Mysterious Mrs. Pansy

Today, Patrick came to visit Mike again with some fruits. Mike’s condition was recovering well, and a smile appeared on Patrick’s face.

“Grandpa, you’re doing well. You’ll be able to leave the hospital in a few days.”

Patrick placed the fruit basket by the bedside, and Mike looked at him with a relieved expression.

Since yesterday, Mike had been able to read some newspapers and articles on his phone. He saw how well Patrick’s company was doing and knew that Patrick had been tirelessly shuttling between the company and the hospital to take care of him.

It was evident that the weariness on Patrick’s face was caused by exhaustion, and Mike felt deeply sorry for him.

“I don’t have anything important going on, so you should take care of the company. Don’t come here often. I can handle everything. You can come pick me up when I’m discharged in a couple of days.”

Patrick jokingly responded to Mike’s words.

“How can that be? If I don’t come, you’ll say I’m unfilial. What if you decide to sever our family ties? What will I do then?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. How could I sever ties with you? It’s hard to find someone as outstanding as you!”

Mike took the fruit that Patrick had just washed for him, and his smile grew wider as he said those words.

Patrick had intended to indirectly approach the topic, and when he heard Mike’s response, he deliberately said another sentence.

“I never wanted to sever ties with you, never even thought about it. So why does it sound like you mumbled that sentence?”

“I thought I must have done something to make you angry. When you come back home, I’ll explain everything to you. Maybe you were talking in your sleep!”

Mike couldn’t recall when he might have said those words. Now, hearing Patrick say it, he informed Patrick that he must have misheard or experienced some kind of illusion.

Because all the dreams he could remember didn’t include that sentence. When Patrick heard this, his smile grew even wider.

They chatted casually for a while, and Patrick assured Mike that as long as Mike didn’t want to sever ties, he would fulfill his duties as a grandson and take good care of him.

At present, Mike didn’t notice any hidden meaning in Patrick’s words or his indirect approach.

Patrick was now even more suspicious about the truth of this matter.

He believed there must be some hidden story behind it.

Since Mike had already denied the matter, it meant that someone was lying or meddling in the situation.

Otherwise, the initial statement wouldn’t have appeared on the website for no reason.

Patrick returned to the company and called the head of security, along with a private detective who stood in front of him.

This time, Patrick was prepared to conduct a thorough investigation, so he needed their full cooperation.

“You two communicate and thoroughly investigate everything I want to know!”

“Especially regarding Beatrice’s situation, I’m particularly concerned about that. I want to know the truth, so focus on that.”

Compared to the head of security, the private detective was much more professional. After asking some detailed questions, he left Patrick’s office.

Starting with Beatrice’s recent activities, the private detective began the investigation.

Using various methods, he located Beatrice’s phone and checked its previous locations.

“This is getting interesting. Someone of this age is actually able to associate with members of the underworld!”

The private detective discovered that Beatrice’s recent whereabouts were somehow connected to a local gang.

After all, the places she visited were all properties of the gang. Under normal circumstances, such a coincidence would never occur.

The private detective used personal connections to obtain surveillance footage from these locations.

When he reviewed the footage, he indeed found something that piqued his interest.

It was evident from the surveillance footage that Beatrice had indeed been in contact with these gang members. They could clearly be seen meeting in the footage.

The private detective further investigated the gang’s situation, and when he had some ideas in mind, his assistant informed him.

Beatrice had once again gone to the places where she had previously been associated with the gang. The private detective arrived there in advance and made some arrangements.noveldrama

Beatrice was completely unaware of everything. She had no idea that she was being monitored by someone when she arrived at that location.

When Beatrice returned from there, the detective immediately relayed the information to Patrick.

Patrick couldn’t believe it. Beatrice had actually been in contact with his archenemy’s gang. If there was no trickery involved, it would be strange.

Patrick specifically called the private detective into his office.

He now realized that the head of security’s investigation results were far inferior compared to those of the private detective.

The private detective had achieved such results within a few days, which clearly showed the vast difference in their professionalism.

The head of security’s primary responsibility was security, while the private detective excelled in gathering intelligence and information.

“Now, I want you to investigate in detail and find out why Beatrice has been in contact with these gang members. If you can uncover the truth, I’m willing to pay you twice the amount.”

“But I have one requirement during the investigation: utmost secrecy. You must not let anyone discover you, especially when dealing with the gang. It’s definitely risky.”

The private detective smiled upon hearing Patrick’s words. As professionals in their line of work, they often had dealings with people from all walks of life.

Whether someone was at the bottom of society or a noble, they had ways to handle them. Otherwise, how could they extract information from others?

Moreover, how could they convince people to willingly pay them? Even if Patrick hired them, it was because he believed in their professionalism.

“Don’t worry, I will continue to follow up on this lead. As for the secrets between the gang and Beatrice, I believe I can uncover them given some time.”

“However, following your requirement for secrecy may take a bit longer. After all, we can’t make our investigation too direct.”

The detective’s meaning was clear: conducting a covert investigation and maintaining control over the clues would be much more challenging than a regular investigation.