Chapter 166 Calling the Police
Benjamin frowned slightly, turned off his phone, and waved at the project manager, signaling him to continue.
Meeting Benjamin's cold gaze, the project manager felt miserable. Why did someone always message Benjamin whenever he was speaking?
His luck was just too good!
The project manager had barely said a few words when the phone vibrated again.
Benjamin had no choice but to raise his hand to interrupt him and open his phone to check the messages.
It was a message from Alaric.
Alaric: "What's going on here? You better explain this to me! If you dare do anything to hurt Sophia, I won't let you off the hook!"
Below was a photo, a selfie.
The person in the photo was none other than Magnolia, who had already been kicked out of the White family by him.
Her face had many bruises, but her eyes sparkled with amusement and her lips were curved upward. Most eye-catching was the sapphire necklace around her neck.
Benjamin knew this necklace better than anyone.
He had commissioned a famous jewelry designer from Lumaria to create it specifically for Sophia. It was one of a kind in the world, and in the most hidden corner were the English initials of the last characters of his and Sophia's names.
He absolutely couldn't be mistaken.
Moreover, the background of this photo was his bedroom.
Benjamin narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold, bloodthirsty killing intent flashing in them. The powerful aura emanating from him carried the pressure of someone in authority.
Soon, everyone in the conference room felt a chill down their spines, and breathing became somewhat difficult.
They looked at Benjamin, panic and fear flickering in their eyes.
Everything was fine just a moment ago, what happened?
...Who exactly made Benjamin angry?
The next second, Benjamin suddenly stood up from his chair and strode out of the conference room, leaving only one cold sentence: "Meeting dismissed."
After Benjamin left, the employees looked at each other and couldn't help whispering among themselves.
Benjamin rushed back to Maple Grove Villas as fast as possible.
Lika returned to the room and found that Magnolia was gone. She couldn't help but panic.
She searched everywhere in the villa but couldn't see any trace of Magnolia.
Hearing the sound of a car pulling in, Lika's heart jumped, and she ran over in a panic.
Watching Benjamin drive in, Lika's legs began to go weak.
This was it!
Everything was ruined now!
If Benjamin discovered that she had let Magnolia in and allowed her to wander around the villa, she would definitely lose this job.
She regretted it immensely now and silently prayed that Magnolia wouldn't appear.
Benjamin got out of the car and didn't spare Lika a second glance, walking straight toward the bedroom.
"Mr. White, why are you back so early? Did you forget something?" Lika followed behind Benjamin, asking nervously.
Benjamin paused, his cool eyes narrowing slightly as he looked straight at Lika. "What? Do I need to report to you about what I do?"
"No, no! Of course not! I was just asking casually." Lika stiffly waved her hands. "Mr. White, if you need anything, just call me. I'll be downstairs."
"Okay."
Benjamin withdrew his gaze indifferently and headed upstairs.
Hearing the footsteps, Magnolia instinctively held her breath and quickly found a corner to hide.
As the footsteps grew closer, Magnolia instinctively held her breath, her heart about to jump out of her chest.
Benjamin... why would he suddenly come back?
That useless Lika said Benjamin went to work and wouldn't be back until very late, didn't she?
She hid behind the curtain, gripping it tightly with both hands. In her ears, the footsteps grew closer and her heartbeat faster.
"Come out."
Benjamin's cold gaze swept around the room and finally landed on the curtain.
Though the curtain wasn't exactly transparent, a silhouette could still be vaguely seen.
Benjamin's voice was low and cold, like it was hammering on someone's heart. Magnolia couldn't help but shudder, her heart almost completely cold.
"Come out, don't make me say it a third time."
Benjamin took out his phone and called Chase. "Bring some people over, Maple Grove Villas. I'm giving you two minutes."
After speaking, Benjamin hung up directly.
"You have two minutes left, Magnolia. You should know my methods. If you don't come out, I can't guarantee it'll be as simple as just being kicked out of the White family."
Magnolia's shoulders shook violently, and she struggled to step out from behind the curtain.
She kept her head lowered, her eyes red, looking pitiful. Her voice was even more plaintive, as if she had countless grievances to express. "Benjamin..."
"Get out."
Benjamin's expression was cold, his gaze falling on her neck, a cold killing intent surging up.
Meeting Benjamin's bloodthirsty eyes, Magnolia couldn't help but step back twice, almost falling to the ground with weak legs.
Exactly two minutes later, Chase arrived with a group of subordinates, somewhat out of breath. "I'm not late, am I?"
"Just right, two minutes." Benjamin raised his wrist to check the time, his lips twitching slightly as his cold expression eased a bit.
Chase breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his gaze to Magnolia. He opened his mouth wide in surprise and couldn't help blurting out, "Ms. Belle, why are you here? What you're wearing around your neck..."
Halfway through his words, Benjamin suddenly laughed coldly. "Go call the police. Someone broke into a private residence and committed theft. Also, pull up the villa's surveillance footage. With just her alone, there's no way she could have gotten in."
Chase's expression became serious, and he immediately nodded in agreement and left the bedroom.
Soon, the police arrived at Maple Grove Villas. "Excuse me, who called the police?"
"I did." Benjamin walked up to the police and nodded slightly.
Chase immediately produced a copy of the surveillance video as evidence.
The entire process took less than ten minutes.
Magnolia didn't even have time to react before she was taken into the police car.
With both witnesses and physical evidence present, and moreover, with the necklace still firmly around her neck, no matter how she tried to argue, it was useless.
Plus, Benjamin absolutely refused to let Magnolia off easily and insisted on pursuing the matter, so Magnolia didn't even have a chance to defend herself.
Her rebuttals had no effect whatsoever.
In the laboratory at Stellar University.
Hannah suddenly cried out, interrupting everyone's train of thought.
Steven couldn't help complaining, "Why are you making such a fuss? I finally had a lead, and now you've completely disrupted it."
"Sophia, look at this!" Hannah handed her phone to Sophia, her expression somewhat complicated.
Sophia calmly put down what she was holding and took the phone.
When she saw the chat screen on the phone, a trace of confusion appeared in her clear eyes.