
Kay Forrest looked at Jane Quinlan with a mysterious smile: "Okay, I got it, hang up now."
Jane asked, "What’s going on?"
"Evelyn Claire asked for leave, saying she felt unwell and needed to see a doctor."
Jane was startled: "How coincidental? Wendy didn’t come in today, and she’s asking for leave too."
"Indeed, very strange."
"Should we do something?"
"Not for now, let’s wait a bit longer. Let’s wait for my friend to make the call."
Jane nodded, believing that Kay Forrest would handle the situation well.
She might not have this much confidence in others, but when it’s Kay Forrest, she has full confidence.
Time slowly ticked by, and fifteen minutes later, Kay Forrest’s phone rang, which he quickly answered.
Jane could hear Kay Forrest continually nodding in agreement over the phone.
Soon, he hung up the phone, stood up, and told Jane Quinlan: "It’s very likely that Evelyn Claire is behind this."
He put on his coat, and Jane urgently asked: "What did your friend say?"
"Evelyn Claire’s father worked on our company’s construction site when she was very young.
LATER, he accidentally drowned while swimming at a nearby lake during lunchtime.
Do you remember the message you received earlier about ’murder for murder’? That’s probably where it originated."