The Contract Marriage

Chapter 310 Twenty-five Years

Vivian didn't bring Julian back to the villa last night because she wanted the press conference to be held on time.

But the appointed time for the press conference had not arrived yet and she heard what happened at the company's entrance.

This made Vivian feel indescribably nervous and perturbed. She was afraid that this time. . . She was afraid that she would be completely destroyed by Sarah's hands.

But at this point, she had no way out.

She had put her life on the line, so she had to fight for it! It was something she had to do!

The moment Vivian heard about Sarah and Jasmine’s arrival, she quickly went to Dowson's office.

When she walked in, she saw Dowson quietly discussing something with his son.

When he saw Vivian barge in so quickly, Dowson was somewhat unhappy, but he did not show it on the surface. Instead, he looked at Vivian and smiled. "What happened to CEO Holmes? Did something happen to Julian?"

Vivian immediately walked to the sofa opposite Dowson and sat down. "I just heard that Sarah Wilson and that Jasmine Wilson from the Wilson Group came and they loudly preached at the entrance of the company, saying that this time Sarah Wilson will be the chairman of the Cooper Group. Director Bates, what should we do about this?"

Dowson nodded and frowned. "I heard about this too. But don't panic. Even if Sarah Wilson has 20% of the shares, she can't possibly become the chairman of the Cooper Group. Don't forget. I have 35% of the shares now. What can she use to compete with me?”

“And that Jasmine Wilson always liked to bluff. Can’t you see that they are trying to trick us now. Do you think it is possible for us to give up our positions just because they talk to the reporters?"

"But. . . I just heard that Captain Brook from the criminal police team came as well. Jasmine has reported the case and said that I kidnapped Julian. I think he will find me soon. Maybe when I come, he has already gone to my office. What do you think we should do about this?"

Vivian had never thought that Sarah would call the police. If the police interfered in this matter, then everything would be in vain.

"He can investigate however he wants. What's more, even if that Captain Brook found Julian now, so what? Don't forget. Yesterday, when Julian signed the equity transfer contract, he was awake! No one put a knife on his neck to force him.”

“Besides, he didn't even leave the company. How can they say that we are the ones holding him hostage? Don't scare yourself! Now, it all depends on who has strong endurance. Whoever survives until the end will be the winner of this battle!"

Obviously, Dowson was confident that he could become the chairman of Cooper Group.

"But. . . Jasmine said Ethan Cooper woke up. If he really woke up, what will we do?" This was the thing that worried her the most!

Vivian's heart was filled with an indescribable uneasiness.

When Dowson heard her words, he smiled again. "Don't you think about whether her words are convincing or not? Ethan didn’t wake up till yesterday, but he suddenly woke up when we announced that we were going to hold a press conference. It was obvious that she was trying to trick us. Don't fall for the other party's trick! If Ethan Cooper really woke up, why didn't Sarah bring him to the company when something so important is going happen today? Don't worry about anything now. They just want us to fail today's press conference. After the press conference, everyone will be helpless. Don't worry!"

Hearing Dowson's words, Vivian's heart slowly relaxed. She looked at Dowson and said, "Then is our press conference going to happen?"

"Yes! Of course! Since Jasmine has already publicly said those words downstairs, we cannot shrink back. If today's press conference doesn’t happen, doesn't that mean that we have something on our mind? We must! Later, I will get someone to inform them. At 11 o’ clock, the press conference will officially begin! Invite all the reporters to the venue! I want everyone to see if I, Dowson Bates, have been scared out of my wits!"

"Alright! Since you say so, then I'll throw caution to the wind. I'll go back and take a look now." When Vivian heard Dowson's words, she also had a plan in her heart. She stood up from the sofa and quickly left Dowson's office.

Seeing the door of the office close, Dowson’s son, Diego immediately looked at his father. "Dad, you are really amazing! This foolish woman would never have thought that when you become the chairman, the first person to kick out of the company would be this Vivian!"

Dowson heard his son's words and smiled sinisterly. "Hmph! She still wanted the Cooper Group? That was just a pipe dream! This woman's heart was too wild. As long as I become the chairman of the Cooper Group, I will send her to another place in a week's time! At that time, this company will belong to us completely. "

Vivian came out of Dowson's office and quickly took the elevator to her office.

Just as she walked to the door, she saw Jenny walking over and waving at her. Vivian immediately followed Jenny into the corridor.

"Director Holmes, Captain Brook from the criminal police team is looking for you. He's in CEO Cooper's office. What do you think we should do?" Jenny took the treatment fee from Vivian and kept an eye on every movement here.

Vivian was silent for a moment. She then looked at Jenny to ask, "What did he ask you?"

"He did not ask me anything. He just asked where you went. He said that he had something to ask you to verify. . ."

Vivian nodded. "I understand. Go and do your work."

"Yes!" Jenny nodded and went back to her office.

Vivian thought for a while and then lifted her foot to Julian's office.

When she opened the office door, she saw Captain Brook standing by the window and making a phone call. It sounded like he was talking about a case.

Vivian lightly coughed and walked in.

Captain Brook saw Vivian coming and put away the line. He turned around and looked at her with a smile. "I didn't expect Miss Vivian to be so busy just now. I almost can't find her."

Vivian also smiled faintly. "Captain Brook must be joking. I just went to different departments to check. I didn't expect that I would be caught by Captain Brook."

Captain Brook heard her words and put away his expression. He walked in front of her and said rudely, "Someone said that you kidnapped the CEO of Cooper Group, Julian Cooper, so we came to investigate!"

Vivian laughed out loud when she heard this. She looked at Captain Brook without changing her expression. This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

"Captain Brook really knows how to make jokes. Look, Julian is here. You have already seen him. Why do you still say that I am holding him hostage? Besides, I am a woman. I am not the boss of some gang. Even if I have that heart, I do not have that courage, right?"

In any case, Julian was right in front of them. So Vivian was not afraid at all.

"You are right! But can you explain to me why he keeps sleeping?"

"He's been in a bad mood recently. You know Julian's mother died in an accident. Moreover, he couldn’t see anything now. He had nightmares every night. He has insomnia throughout the night, so he takes some sleeping pills every day. You can ask him about this when he wakes up. No matter what,

he is still an adult with his own independent consciousness. Even if I lie, this lie will be exposed in an instant. Captain Brook, don't you agree?"

Captain Brook listened to her words and nodded in agreement, but he still looked at her and said coldly: "You are right. Since you didn't do anything, then do you mind if we take Julian away?"

Vivian raised her eyebrows. "Of course! But I think it would be better for you to wait until he wakes up before taking him away."

"You don't have to worry about that." Captain Brook looked at his two subordinates and gave them a look.

The two police officers quickly stood up and walked to Julian's side. The two of them lifted him up and were about to leave.

Vivian stood in the middle of the office. When she saw that the two police officers really wanted to take Julian away, she immediately reached out to block them.

Captain Brook looked at her and smiled. "What is it? Miss Vivian wants to prevent us from carrying out official business?"

Vivian immediately corrected him, "I don't want to prevent you from carrying out official business. If you want to take him away, I have no objections. But the Cooper Group is holding a board meeting today. I think you have already seen the reporters at the entrance of the company when you came up. If you take Julian away now, it will definitely have a bad influence on the Cooper Group. If you really want to take him away, I hope you can take him away after the press conference!"

Captain Brook heard her words and said with a serious expression. "I'm afraid we can't do that. Since someone has reported it, we must bring him back to investigate clearly now! When we understand it, we will definitely send him back!"

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

Vivian looked at his back and bit her lips tightly.

When Captain Brook walked to the center of the office, he seemed to remember something. He turned around and looked at Vivian with an ambitious expression.

"Miss Vivian, there is something that you might not know yet, right? The main culprit in the Sarah Wilson’s previous car accident case has already been convicted."

As soon as Vivian heard this, her heart tightened. But she was afraid that her expression would expose her inner thoughts, so she suppressed her emotions and continued to ask. "Is that so? I wonder how long my neighbor, Lucas, was sentenced to?"

"Twenty-five years!"

Vivian finally could not take it anymore and frowned. “How could it be so long? Did Captain Brook remember wrongly?"

Captain Brook smiled faintly. "Lucas is not only suspected of intentional murder, but he is also suspected of fraud. So the punishment of two crimes together must be a little heavy. I think Miss Vivian did not forget the 1. 8 million that she lost, right?"

Vivian looked at him dumbfoundedly and said with her chin raised, "Of course not!"

No matter how uncomfortable her heart was, she had to suppress the pain in her heart and could not expose any of her emotions.

"That's good! Speaking of Lucas's fraud, I have to thank Miss Vivian for providing evidence to bring Lucas to justice!"

"You are welcome. . ." Vivian maintained a faint smile, but her heart was so stifled that she could not breathe.

"Then I will not disturb Miss Vivian anymore. Goodbye!" Captain Brook looked at her and smiled. He walked out of the office door.