Chapter 468
The stock price started to drop.
"Birgitte, we can't reach Ms. Miller," someone said.
Birgitte's last bit of composure completely shattered, and she screamed, "What?"
For the whole team, Aubree was the anchor. But now, right when they needed her most, the anchor was suddenly missing, and all the other partners started piling on the pressure.
But before Birgitte could act, the internet delivered the answer. Aubree, sensing the brewing storm, had tried to intervene.
As for why no one could reach her? She had just arrived at the airport when the police detained her with an arrest warrant, on suspicion of information security violations.
She was taken away by force without even a chance to call a lawyer.
The only silver lining was that Vincent had been with her. Even though he was taken in too, once the formalities were done, they’d have to let Vincent go.
At least someone could get the word out about her situation.
When Aubree was brought to the police station, she looked worn out, not from fear, but from the “rough handling” during transport. She could already feel plenty of bruises and aches all over her body.
“Hey, you’ve had me sitting here long enough. When are you going to start the questioning?” Aubree shifted her cuffed hands; the chair in the interrogation room was ridiculously uncomfortable, making her feel even more stifled.
She lowered her gaze, her tongue pressing against her back teeth. ‘Is it the Wilson family? Maybe the Diamonde family? Or the Lawson Group?’
Plenty of people would love to see her fall.
She sneered. Fine, come on. Let’s see who comes out on top, she thought.
Just as Aubree expected, as soon as Vincent was released, he immediately contacted Bowen and then called Birgitte, telling her to keep things steady in Südlichen Strand. "Ms. Miller is tied up with her problems right now. She can’t spare the time.”
In the detention center, Aubree encountered someone entirely unexpected.
She’d thought it would most likely be someone from the Wilson or Diamonde families, but to her surprise, it was actually someone from the main branch of the Lawson family.
She recognized him. He was the most outstanding of the Lawson family’s younger generation, Elizabeth’s cousin by relation, and held the same rank as Mark.
“Oh? So the big boss behind the curtain finally decided to show up?” Aubree quipped.
He frowned. “You know who I am?”
“Of course I do, Mr. Lawson,” Aubree replied. He was the standout of the Lawson family’s current generation. Mark was a year younger than Bowen and had made major gains thanks to his family connections, but Oliver was even younger than Mark.
He was probably only twenty-four.
He looked a bit surprised. “Guess you’re sharper than I thought.”
Aubree licked her lips. “Aren’t you afraid of the consequences?”
She was referring to her arrest. The Lawsons had formidable backing, but they also had plenty of enemies.
Aubree knew she wasn’t just some nobody. If the Lawson family made a move against her, the repercussions would ripple far and wide.
Oliver tilted his head. “What consequences? Every procedure was followed to the letter. Besides, this isn’t my case. I’m just passing through on other business and thought I’d see what the so-called ‘genius‘ was like.”
“Not that impressive, honestly,” he added.
Elizabeth had gone out of her way to ask for their help in dealing with Aubree, but he thought she didn’t seem like much of a threat. She’d been taken down without any effort at all.
“Is that so?” Aubree smiled.
She had been here for hours now and it didn't seem like these people intended to interrogate her or build a case. It felt more like they were just stalling for time, keeping her out of the game and restricting her every move.