My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 59

For Nicholas to know about something as private as us looking for Alba's contact, I couldn't help but suspect that he had planted a spy in the Felix Corporation.

That must be why he knew what I was up to like the back of his hand.

Now that I thought about it, that actually was pretty scary.

It made me feel like my privacy was practically non-existent.

Just as I was feeling more and more conflicted about it, Nicholas suddenly added, "Your assistant told me this morning."

I didn't further reply to him, but I made sure to ask Gary about it when he was driving me to Ashere. "Did May need your help to investigate Alba?"

"Yes. She wanted his contact information."

"Did you find it?" I asked again, to which he shook his head as he said, "I only found the company's contact information. I don't have his private one. I went to President Forger because I couldn't find it, and he managed to procure it using network data."

Gary confessed everything to me before I could ask him why he told Nicholas. Still, I asked again, "And Nicholas just gave it to you without wanting something in return?"

"Yeap. President Forger has never stuck his nose in your business, President Felix."

He had just warned me to not go in deeper regarding Alba, but he had secretly found Alba's phone number for us.

What a contradictory man Nicholas Forger was!

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Ashere' weather was very different from Bryxton. It was only March, but I could immediately feel a wave of hot air when I stepped out of the plane in this city constantly blessed with sunlight.

As I took off my jacket, Gary quickly took it from me and gave me a new report. "I didn't inform the Yates because I didn't want to alarm them."

"It won't be easy finding those phone cards unless that prankster gives me another call. They might have already been canceled," I groaned.

Unexpectedly, Gary smilingly asked me in return, "Didn't you come to Ashere for them to call you again so that you can personally catch that person red-handed?"

From what I had deduced from the prankster's routinary calls, they would give me a call again in the afternoon. Alice wouldn't be able to run away if she turned out to be the culprit!

I was smiling as well as I said to Gary, "Let's wait outside the Yates Residence."

Gary and I would immediately barge our way into the place as soon as they called me. They wouldn't have the time to remove the phone card then.

With that, Gary and I stayed in one car, while my bodyguards camped in another. It would take us less than a minute to enter the Yates Residence as we were no more than 20 meters away from the premises.

It was a good thing that Gary went ahead and made sure Alice was currently in the building. Else, our operation this time would have been a complete failure. I even gave Alice's father a call earlier on for ease of access later. "Chairman Yates, my assistant will be passing by Ashere, and he will be bringing you a present. It is a token of my wish for you to stay in good health!"

I could hear the mirth in his voice then. "Oh—President Felix. You didn't have to go to such lengths! You even got Gary to deliver it personally! However, I am not currently in Ashere. I will inform my butler to properly welcome Gary."

Gary might only be an assistant, but he was an assistant who worked for the Felix Corporation. Hence, he was someone who most of the chairpersons of big companies knew.

"Don't say that. I apologize for causing you trouble, Chairman Yates," I answered, faking courtesy.

All that was left now was the most crucial part of the plan—the phone call. We waited in our car until evening came, and we were just thinking that the prankster wouldn't be calling today when my phone suddenly went off.

It was another new phone number coming from Ashere.

I didn't pick up the call this time. Without missing a beat, Gary instructed our driver to start driving into the Yates Residence. Gary and I were standing at the entrance of the building when a servant came and welcomed us. "And you are?"

"I am Gary Reyes from the Felix Corporation."

"Are you here to deliver Old Master Yates' present?" The servant didn't seem all that surprised as he inquired. He must have been informed about this beforehand.

Despite that, he didn't open the door without permission. After Gary answered with a hum of acknowledgement, the servant quickly said, "Please hold on for a moment. The butler must have been briefed about this. I will go get him right this moment."

As he went to the butler, I had no choice but to answer my phone, which had been ringing non-stop. I pressed the answer button and put the phone to my ear, and heard that stranger's voice speaking as they laughed. "Are you investigating me, Renee?"

I lifted my gaze to take in the enormous villa of the Yates Residence then. I could see a man-made lake filled with lotus plants in the front yard even though we were still standing outside. However, this wasn't the season for flowers to bloom. There were only leaves of the plants on the surface, and golden carps swimming in the clear body of water. It was a sight that, oddly enough, was only pleasant on the eyes and nothing more.

"What's wrong? I can't investigate you even though you keep calling me on my phone?" I sarcastically

ridiculed them. "Did you find out that I have already started digging into the incident about Maria?"

"Do you think you can find out anything about me?"

Not one to back down from intimidation, I countered, "We can always try."

Right at this moment, I heard a door knock coming from his side of the call. He didn't bother answering and only threatened me, "You are merely a woman who is going to die soon. Everything you do only makes you look ridiculously pathetic. What an unfortunate woman you are, Renee!"

They always mocked me about my health.

This time, I heard a matured voice ring out. "A guest of Old Master Yates' has brought over a gift, President Yates."

That was all the confirmation and evidence I needed. There was no doubt that the person who was on the phone with me was someone from the Yates Family.

The person on the call suddenly panicked and hung up his phone. Not long after, the butler came and opened the door for us. It was his first time seeing me after all, and so he turned to Gary and asked, "May I know who your companion is, Mr. Reyes?"

I answered before Gary could reply, "I am his personal secretary."

"You can call her Ms. Sommer," Gary swiftly added. He had used May's name as my cover.

The butler didn't seem interested in me. He proceeded to bring Gary in as he politely explained, "Old

Master Yates isn't currently in Ashere as he is recuperating from his sickness somewhere abroad, but we do have President Yates at home."

Upon hearing his words, I took a second before I asked, "Chairman Yates hasn't been the one who makes decisions for the Yates Corporation lately, has he? Can I know who is the person making the final decisions?" I came to a momentary pause. "How many President Yates are there in total?"

I was sure that the mature voice I heard from the phone earlier was from the butler, but Alice wasn't the only president of their company. There must be someone else beside her.

The butler didn't seem comfortable answering my question, but he had no choice because he was in Gary's presence. He had a frown on his face when he explained in detail, "There are four we address as President Yates. Other than Old Master Yates and Ms. Alice, Ms. Josephine and her father are also the executive presidents of Yates Corporation."

I lowered my head as I fell into deep thought, and the stupid Josephine suddenly came to mind.

Rather than Alice, she was definitely the one who would do something like this.

The butler led us into the living room, where Alice and Josephine were both sitting there with a startled expression on their faces. A grin began to appear on my face as I took out my phone and gave the number earlier a call.

A foreign ringtone could be heard across the living room in that instant.

It seemed that the phone wasn't Alice's. On the other hand, Josephine was the one who started ransacking her bag with a dumb look, and she eventually took out a red phone.

Now that she had her phone in her hand, I pressed the loudspeaker button on my phone before I gave her a gentle reminder. "Try picking up the call, President Yates."

I intentionally called her that.

There was confusion written all over her face at this moment. Seeing her frozen in place, Alice asked, "When did you change your phone, Josie?"

Hearing that must have broken Josephine out of her reverie as the look on her face suddenly turned solemn. She accepted the call and pressed her phone to her ear.

The moment she said hello into the phone, however, a husky, rough voice could be heard coming from my phone.

"You didn't expect this, did you?" I let out a smile as I mocked. "I came to Ashere for the sole purpose of catching you."

"What do you mean?" I could hear the confusion in her voice.

The person on the coll suddenly ponicked ond hung up his phone. Not long ofter, the butler come ond opened the door for us. It wos his first time seeing me ofter oll, ond so he turned to Gory ond osked, "Moy I know who your componion is, Mr. Reyes?"

I onswered before Gory could reply, "I om his personol secretory."

"You con coll her Ms. Sommer," Gory swiftly odded. He hod used Moy's nome os my cover.

The butler didn't seem interested in me. He proceeded to bring Gory in os he politely exploined, "Old Moster Yotes isn't currently in Ashere os he is recuperoting from his sickness somewhere obrood, but we do hove President Yotes ot home."

Upon heoring his words, I took o second before I osked, "Choirmon Yotes hosn't been the one who mokes decisions for the Yotes Corporotion lotely, hos he? Con I know who is the person moking the finol decisions?" I come to o momentory pouse. "How mony President Yotes ore there in totol?" Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

I wos sure thot the moture voice I heord from the phone eorlier wos from the butler, but Alice wosn't the only president of their compony. There must be someone else beside her.

The butler didn't seem comfortoble onswering my question, but he hod no choice becouse he wos in Gory's presence. He hod o frown on his foce when he exploined in detoil, "There ore four we oddress os President Yotes. Other thon Old Moster Yotes ond Ms. Alice, Ms. Josephine ond her fother ore olso the executive presidents of Yotes Corporotion."

I lowered my heod os I fell into deep thought, ond the stupid Josephine suddenly come to mind.

Rother thon Alice, she wos definitely the one who would do something like this.

The butler led us into the living room, where Alice ond Josephine were both sitting there with o stortled expression on their foces. A grin begon to oppeor on my foce os I took out my phone ond gove the number eorlier o coll.

A foreign ringtone could be heord ocross the living room in thot instont.

It seemed thot the phone wosn't Alice's. On the other hond, Josephine wos the one who storted ronsocking her bog with o dumb look, ond she eventuolly took out o red phone.

Now thot she hod her phone in her hond, I pressed the loudspeoker button on my phone before I gove her o gentle reminder. "Try picking up the coll, President Yotes."

I intentionolly colled her thot.

There wos confusion written oll over her foce ot this moment. Seeing her frozen in ploce, Alice osked, "When did you chonge your phone, Josie?"

Heoring thot must hove broken Josephine out of her reverie os the look on her foce suddenly turned solemn. She occepted the coll ond pressed her phone to her eor.

The moment she soid hello into the phone, however, o husky, rough voice could be heord coming from my phone.

"You didn't expect this, did you?" I let out o smile os I mocked. "I come to Ashere for the sole purpose of cotching you."

"Whot do you meon?" I could heor the confusion in her voice.