Chapter 243 - The Rainmaker's Call

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MH Group Headquarter…

Neil sat behind his desk. There were a few documents spread on his desk and his phone was set on the table facing him. Neil glanced at the screen and saw that his girlfriend was eating her lunch.

Having a video call with Edith during her lunch had become a habit for both of them. 

His gaze stayed at his Edith for a few seconds longer to watch as her lips were pouting slightly to blew on the hot chicken piece. His eyes turned dark as he was imagining the feeling to kiss those lips at the moment.

He watched as she opened her mouth to eat and exhaled loudly.

"What's wrong?" Edith turned to look at the screen when she heard his long breath. Her gaze fell at the documents on his desk. "Trouble?"

"No. I just missed you."

Edith paused as she chewed the food in her mouth. She swallowed them and let out a chuckle. "Then… Should I come over and visit you after work?"

Neil swallowed as he watched the way Edith was staring at him with a seducing look in her eyes. His mind started to whirl as he thought of what he wanted to do to her when she came over to visit him later.

Neil opened his mouth to answer, but at this time, there was a knock on his door. He rubbed at the space between his brow and let the person come in.

A few seconds later, the door was pushed open and Assistant Shawn walked in with an apologetic look on his face. As President Mo's assistant, he was aware of his boss schedule and knew that it was time for his private video call with his girlfriend.

However, he brought important news and he could not wait for too long. 

"Hold on," Neil spoke to Edith before he turned to Assistant Shawn. A slight frown appeared on his face when he saw the anxious look on the assistant's face. 

"President Mo," Assistant Shawn greeted. "The Rainmaker called earlier. He has finally given his reply. He had set a meeting at a cafe one hour from now."

Neil frowned upon hearing the assistant's words. "One hour from now? Isn't that too soon?" As someone who had his life in control, Neil definitely did not appreciate an unplanned meeting such as this.

"The Rainmaker said that if you wanted to meet his sister this was the only time he could arrange. If you cannot go and meet him today, then, you will have to wait next time."

The frown on Neil's face deepened and he was annoyed with the way the Rainmaker had behaved. The two of them clearly had an agreement to help each other, but at this time, it doesn't feel as if the Rainmaker was sincere with their agreement. Neil had this feeling as if the Rainmaker was taking advantage of his desperation to find out the truth about Adam's death.

"He also said that his sister's life is in danger and he needed to be careful," Assistant Shawn continued. "An unplanned meeting such as this is good to throw our enemy off their guard. President Mo, what should I answer him?"

Neil rapped his fingers on the desk and made his decision. "Reschedule my meeting and appointment today to another date and tell the Rainmaker that I will be meeting him."

Assistant Shawn nodded. "Yes, President Mo."

Neil watched as his assistant turned around to leave and called him. "Assistant Shawn, tell Henry that I'm meeting Jennifer Jiang later. If he's available, then ask him to come with me."

Assistant Shawn nodded again and left the office quickly.

"I guess you won't be having dinner with us today."

Neil turned to the small screen in front of him and realized that he was still on a video call with Edith. His lips curled and he shot Edith an apologetic smile. "Sorry."

"It's fine. Just do what you need to do," Edith said. "I'll look after Hazel."

Not too long ago, Neil had told her about his investigation on his brother's unexpected accident. When Adam and Claire were still alive, Edith had met the couple at the kindergarten. She knew that the couple were good people and naturally, wanted whoever caused their death to be put behind bars.

Neil heaved a sigh. His gaze turned soft as he continued to look at Edith. He was really grateful that he had met a woman like Edith. He knew that she loved Hazel and did not mind looking after the little girl when he was absent.

As Hazel's uncle and guardian, the little girl was his responsibility. But ever since he was dating Edith, his girlfriend has been looking after Hazel in his stead. Sometimes, Neil would feel a little guilty. He did not want to think that he was taking advantage of Edith's close relationship with Hazel, but Edith had assured him that it was not the case.

"Neil?"

He snapped out of his trance when he heard Edith's voice. "What is it?"

"Be careful."

Neil saw the concern on her face and smiled to assure her. "I know."

…

Neil sat behind the wheel and headed towards the address that the Rainmaker had sent him earlier. Because of the sudden change in his schedule, Neil had let Assistant Shawn stay at the office and deal with a few matters in his stead.

This was the first time that Neil will be meeting the prosecutor who had been in contact with Adam before he died and Neil could not shake off his anxiousness. There were a lot of questions that he wanted to ask once he met that woman called Jennifer Jiang.

However, Neil was still worried that something might unexpectedly happen and therefore, he had called Henry to meet him at the address later.

The drive to the address in A City took him almost half an hour due to heavy traffic. When Neil arrived, Henry was already waiting for him at the entrance. 

"You're early," Neil pointed out.

"I was somewhere around the area when Assistant Shawn called," Henry said. He leaned closer and whispered, "Neil, are you sure about this? Can we really trust this guy?"

"They might be the only chance for us to learn why Adam had to die," Neil said.

Henry pursed his lips and decided not to say anything much. As Neil's friend, he knew how much his friend has been wanting to find out the truth about Adam's death.

"I got it," Henry said. He stared at Neil for a few seconds longer and raised a brow. "Are you ready?

Neil took a deep, shaky breath and nodded.. "Let's go in."

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