Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Negotiate With Criminal
Victoria smiled slyly at Mr. Robert, who seemed curious after she spoke about the deal. She had known Mr. Robert for a long time. His excessive selfishness and greed had always made him lose his mind. His unprofessional behavior had actually made Victoria want to fire him a long time ago. However, it was a shame her father didn’t listen to her advice at the time.
Robert couldn’t hold his patience any longer when it came to the deal. Victoria might offer a higher payout than Gianna. Therefore, he controlled his emotions for the time being.
"What kind of deal do you want to make?"
Victoria laughed lightly as she looked around the residence. "I didn’t expect you to be such a treacherous man. It seems like you’ve had quite a bit of fun with Gianna over the years. Just because I’m willing to make a deal with you, you’re willing to betray her."
"But, I will see first, what do you want to give me?"
"Of course, you must obey all my orders. I know your son is currently studying abroad, and you need a lot of money. That’s why you’re exploiting Gianna so you can get a large payout from her."
"Tell me now! What are you actually planning?!"
"You have to work with me to catch Gianna."
Robert rolled his eyes. "What? You want me to betray her all of a sudden?"
"Gianna has committed many sins over the years. Do you want to stay with her? Do you want to disappoint your son by collaborating with criminals?"
"But if I work with you, what will I gain? Won’t it just be to my detriment?"
Victoria snapped her fingers. "I knew you were being cunning in this matter. Don’t worry, I’ll pay for your son’s education. But you must bear witness to my father’s death."
"Victoria, Gianna actually had nothing to do with your father’s death. At the time, she simply instructed me to create a fake will!"
"You still heard it clearly then. Gianna was hell-bent on killing my father."
"But, I won’t be able to help you much."
Victoria showed him all the evidence from the accident two years ago on her phone. "Did Gianna tell you to do all this?"
"How did you get all this evidence?"
"It’s a long story. One thing’s for sure, I won’t let you set foot in the D&C Group unless you confess all her sin! And I also want your son to hear the bad news, you’ve been arrested for colluding with criminals!"
"But this accident case has been buried for so long! It’s no use asking the police to reopen it!"
"I’m not asking for this case to be reopened because I already know who did it without needing the police!" Victoria crossed her arms. "Was it really Gianna who ordered someone to ram my car?"
"I don’t know the details because I was just following her orders! If I had followed her orders, she would have treated my son like her own."
"I don’t care what else you say. One thing’s for sure, I’m only offering you this once. If you still want to betray my father because of your greed, I’ll make sure your son is disappointed in you. After all, he’s always considered you a good father."
Robert resignedly knelt before Victoria, rubbing his palms together. "Please, don’t make my son think I’m a bad father! It’s true that I’ve sinned against your family, but I don’t want my son to know."
"Then, from now on you have to obey my wishes! I don’t like to mess around with a criminal for too long."
*****
Victoria negotiated with Robert for quite some time, until almost midnight, before Ansel finally escorted her home. It was exhausting to manage everything related to Gianna to ensure the mission went smoothly.
"Victoria, are you sure Mr. Robert can be trusted?"
Victoria nodded. "Since I offered him something greater than Gianna, he definitely wouldn’t betray me."
"What if he suddenly betrays you?"
"Actually, I already have a backup plan," Victoria looked at her friend with a beaming smile. "Don’t worry, I won’t give up so easily."
"Matthias would be very proud of you, seeing how much you’re acting like him. I was even impressed by how you made that deal with Mr. Robert."
Victoria lowered her head, staring at the engagement ring on her ring finger. "Speaking of Matthias, I actually miss him a lot."
"I have to record what you said earlier so Matthias can hear it over and over again."
Upon arriving at her home, she immediately cleaned herself up and lay down alone on the spacious bed. She couldn’t wait to sleep peacefully with her husband every day. Unlike now, she felt lonely without her handsome husband before sleep.
However, she didn’t expect her husband to suddenly call her in the middle of the night, surprising her. She immediately swiped her phone screen enthusiastically and turned on the video call mode.
"Matty, you still haven’t slept?"
"I couldn’t sleep because I was so worried about you."
Victoria rolled her eyes. "Don’t worry, I managed to get Mr. Robert to support me earlier."
"Wow, now I have a lot to learn from you! It seems like you are much more cunning than I am now!"
Her eyes sparkled as she stared at her husband’s handsome face, still refreshing even in the middle of the night. "I missed you so much, Matty."
"Me too, Tory. I can’t wait to sleep with you every day."
"Don’t worry, my problem will be solved soon. I’ve thought everything through carefully."
"I’m sure you’ll be happy to hear my plans too."
"What else are you planning?"
Matthias smiled a mischievous smile."Something you really like."
Victoria laughed softly, hugging her husband’s pillow. "After this is all over, will you ask me out?"
"Can I keep all those secrets from you for now?"
"Why do you like playing secrets with me so much?"
"Because it wouldn’t be any fun if you found out now."