Chapter 364: Everything Was Reasonable And Fair
Timothy didn’t expect to find out anything from the chief security, to begin with.
He had someone that he suspected.
But Timothy couldn’t confront them directly before he was certain of it.
Timothy was in deep thought, hanging his head low. He picked up his phone and wanted to call Wendy. Then, he thought for a while before he stood up and went to look for Wendy personally.
But he didn’t see Wendy when he went to her office.
He only found out that Wendy was in a meeting after he asked around.
Timothy waited for Wendy to return to her office.
He waited for quite some time. He finally saw Wendy came back with a stack of documents when it was finally about time to get off work.
Wendy smiled when she saw Timothy waiting for her on the sofa. She asked, "Mr.
Woods, why are you here? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Nothing. I just came by to see you. I saw that you worked overtime until late at night. Thank you for your hard work," Timothy said, smiling.
"You are the pillar of HG now. Please don’t fall sick."
"Don’t worry, Mr. Woods. I will take care of myself," Wendy said. She walked to her work desk and put the documents down. She then pressed a button to call an internal line and commanded Zen, "Two cups of coffee, please."
"Oh yeah. How are you doing with Todd recently? I have been waiting to attend your wedding banquet?" Timothy asked, probingly.
Wendy pretty much understood what was going on when she heard what Timothy said.
It seemed that he already checked the surveillance record.
Wendy responded in a bashful look, hanging her head low, "Mr. Woods, don’t make fun of me."
"You are already an adult. Why are you so shy? Oh yeah, was Todd with you the entire time last night?" Timothy asked, smilingly but there was a hidden turbulent in his eyes.
"Yeah... He came to pick me up after work last night. Then, he keep me company while I worked overtime. Don’t you wish for the second series of the Moonlight project to be launch soon? I have been taking care of it recently. It can’t be completed if I don’t work overtime."
"Thank you for your hard work. Wait till the second series is launched successfully, I will get the board of directors to give you a big reward," Timothy said, patting her shoulder. Then, he asked again, "Corrine, was Todd really with you the entire time last night?"
Needless to say, Wendy naturally feigned suspicions when Timothy asked the same question the second time.
She revealed a puzzled look. She frowned, asking, "Yeah. What’s wrong, Mr.
Woods?"
Wendy looked at the surveillance camera and looked as though she recalled something. She asked bashfully and in fear, "Mr... Mr. Woods... You didn’t check the surveillance record in my office, did you..."
Timothy looked at how shy Wendy acted, avoiding eye contact.
Timothy’s main suspect wasn’t Wendy but Todd.
He came to look for Wendy to find out Todd’s movement last night.
But according to what Wendy said, Todd was with her the entire time the night before.
Wendy decided to strike first to gain the advantage, "Mr. Woods, this isn’t nice.
Although there is a surveillance camera in my office, you have never checked it. You also mentioned before that I am free in the office. I am also authorized to access the surveillance record in my office and no one can retrieve it as they wish."
"I’m sorry, Corrine... There were some issues last night. I have no choice but to check all the surveillance records," Timothy quickly explained.
"What issue? Is it serious?" Wendy asked closely along with Timothy’s explanation.
"Nothing serious but I’d like to know where did you and Todd go after the electricity got cut off?" Timothy asked solemnly, looking into Wendy’s eyes.
"Todd and I are always in the office," Wendy answered solemnly.
"Timothy, what exactly do you want to ask me? Or are you suspecting Todd and me?"
"No, why would I suspect you guys?" Timothy laughed and tapped her on the shoulder. "I just want to know about the situation."
Before he figured out exactly the situation, Timothy did not dare to break his relationship with Wendy.
After all, HG now relied on her totally.
Also, it was the critical moment for the second phase of the Moonlight Project now.
"So, Timothy, what do you want to know about?" asked Wendy. "And what happened last night?"
"Well," Timothy looked down and sighed. "This is what happened. Someone entered my office last night. But there was a power failure, so the surveillance camera did not capture what happened. I think you were working all night yesterday at the company, so I would like to ask you if you saw or heard anything."
Wendy was about to say something when Zen walked in with two cups of coffee.
She put the coffee down in front of Wendy and Timothy and smiled, "Chairman, Miss Swift, please enjoy. And please call me whenever you need anything."
Wendy nodded.
After Zen left the room, Wendy said, "Someone entered your office? Was it a thief?
Did you lose anything?"
Wendy said this deliberately. This was the common reaction of a normal person.
As expected, Timothy was always paying attention to Wendy’s expression. Seeing that she behaved normally, he shook his head, "I did not lose anything, but not many people can enter my office easily. Also, I don’t believe it was a coincidence there was a power failure last night."
Wendy turned angry at these words. She even stood up feverishly. "So, Timothy, you have come to condemn me today? You think that I did something improper since I didn’t leave until very late at night yesterday, don’t you?"
"No, no, I don’t mean that. Please do not be agitated, Corrine. I am just asking," Timothy was a little worried seeing that she was so agitated.
But Wendy went on and said even more harshly, "Timothy. Not only did I work overtime last night, but I have been in HG for about five to six years, and I have been overworked for almost two to three years. I even work overnight without sleep frequently. I work so hard to create profits for HG, but now you are suspecting me?
"You should be well aware that I am totally dedicated to designing.
"Although I have shares in HG now, I have other thoughts.
"What is so valuable in your office that I need to steal it in the middle of the night?
"Can’t I go to your office in the day?"
"I am sorry, Corrine, I am really not suspecting you," Timothy explained. "I just wanted to ask randomly."
Timothy dared not irritate Wendy now.
Also, it was not she that he suspected.
Wendy should not know what he did; it was Todd who knew about his affairs.
But he was not sure if Todd told Wendy about his affairs.
Before he made sure of the situation, of course, he should not blame Wendy for what happened to him.
"There are many important materials in my office. But of course, I will tell you everything you want to know about HG. So, I really do not suspect you," explained Timothy. "It was just that you and Todd were together last night and stayed in the company till very late."
"So, are you suspecting Todd?" Wendy blinked and asked.
"I am not doubting." Timothy was well aware that Wendy was on very good terms with Todd, so he could not speak too harshly.
He thought for a while with his head down. He tried his best to sound gentle, "I just have no clue and want to ask you, Corrine, please do not overthink. You are now the pillar of HG; why would I suspect you guys!"
"If that is what you mean, why did you ask me those things just now?" Wendy was still relentless on purpose. It was expected to be a little angry when someone was wronged.
"Please promise that you will not get angry. Otherwise, I do not dare to tell you," Timothy said. "If you mind, I will stop talking to you about this."
Wendy took a deep breath and nodded, "I will not get angry; please go ahead."
"I saw the surveillance video of last night. There were two power failures in total.
When the second power failure took place, you and Todd were not in the office."
Timothy asked, "Where did you go at that time?"
Wendy and Todd already predicted that Timothy would be suspicious about that point last night, so they had already prepared the explanation.
Wendy said, "We thought about going back when there was a power failure because nobody knew how long the power would stay off at midnight. But we did not expect that the power would come back on after a short while. Then, I thought about the work I had not finished, so I went back to work. But the power failed for a second time. Then, you know what happened after that through the surveillance video, don’t you?"
There were loopholes in Wendy’s answer.
The surveillance stopped because of the power failure. But the lights should have come on in the corridor after the power had turned on again. Also, Wendy should have been seen in the surveillance video after she returned to work.
Naturally, Timothy did not neglect this loophole.
But of course, Wendy and Todd had already thought about it and deliberately allowed Timothy to detect the loophole.
As expected, Timothy asked, "But I did not see you come back in the surveillance video."
"Hmm... " Wendy lowered her head down and looked shy. "Timothy, please do not ask for such details. We are all grown-ups here, and you are very experienced.
Should you force me to explain in great detail regarding this matter?"
"Well... " Timothy felt a little embarrassed by her words.
"All right. If you insist on suspecting me, then I will tell you plainly. As long as you do not feel embarrassed," Wendy coughed lightly and looked into Timothy’s eyes directly. She spoke to him courageously, "Todd and I wanted to do something exciting after the power failure, so we planned to make love in the lounge. Then, thepower went off again, so we thought it must be more exciting to try again on the sofa in the office. Will you still suspect us after hearing this?"
"Hmm... " Timothy was indeed embarrassed, and he covered his mouth with his hands.
Up till now, there was no problem with Wendy’s explanation.
From her anger at the beginning to her embarrassment in the end when she had to tell the truth.
Everything was reasonable and fair.
But Timothy just felt that there was something wrong.
It was such a coincidence last night.
And it was Todd who knew his secret affairs that nobody else knew.
Could it be only a coincidence?
Timothy lowered his head down and thought carefully.
But no matter what, he found nothing from Wendy.
He could only talk to Todd privately.
Todd happened to call Wendy at that moment.
"Will you work overtime tonight? Or shall I pick you up after work?" asked Todd.
Wendy deliberately glanced at Timothy furiously, "I will not work overtime. Why should I work overtime? There is no favorable result from working overtime, and I am suspected. I will not work overtime anymore in the future!"
