Hailee felt much more refreshed after she finished taking a shower and took off her hospital clothes. Because her hair was still wet, she wrapped it in a towel and started looking for something in the drawer near the bed.
"What are you looking for?" Lexus asked, glancing at Hailee who was crouching down. He himself looked a lot more awake now and was watching the news on television, just to keep the room less quiet.
"Hairdryer," Hailee said. "Isn't there a hairdryer here?" she muttered.
Lexus sighed. "This is a hospital, Hailee, not a hotel," Lexus said and turned his focus back to the television news.
Hearing that, Hailee pouted and grumbled something that wasn't clear. She then chose to towel-dry her hair, even though the results weren't what she expected, but at least her hair wouldn't be too wet.
"Before we go home, accompany me to eat first, the food in the hospital just doesn't match my taste," he said.
"Okay," Hailee replied, she didn't have a problem with this, moreover she didn't have any thing to do.
This was so strange for Hailee, considering that her wedding was less than two weeks away, but she didn't feel any sort of rush, not in the slightest, because everything had been handled by Lis and a famous event organizer who was more than happy to arrange everything.
After all, this was a big event and everything had to be perfect. Knowing Liz's personality, she must be one of those perfectionists.
Just as Hailee was thinking about her wedding, which was no longer a burden for her now, a news broadcast on television caught her attention .
"...Roland Dimatrio, a district attorney from the city of T, is known to have been caught in a corruption scandal of a mega project in the city of R this morning and is currently under police investigation..."
It was a piece of news that Hailee heard, before her head became a little slow in processing this information.
Roland Dimatrio was caught for corruption and misuse of funds for a mega project in the city of R?
Wasn't it just yesterday that she met with Roland Dimatrio and until yesterday there were absolutely no rumors about him, but why did the district attorney suddenly become one of the suspects of the five district officials involved?
Hailee couldn't stop thinking.
However, in the midst of this confusion, she heard a voice that was just as confused as her own mind.
"How come?" said Lexus in a dreamy tone.
"What?" Hailee asked at last, after she came back from her own thoughts.
"Him," said Lexus, nodding at Roland Dimatrio. "Maybe this is a bit confusing for those of you who are not used to this kind of world, but the actions of Roland Dimatrio and several other officials, are an open secret in some business circles."
In other words, their acts of corruption were not unknown, but they were too adept at hiding evidences and lobbying those who have an important role to play in the smooth running of their illicit transactions.
"Also, the bank that includes the evidence is the Central Bank. It is one of the banks under the banner of the Tordoff family and Ramon have an important role to play in it," said Lexus, still in a dreamy tone.
"What do you mean?" Hailee asked, a little confused, her head was spinning and now she stopped trying to dry her hair.
"Where do you think all the money from the shady business they're running will go?" Lexus raised his eyebrows questioningly, but then he answered his own question. "Of course it all ends up in the bank."
Hailee then saw another piece of news that stated that the money was indeed found in an inflated account in the name of a different person, but somehow the police were able to find a connection between that person and Roland Dimatrio.
Hailee's head was too frenetic to hear the details while she took in the words of Lexus.
"If the evidence is found at the central bank, it is certain that Ramon has a hand in it, but what's strange is..." Lexus leaned back and folded his arms, as if he were analyzing the current heated situation. "… I know Ramon very well, he wouldn't do something like this if Roland Dimatrio didn't bother him. He tends not to care as long as he makes a fortune."
Lexus then looked at Hailee who was staring at him with an expressionless face, but her eyes were fixed considerably on him.
Then Lexus realized something and tried to correct his previous sentence.
"It doesn't mean that Ramon is involved in the mega project case, but he will choose not to bother and not get involved with these kinds of things." Lexus waved his hand at the news featuring the face of Roland Dimatrio, where he was being closely guarded by the police for questioning, while journalists surrounded him, like ants wanting sugar. "Because it will be time consuming and troublesome."
Hailee tried to digest all the information.
Did all this have something to do with her? Was Ramon getting revenge for her? Or was he just angry that his future wife had been kidnapped right under his eyes and it hurt his pride?
Because after all, if Hailee's name got tarnished, it will have a bad impact on Ramon too.
"I wonder, is there any personal problem between Ramon and Roland Dimatrio? Though they both are not in the same business circle…." Lexus murmured, touching his chin, thinking.
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"No, we have to go home." Lexus firmly refused Hailee's request, who begged him to take her to Ramon at the office. They were now in the car driving toward the Tordoff residence.
It's not that Lexus didn't want to take this girl there, but he didn't want to get into trouble with his brother.
Hailee just got out of the hospital and Ramon clearly asked him to take care of this girl, which meant Hailee had to rest at home, so if she were to go to the office and see Ramon... Hailee definitely wouldn't get into trouble, but it would be a different case for Lexus. Ramon would even give him unreasonable tasks if he had set foot in the office now.
"Why not?" Hailee grumbled, frowning then stared at the street in annoyance.
They had just finished eating and Hailee wanted to go straight to Ramon to ask about Roland. Her curiosity this time couldn't wait any longer!
"Because you have to go home and rest, otherwise I will be in trouble. I'm not interested in upsetting him," said Lexus in a firm tone. He still remembered the tasks Ramon gave him after he took Hailee out to the bar and she disappeared.
Hailee felt much more refreshed after she finished taking a shower and took off her hospital clothes. Because her hair was still wet, she wrapped it in a towel and started looking for something in the drawer near the bed.
"What are you looking for?" Lexus asked, glancing at Hailee who was crouching down. He himself looked a lot more awake now and was watching the news on television, just to keep the room less quiet.
"Hairdryer," Hailee said. "Isn't there a hairdryer here?" she muttered.
Lexus sighed. "This is a hospital, Hailee, not a hotel," Lexus said and turned his focus back to the television news.
Hearing that, Hailee pouted and grumbled something that wasn't clear. She then chose to towel-dry her hair, even though the results weren't what she expected, but at least her hair wouldn't be too wet.
"Before we go home, accompany me to eat first, the food in the hospital just doesn't match my taste," he said.
"Okay," Hailee replied, she didn't have a problem with this, moreover she didn't have any thing to do.
This was so strange for Hailee, considering that her wedding was less than two weeks away, but she didn't feel any sort of rush, not in the slightest, because everything had been handled by Lis and a famous event organizer who was more than happy to arrange everything.
After all, this was a big event and everything had to be perfect. Knowing Liz's personality, she must be one of those perfectionists.
Just as Hailee was thinking about her wedding, which was no longer a burden for her now, a news broadcast on television caught her attention .
"...Roland Dimatrio, a district attorney from the city of T, is known to have been caught in a corruption scandal of a mega project in the city of R this morning and is currently under police investigation..."
It was a piece of news that Hailee heard, before her head became a little slow in processing this information.
Roland Dimatrio was caught for corruption and misuse of funds for a mega project in the city of R?
Wasn't it just yesterday that she met with Roland Dimatrio and until yesterday there were absolutely no rumors about him, but why did the district attorney suddenly become one of the suspects of the five district officials involved?
Hailee couldn't stop thinking.
However, in the midst of this confusion, she heard a voice that was just as confused as her own mind.
"How come?" said Lexus in a dreamy tone.
"What?" Hailee asked at last, after she came back from her own thoughts.
"Him," said Lexus, nodding at Roland Dimatrio. "Maybe this is a bit confusing for those of you who are not used to this kind of world, but the actions of Roland Dimatrio and several other officials, are an open secret in some business circles."
In other words, their acts of corruption were not unknown, but they were too adept at hiding evidences and lobbying those who have an important role to play in the smooth running of their illicit transactions.
"Also, the bank that includes the evidence is the Central Bank. It is one of the banks under the banner of the Tordoff family and Ramon have an important role to play in it," said Lexus, still in a dreamy tone.
"What do you mean?" Hailee asked, a little confused, her head was spinning and now she stopped trying to dry her hair.
"Where do you think all the money from the shady business they're running will go?" Lexus raised his eyebrows questioningly, but then he answered his own question. "Of course it all ends up in the bank."
Hailee then saw another piece of news that stated that the money was indeed found in an inflated account in the name of a different person, but somehow the police were able to find a connection between that person and Roland Dimatrio.
Hailee's head was too frenetic to hear the details while she took in the words of Lexus.
"If the evidence is found at the central bank, it is certain that Ramon has a hand in it, but what's strange is..." Lexus leaned back and folded his arms, as if he were analyzing the current heated situation. "… I know Ramon very well, he wouldn't do something like this if Roland Dimatrio didn't bother him. He tends not to care as long as he makes a fortune."
Lexus then looked at Hailee who was staring at him with an expressionless face, but her eyes were fixed considerably on him.
Then Lexus realized something and tried to correct his previous sentence.
"It doesn't mean that Ramon is involved in the mega project case, but he will choose not to bother and not get involved with these kinds of things." Lexus waved his hand at the news featuring the face of Roland Dimatrio, where he was being closely guarded by the police for questioning, while journalists surrounded him, like ants wanting sugar. "Because it will be time consuming and troublesome."
Hailee tried to digest all the information.
Did all this have something to do with her? Was Ramon getting revenge for her? Or was he just angry that his future wife had been kidnapped right under his eyes and it hurt his pride?
Because after all, if Hailee's name got tarnished, it will have a bad impact on Ramon too.
"I wonder, is there any personal problem between Ramon and Roland Dimatrio? Though they both are not in the same business circle…." Lexus murmured, touching his chin, thinking.
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"No, we have to go home." Lexus firmly refused Hailee's request, who begged him to take her to Ramon at the office. They were now in the car driving toward the Tordoff residence.
It's not that Lexus didn't want to take this girl there, but he didn't want to get into trouble with his brother.
Hailee just got out of the hospital and Ramon clearly asked him to take care of this girl, which meant Hailee had to rest at home, so if she were to go to the office and see Ramon... Hailee definitely wouldn't get into trouble, but it would be a different case for Lexus. Ramon would even give him unreasonable tasks if he had set foot in the office now.
"Why not?" Hailee grumbled, frowning then stared at the street in annoyance.
They had just finished eating and Hailee wanted to go straight to Ramon to ask about Roland. Her curiosity this time couldn't wait any longer!
"Because you have to go home and rest, otherwise I will be in trouble. I'm not interested in upsetting him," said Lexus in a firm tone. He still remembered the tasks Ramon gave him after he took Hailee out to the bar and she disappeared.
