Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 413: Chapter 413

After thinking for a long time, I still could not find any clues. However, knowing Edwin might be the biggest breakthrough in the case. But with the police watching him, I couldn't act rashly.
The key problem now was to get Yaeger's help to treat Alex's leg.
Moreover, when I thought about how Bailee had been after Alex like crazy, an inexplicable anger surged in my heart. Thinking of Leah, I took a deep breath and suppressed the anger.
Right now, there were internal and external problems.
The Herrera family didn't like me to begin with. Leah even wanted to use Alex's injuries to snatch the position of the CEO of Herrera Group.
She thought that her opponent was Alex, but she actually ignored Austin. Perhaps in Leah's eyes, Austin was just a useless piece of trash.
This was because Kayden had never cared about the company's matters, and Austin had been inconspicuous for six years after graduating from university.
If he had not become the son-in-law of the Parks family, he might not have the right to become the vice president of the branch company of Herrera Group.
Of course, because of his ability, Leah naturally snatched away the position that he had painstakingly obtained.
As the saying goes, one would rather offend a gentleman than a villain.
Austin, on the other hand, was a complete villain, but he pretended to be a gentleman.
He had been subservient in front of Leah, but in fact, he wished that she could get out of Herrera Group as soon as possible.
However, I could understand Austin's mentality. After all, after graduating for so many years, he had always been working in Herrera Group. Although he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, he had only come into contact with projects that were not valued.
Now that he had finally obtained this opportunity, he naturally did not want to miss it.
After Alex was injured, perhaps he thought that he could take over all the businesses in the company, but he did not expect Leah to show up.
Austin had always been petty, so there was no way he would accept it willingly.
Even if he hated me, in his opinion, Leah's appearance was even more unfavorable to him than mine. That was why he chose to cooperate with me and wanted to kick Leah out.
More importantly, he thought that I knew his secret and that he could use Bailee to control me, but he didn't know that Bailee had long switched to Leah's side.
The phone suddenly rang, echoing in the quiet surroundings. When I saw the caller ID on the phone screen, I took a deep breath and pressed the answer button.
"Why aren't you answering my calls?" Yaeger's low and hoarse voice complained. His voice was pleasant and seductive.
I gave a dry laugh. Thinking that I still had something to ask of him, I carefully explained, "I'm at the office in the morning. It's not convenient. Are you alright?"
Yaeger hummed faintly. After a while, he sounded a little aggrieved. "Why did you send me to the hotel?"
I asked back, "You were so drunk, and I didn't even know the password of your home. How could I send you home?"
"Don't you know that fingerprint picks and facial recognition are used on locks these days?"
Of course, I knew. However, I didn't want anyone to see me sending an alcoholic home in the middle of the night. If I got photographed, I wouldn't be able to clear my name.
"Is that so?" My voice was incredulous.
"Remember next time, I don't like staying in hotels," Yaeger said coldly.
I felt that he was kidding me. I would never drink with him again after knowing that his alcohol tolerance was so low.
The voice on the other end suddenly fell silent, as if it also felt very embarrassed.
I took a deep breath and said, "Where are you? I need your help with something."
He asked, "So you took my call because you needed my help?"
"Of course not. Am I that kind of person?"
Yaeger suddenly sneered. "Aren't you?"
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He made it sound like he knew me very well.
I said, "Of course I'm not."
"Laurel, I actually know you better than you think." Yaeger paused. "You're not good at lying. I'll go back in half an hour and come to my house."
"But..." Before I could finish, Yaeger hung up.
I felt that people from rich families all had this bad habit. They liked to hang up on others.
I let out a long sigh. When I turned around and walked out, I saw Javier Peters walking in.
He asked, "Sis, didn't you go to the office?"
Javierlooked surprised when he saw me walk out of my mother's room.
I answered, "I went there in the morning and came back."
Javier looked at me hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" I looked at him in confusion. "Why are you back from school?"
Although Javier did not have many courses, he had set up a studio with a few classmates to research game development, so he spent most of his time in school and the studio.
He asked, "It's the weekend tomorrow. When I heard that Alex was injured, I wanted to come back and see him. Is he alright?"
"It's nothing. Didn't I ask Maliyah to tell you?" I reached out and patted Javier's shoulder.
"How's your relationship with him?" Javier asked with a frown.
I was stunned. "Why are you suddenly asking me that?"
"Maliyah told me that Bailee went to the hospital again." Javier looked a little impatient. "Aren't you going to do anything? Why is he always having a bunch of women around him?"
Hearing Javier's complaint, I couldn't help but chuckle and sigh. "Well, he is so good-looking, after all!"
Javier looked displeased. "I think he just likes the feeling of being sought after. If he could reject them directly, no woman would stick to him."
Hearing Javier's words, I was silent for a moment before suddenly asking with a smile, "It seems that you have really grown up. Someone is wooing you?"
"No, I just feel that as a married man, he should keep a distance from other women."
I smiled and nodded in agreement. However, I doubted that many men would maintain their principles and bottom lines after marriage. In fact, most men did not have a bottom line before marriage, let alone after marriage.
Perhaps it was because of the environment, in the circle of rich second-generation heirs, it was very rare to find a man who was loyal.
After all, they had never lacked money. They only lacked women who suit their tastes.
When Javier saw that I was smiling but not answering, he continued, "Do you regret marrying Alex? If you had married Marvin back then, he definitely wouldn't have been fooling around like this."
"Javier, actually, Alex treats me quite well."
Javier was silent for a while before saying slowly, "If he really cares about you, he won't make you sad."