Chapter 616 Waiting Under the Tree

Yunice knew that if they wanted to get this kind of man to talk, they’d have to rough him up a bit. But the guy turned out to be one of their own. If he got hurt, it would be hard to explain things to Victor.

Then she heard Wyatt say irritably, “Already chopped him up.”

Yunice immediately went silent.

Wyatt didn’t hear a peep from her for a long moment. He turned his head to look and saw her staring down, fingers nervously twisting in her lap, lips nearly chewed raw.

Wyatt quickly corrected himself. “I was kidding. I didn’t touch him.”

Only then did her expression ease a little.

When they got to the school gate, Yunice unfastened her seatbelt and got out of the car, not letting Wyatt walk her in.

As she approached the gate, she turned back and waved at Wyatt, then jogged onto campus.

Wyatt smiled as he watched her disappear into the crowd. Just then, he got a call from Jordan.

“Wyatt, what time are you getting to the office? There are still two project contracts that need your signoff…”

Wyatt replied, “Not coming.”

It was so brief Jordan almost didn’t register it. His voice shot up. “Not coming?”

People around him glanced over, and he quickly lowered his voice. “Wyatt, come on. The company’s swamped. I’ve been covering for you and Mrs. Cooper this whole time. You know how hard this is?”

Wyatt sounded completely unconcerned. “It’s nothing you can’t handle, Mr. Jordan.”

Jordan felt the weight of the world. “Wyatt, seriously. Mrs. Cooper has school during the day and needs to rest at night. You’ll only see her for three or four hours after class. Is it really worth camping out over there?”

Wyatt said, “My wife’s in a bad mood. She needs me.”

Jordan groaned. “The company needs you. I need you!”

Wyatt raised a brow. “Can the company hold me while I sleep? Can you hold me while I sleep?”

Jordan was speechless.

He slammed the phone down.

Life was too hard. Jordan sighed. “How long do I have to keep covering for him…”

Then he felt someone behind him. Turning around, he saw Nora smiling faintly a short distance away.

Jordan’s gaze sharpened. He kept his tone smooth. “Ms. Nora. What brings you here?”

Nora leaned on her cane. “Jordan, can I see Wyatt? I promise Yunice won’t know.”

She hesitated a beat, then added, “It’s about my brother…”

Her fingers picked at the edge of her cane, chipping away at the painted surface.

Jordan didn’t say a word more than he had to. “Ms. Nora, don’t worry. Once Wyatt has time, I’ll let him know you stopped by.”

Nora blinked. “Wyatt’s at the office?”

Jordan paused, then turned back coolly. “Of course he is. Who told you otherwise?”

Nora said, “But Yunice told me she was at school. Didn’t Wyatt go with her?”

Jordan snorted like it was a joke. “Where’d you hear that nonsense? Even if Mrs. Cooper were overseas, Wyatt wouldn’t leave her side if he could help it. But he’s got things to do here.”

Then his tone cooled. “And Ms. Nora, you used to work with Wyatt. You know he hates people digging into his personal life.”

“The last time you went snooping around Pavilion Hall, Wyatt let it slide. But if you pull something like that again, it won’t go so easy for you.”

As Jordan walked off, Nora gripped her cane tighter. He really did act just like Wyatt, not even pretending to be polite anymore.

But it didn’t matter. She knew Yunice was at school. That was enough.

“Mr. Jordan,” Nora suddenly called after him, smiling. “Yunice was the one who told me. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Wyatt yourself.”

Jordan frowned and said nothing.

Nora had been Wyatt’s secretary once. She still knew how to worm her way in.

Back at the office, making sure he hadn’t been followed, Jordan called Wyatt again and relayed everything Nora had just said.

“Wyatt, why would Mrs. Cooper be in contact with Nora? Why would she tell her she’s at school?”

Wyatt was silent.

“Is she hinting that she’s not home? Trying to give Nora an opening? Wyatt, what if Mrs. Cooper’s also laying a trap for you while she’s finishing her revenge plans?”

“If you stray, it’ll be that much easier for her to leave you.”

Standing under a tree on campus, Wyatt watched the walkway ahead. He answered quietly, “Nora’s full of tricks. Who knows if she’s telling the truth?”

“Then what should we do?”

“Ignore her.”

Wyatt ended the call and crossed his arms, leaning against the tree as he kept his eyes on the two figures up ahead.