Chapter 127 Favor
“Yes…” Madeline didn’t want to lie, and she also wasn’t scared that Sebastian would misunderstand her if she told the truth. Therefore, she generously told him all about the grudge between her and Katie.
After listening to everything Madeline had to say, Sebastian chuckled. “The Taylors are really something.”
He was incredibly sarcastic.
Madeline shook her head. “My Uncle George and my Aunt Holly are decent people; Ethan and Stephen are also righteous gentlemen. As for Katie… She looks alright most of the time, so I can’t decide if her jewelry had really been stolen, or if she just put on a show to frame me…”
Sebastian cocked his head to one side and looked at her. “Do you want to find out?”
“Of course,” Madeline said. “I want to find out the truth and clear my name… However, it has been too long, and it’s not easy to investigate…”
“That won’t be a problem,” Sebastian said. “It’s quite easy to investigate. I’ll help you.”
He took out his phone and typed out a message before sending it to his subordinate. “I’ll get Eternal Daylight to investigate for you. This is just a small matter; it’s just that you couldn’t get someone to help you before. If you try hard enough, it’s actually quite easy to find out the truth.”
“It’s okay, I can investigate it on my own.” Madeline hastily reached out to take Sebastian’s phone so that she could stop him from sending the message. “Have you forgotten what I do for a living? I can do that on my own!”
It had been more than ten years since the incident, so she thought it wouldn’t be easy to investigate. Nonetheless, she didn’t think that it would be impossible.
Those jewelry were too costly, and something worth a million wouldn’t just vanish into thin air.
Now, she only had to send people to investigate the jewelry and figure out who had it, as well as also whose hands it passed through. Then, she would be able to know if there had been an actual robbery or if it was the combined efforts of Angie, Isabel, and Katie to frame her.
However, it had been too long, so she didn’t know how many people had handled the jewelry or whose house it was in right now. It wasn’t easy to investigate, but it wasn’t entirely impossible either.
Since she had time, she could carry out the investigation slowly. However, she didn’t want Sebastian to help her.
Sebastian had already helped her a lot, so she didn’t want to owe him more favors.
“I’m sorry, but…” Sebastian dodged her hand and hid his phone out of her reach. “If it were up to you or your subordinates in your office, you won’t be able to find evidence before the cocktail party.”
Madeline fell silent, for that was indeed true.
Her people all had missions to do, and they were all working outside right now. She couldn’t get them to come back and help her investigate something private.
As for herself, she had to accompany Crystal and take care of her children, so she was even busier.
However…
“I’m not in a hurry,” Madeline said, “When Aldo and Buddy go to school, I will have time. I can this matter by then.”
“In that case, what will happen before you find out the truth?” Sebastian countered. “Before you find out the truth, the Wendels will treat Katie as an honored guest, and you’ll have to welcome her with all smiles. You were the victim, but Katie and the Taylors already think of you as a thief while Katie as the victim. Are you okay with that?”
Madeline was speechless.
Naturally, she wasn’t pleased with that, but she didn’t want to owe Sebastian any favors anymore.
After all, he had helped her too much.
Moreover, she had gotten used to depending on herself throughout the years. She wasn’t used to Sebastian helping her whenever something came up.
After all, relying too much on someone else might make things worse, so she preferred to rely on herself.
Sebastian could guess what she was thinking. He smiled and said, “Don’t overthink it. I’m not helping you, I’m helping Aldo and Buddy…”
As he spoke, he lowered his head and sent a message to the leader of his team of subordinates. “My sons’ mother has to be blameless. I don’t want to hear people accusing Aldo’s and Buddy’s mother of being a thief.”
Madeline felt a pang in her heart, and it felt as though a poisoned needle had pricked her.
Likewise, she didn’t want things to turn out like that.
As such, the incident had remained like a thorn in her heart.
She had dreamed countless times that she would find out the truth and clear her name someday.
However, she was in an awkward position in the past; coupled with the fact that she needed to take care of Aldo and Buddy, she was powerless.
Now that the opportunity had presented itself, she needed to prove her innocence.
Her ability was nothing compared to Sebastian’s. If Sebastian were on the case, he would have a higher rate of success than her at finding out the truth.
It was apparent that she would have to owe Sebastian another favor.
She wasn’t sociable, and she wasn’t good at talking either. Except for thanking him gratefully, she didn’t know what else she could say.
“No problem.” After sending out his orders in the form of a message, Sebastian put away his phone. “You are the mother of my sons, so your reputation will greatly affect our sons’ benefits. I’m helping myself instead of you, so you don’t have to feel burdened by this.”
Madeline smiled and stayed silent, but she was still very grateful in her heart.
This son of the Hart Family might be a little questionable at times, but he was truly nice to Madeline, Aldo, and Buddy.
In fact, he was impeccable.
After a night of discussion, the family finally settled on the guestlist for the cocktail party.
Meanwhile, Michael entrusted the preparations of the cocktail party to Cedric.
Out of the four Wendel brothers, Cedric was the least busy.
He only had the game company he established to attend to. Since he was the boss, he could give himself time off whenever he wanted to.
Out of the four brothers, his relationship with Madeline was the most distant. Hence, Michael and Crystal entrusted the preparations to him on purpose so that he could do something for Madeline and try to be nicer to her.
After more than ten days of getting along with each other, Cedric was convinced of Madeline’s charm.
Madeline could please his parents very well, and the atmosphere at home wasn’t any different from when Angie was there—perhaps, it was even a little more cheerful. Madeline’s personal charm was simply something Angie could never hope to reach.
To Cedric, Angie was a simple and adorable girl in the past.
He had pampered Angie a lot since she was his sister and they grew up together. When he saw Angie, he was biased and thought she was perfect in every way.
After Angie plotted against Nicholas and slept with him, causing the latter to fall into depression and turn to alcohol for comfort, Cedric was disappointed in Angie and began to reflect on his actions.
He had thought hard for a long time; save for her smarts and good looks, he couldn’t find any other good qualities about Angie.
However, Madeline was different.
Madeline was knowledgeable and talented. She studied a lot, and she was also a Renaissance woman. She was presentable both inside the home and out, and her cooking was so delicious that his own chef couldn’t compare.
If one put Angie and Madeline side by side and compared them, Madeline would definitely win in every aspect.
