Chapter 43: Shelly Lowell Did It
When Vivian Lowell pushed the door open and entered the room, Julian Faulkner was sitting in front of his laptop, typing on the keyboard.
She took a few steps forward. The TAP-TAP-TAP of the keyboard was just a short distance away, and her gaze fell upon Julian Faulkner’s hands. They were simply beautiful, with well-defined knuckles.
"..."
She almost forgot she was supposed to give the milk to Julian.
Julian had already looked up, giving her a slightly puzzled glance.
"This is for you."
Watched by Julian’s gentle gaze, Vivian Lowell felt a little embarrassed and quickly placed the milk next to his hand.
"Is it warm?"
Julian asked, a hint of disdain in his voice.
’Huh??’
While Vivian Lowell was still trying to figure out if Julian was actually showing disdain, he let out a soft sigh and said, "Hand it over."
"Oh."
Vivian Lowell replied, moving the glass even closer to Julian’s hand.
While Julian drank his milk, Vivian Lowell took her own glass back to her room, sipping it as she pulled out her phone.
Her WhatsApp showed 99+ notifications!
’Holy cow!’
Vivian Lowell nearly choked. She opened the app and saw that most of the messages were from her assistant.
There were also a few from Eleanor Rhodes, saying she had returned to the veterinary hospital under Henry Sterling’s escort and was now preparing to start surgery on a pet.
She also mentioned that Henry Sterling’s lab had a mother cat that needed to be caught and spayed, and asked if Vivian was free to go back to Aethelburg University with her tomorrow to catch it.
’Catching cats again!’
The thought of cute little kittens piqued Vivian Lowell’s interest, and she immediately replied to Eleanor Rhodes: "Catching cats? Of course, I can~"
Eleanor Rhodes didn’t reply right away. ’She must be busy with the surgery,’ Vivian thought, so she didn’t bother her further.
Instead, she opened the chat with her assistant.
The assistant had sent Vivian Lowell quite a few messages, a large portion of which were videos.
Vivian Lowell randomly clicked on one and realized it seemed to be content copied from security camera footage. The image was extremely blurry.
But she could still vaguely make out the people in the video: Mason Grant, Mrs. Grant, and behind them, Shelly Lowell and Sharon Galahad.
’Are they... arguing?’
「Half an hour later.」
After watching all the security footage, Vivian Lowell knew what had really happened that night.
’So, Mason Grant wanted to call off the engagement. After Shelly Lowell found out, she flew into a rage. And when she saw that I happened to be in the elevator, she decided to get rid of me.’
’Mason Grant stopped her in time, which is why he was able to rush over and save me?’
Vivian Lowell recalled the look on Mason Grant’s face at the time and almost laughed out loud.
She knew tonight’s incident wasn’t that simple. It turned out Mason had started it, and then Shelly had gotten angry and wanted her dead!
And she had almost dragged Julian Faulkner into it!
Her phone vibrated again.
It was a message from her assistant, who had come to a similar conclusion as Vivian Lowell after watching the footage.
"Boss, this woman and this man are the ones who harmed you. Should we call the police? Deliberately tampering with an elevator is attempted murder!"
’Call the police?’
An idea sparked in Vivian Lowell’s mind. She replied, "I’ll save this video evidence for now. It’s not the right time to deal with them yet. Just act like you don’t know anything."
"Also, what’s the situation with David Dawson?"
Her assistant replied instantly: "A car has already been arranged to take him to the airport. The Lowell Family and the Grant Family are looking for him everywhere. Too bad for them, by tomorrow morning, he won’t be in the country anymore!"
"Boss, you can count on me!"
Vivian Lowell smiled when she saw her assistant’s message.
’This guy is pretty good.’
"Okay. It’s getting late, you should head back and get some rest. Remember to get receipts for all your expenses tonight. I’ll reimburse you."
After finishing her conversation with the assistant, Vivian Lowell’s mood didn’t lighten.
’Ten days left.’
’In ten days, it will be Shelly Lowell and Mason Grant’s engagement ceremony.’
’On that day, I will make sure Shelly Lowell and the entire Lowell Family are utterly ruined. I’ll make sure they never have the chance to harm me again!’
’As for now...’
’I’d better be more careful.’
Overwhelmed with exhaustion, Vivian Lowell felt drained and decided to take a shower and rest.
After her shower, when Vivian Lowell came out of the bathroom, Julian Faulkner was still sitting at his desk, busy with what she assumed was work.
However, Vivian noticed that the glass of milk she had brought him earlier was now empty.
"Julian, I’m going to bed. You should get some sleep soon, too."
Vivian Lowell called out to Julian from a distance. He just gave a soft sound of acknowledgment without looking up at her.
"I’m going to Aethelburg University with Tanya tomorrow to catch a cat. I might not be back for dinner."
Vivian Lowell added.
This time, however, Julian looked up. He asked seriously, "What time?"
"One in the afternoon."
After Vivian Lowell answered, Julian lowered his head again, as if he wasn’t particularly interested.
"..."
’Why ask for so many details?’
Vivian Lowell couldn’t help but grumble inwardly. She didn’t say anything else to Julian and went back to her room to rest.
「The next morning.」
When Vivian Lowell woke up, the sky was just beginning to lighten.
She yawned, got up, and went to the office with Julian Faulkner.
’My company has just launched, so I need to run it well. I’ll strive to make it flourish, so that when I give it to Julian in the future, it will be worth even more!’
’That way, even if we divorce, I’ll be able to give him more in return.’
In the blink of an eye, it was one in the afternoon. Vivian Lowell had only taken a short lunch break and was still feeling drowsy, but she prepared to head downstairs and hail a cab to Aethelburg University.
Just as she stepped out, Julian Faulkner emerged from the elevator and walked toward her.
’Huh?’
’What’s he doing here?’
Vivian Lowell was a little surprised. Just as she was about to ask, Julian spoke first. "Aren’t you going to Aethelburg University? As it happens, I’m heading out too. It’s on the way, I’ll give you a ride."
’A ride because it’s on the way?’
Vivian Lowell blinked, looking at Julian Faulkner.
Julian’s expression was impassive, as if it really was just "on the way."
However—
At that moment, the expression on the face of Vance Wyatt, who was standing behind Julian, was priceless.
Vance pointed at Julian, his expression exaggerated, and mouthed: "The CEO is just making up an excuse. Actually..."
Vance hadn’t even finished mouthing the words.
Julian had clearly noticed that Vivian Lowell’s eyes weren’t on him, but on Vance Wyatt behind him, so he turned to look at his assistant.
With his mouth still wide open, Vance was caught red-handed by Julian!
!!
Vance’s wide-open mouth froze. His mind was clearly racing, and then he let out a huge yawn.
"Yaaawn~"
After yawning, Vance said sheepishly, "Mr. Faulkner... I didn’t get a nap, so I’m a bit sleepy, I just, just..."
"Go get the driver."
Julian’s tone was flat, but his meaning was obvious.
’Sleepy?’
’Then you don’t need to come along this afternoon. The driver can take me to the meeting.’