Chapter 446 How Is My Current Husband?
"Is Mr. Brown still busy?"
"Yes, please be patient and wait a bit longer," the secretary standing by the door said respectfully and politely, showing no extra emotion.
Even if Rainey wanted to lose his temper, he didn't dare to do so at this moment.
He couldn't afford to offend William, nor could he mess with him.
The man was clearly keeping him here, waiting for the matter to be resolved and to find out who did this.
If they couldn't find out, it wasn't impossible that he'd be spending the night here.
Rainey turned back to the reception room. A phone call came through, and on the other end, a woman's voice was urgent. "How did it go?"
"Mr. Brown is keeping me here. What's the situation on your end?"
"As I thought, after the bag was taken, it was indeed handled by Josh's girlfriend. I'm looking for her now."
"Hurry!"
After hanging up, Rainey spun his phone in his hand.
Outside the door, the secretary and the guard exchanged glances. Seeing him go back inside, they breathed a sigh of relief.
If they had let Rainey leave today, they wouldn't be able to answer to William. What did William say again? Take good care of him, meet all his needs, but don’t let him leave.
"Why do you think Mr. Brown is keeping Mr. Ward here?" the secretary asked, somewhat puzzled, looking at the bodyguard beside him.
The latter shook his head, neither confirming nor denying that he knew.
"Go back to the city tonight and do a livestream."
Thalia had just finished shooting when Layla came over, holding an iPad and handing it to her. "Look at Facebook–it's blowing up. Luckily, Mr. Brown is keeping it under control, otherwise today's trending topic would definitely be you. Fans are all clamoring in the groups, saying they need to confirm you're safe. Do a livestream tonight to calm them down."
Thalia hummed in agreement, having no objections.
Just as she was about to swipe away, she saw someone had posted a picture showing the company entrance surrounded by people.
"What's going on?"
"Last night's incident - your fans are all complaining that the company isn't doing anything, so they've blocked the company entrance."
Thalia was a bit confused. "It's my own company, what do you mean we’re not doing anything?"
"Good question. You need to successfully transform your image soon! Stop being labeled as a pure and innocent female celebrity. The pure and innocent image brings you fans in quantity but not quality."
In the entertainment industry, the quality of fans matters a lot too.
How many female celebrities have been mentally and physically exhausted by haters?
"Got it, I'll do it tonight when I get back."
At eight o'clock, Thalia arrived home. William wasn't back yet.
She sent him a message on Messenger.
Meanwhile, Rainey's wife was rushing to the Celestia Group with her people.
Rainey had been detained for a whole day. If she didn't go rescue him, once William's patience ran out, his life might be in danger.
"Mr. Brown, Mrs. Ward is here."
"Alone?"
"Yes!"
"Let her come up."
Quiana Ward went upstairs, expecting to see Rainey, but she didn't see him anywhere. Instead, stepping into William's office for the first time, she was stunned by the grand yet simple decor inside. People always said that the Celestia Group CEO's office was a dream filming location for many romance dramas.
Standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, you could overlook the entire CBD. From the top floor, there was an even more commanding view. There was a rumor that when William built this building, he hired professionals to select the location, and even the number of floors was based on careful research.
Therefore, William's career path had always been smooth sailing, which was why the Celestia Group had been able to expand its territory so boldly and successfully all these years.
After William, many businessmen in Emerald City followed suit, driving economic prosperity in certain sectors, but none achieved the same results as William.
"Mr. Brown, we've roughly figured out what happened. Josh from the film investment circle recently started dating a new girlfriend. The girlfriend used to work for Ms. Smith, but left Ms. Smith's company due to some conflicts and joined another agency. She happened to be dating Josh during this time, and when she learned Josh was going to give this bag to Ms. Smith, she tampered with it."
"What's her name?"
"Sabrina."
Quiana stood before William. Though older than him, at this moment she was like a student reporting to a teacher, standing perfectly still, not daring to show any disrespect.
William glanced sideways at Brian, who took out his phone and left to make a call, verifying this with Layla. Finally, he pushed the door open and came back in, standing at the doorway and nodding.
William withdrew his gaze and let it fall on Quiana, his slender fingers tapping the teacup. "So, where is she?"
"She's abroad, but we've already sent people after her."
"Then you came here empty-handed," the man picked up his teacup and took a sip of hot tea, questioning coolly, "what's the point of that?"
Quiana broke out in a cold sweat from this light remark. After thinking for a moment, she gathered her courage to speak. "Mr. Brown, Rainey is my husband, and I know him well. He would absolutely never dare to offend you. Last time with Alfonso, he could have stayed out of it, but because of you, he apologized to Ms. Smith repeatedly and went to great lengths to seek forgiveness. This time is the same. He's so careful even with people around you, let alone you yourself. Knowing how important Ms. Smith is to you, he would never do such a thing. Mr. Brown also knows that he's always wanted to get on your good side - he couldn't possibly do something that would ruin all his efforts."
"Rainey and I struggled from nothing to where we are now in Emerald City. We understand the importance of opportunities better than anyone. Having experienced hard times, we try our best to seize every opportunity. Mr. Brown, even if you only gave him the tiniest chance, he would work hard to turn it into something better. How could such a person stand against you and become your enemy?"
"Mrs. Ward, from what position are you saying all this to me?"
"From the position of Rainey's wife," she responded very straightforwardly.
At this moment, William felt inexplicably envious of Rainey. His wife could step forward at a critical moment and defend him with such conviction. What about Thalia?
Could she do the same?
The man lowered his eyes, hiding the emotions beneath his lids.
When he looked up slightly, all emotions were concealed. "I'm waiting for you to bring her before me."
"Mr. Brown, rest assured."
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"Where's Thalia?"
When William came home and didn't see Thalia, he looked at Fallon.
"Mrs. Brown is in the study upstairs. She said she's doing a livestream and asked us not to disturb her."
William hummed in acknowledgment and walked upstairs. The ragdoll cat, seeing him return, meowed and followed him up.
Before he even got close, he heard Thalia's sweet voice.
"How am I doing?"
"I'm fine! Everyone doesn't need to worry! Bad people will be punished by justice; it's just a matter of time."
William guessed she was doing a livestream. He was about to go directly to the adjacent study when he heard Thalia reading from the comments. "How's my current husband?"