Chapter 139

Chapter 139:

He gestured with forced politeness, but Ashton didn’t budge.

“Mr. Caldwell, you’re acting like my wife and I are the ones causing trouble here.” Rexford Caldwell’s forehead was sweating. He waved his hands frantically. “No, no, of course, I trust you. It’s just that… It’s just a necklace. I mean, how much is it worth, really? I know how valuable your time is, and I don’t want to waste it. There’s no need to get worked up p>

“Mr. Caldwell, if the security footage from Nyx Collective can be tampered with, I wouldn’t trust you to handle the security system for our new mall p>

Rexford paled. He snapped into action. “We’ll get to the bottom of this! I’ll have someone here to investigate right now. Whether it was deleted or overwritten, we’ll find the traces p>

He dialed a number, barking instructions to someone on the other end.

Rexford was eager to reassure what was possibly the biggest client of his career.

“Mr. Laurent, you have my word. I’m meticulous when it comes to these things. The mall project will be handled with the utmost care. There’s no way we’ll miss anything p>

Ashton gave a brief nod. “Tampering with security footage would require the help of someone with authorized access.” He looked at him, questioning.

Rexford replied, “That’s management and security staff p>

Savannah jumped in. “I swear I never tampered with anything. I’d stake my job on it! I don’t even know how to do it p>

Rexford narrowed his eyes at her, then said, “So, that leaves security p>

“I’ll ask them to come up.” Savannah was already dialing her phone.

Three security guards entered: an older man who seemed to be the team leader, and two younger ones.

Savannah didn’t waste any time. “Which one of you helped Violet Lin tamper with the security footage p>

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The guards looked at each other, their faces blank, no one saying a word. Savannah turned her glare on Violet Lin. “Come on, speak up. Who helped you delete the footage p>

Violet’s face went white. “No one. I didn’t do anything! You’re making a huge mistake p>

I pointed to the youngest of the trio, who still had peach fuzz on his jaw. His name tag said “Jace p>

“I saw him talking to Violet one night, after everyone else had left the building. She handed him a card. Then they went up to Savannah’s office together.” Violet looked ready to murder me with her eyes.

“You don’t have to take my word for it.” I shrugged. “Call the cops. Let them handle it p>

The young guard finally showed a reaction. He looked ready to bolt.