Chapter 189
“According to our investigation, Ms. Green left the orphanage the moment she came of age and never returned. She never donated, and when asked, she only ever says she grew up in an orphanage, never specifying which one p>
Louis offered his analysis. “It seems she’s deliberately avoiding any connection to the place. I have a team digging deeper; we should have more information soon p>
Yves nodded, scrolling through the file. His finger froze, then quickly scrolled back up to a specific entry.
“Lionel and Sandra have been donating to this orphanage for the past two years? They’ve participated in summer festivals and holiday events with them p>
Yves read the line again, thinking he must have misread it, but there it was in black and white.
“Yes, sir. The orphanage’s public social media page has photos of them from the events.” Louis pulled up the page on his tablet and handed it to Yves.
In the photo, Lionel, Sandra, and Jason stood together, surrounded by children. It was the picture of a happy, charitable outing.
Though Lionel and Sandra weren’t holding hands, she was pressed so close to him that half her body was nestled against his side.
Yves’ lip curled into a cold sneer. “I’d wager Hannah has no idea he’s been doing charity work at that orphanage with Sandra p>
“Ms. Green is clearly terrified of Mr. Cooper, which means something must have happened to her there as a child. The fact that Mr. Rosenberg has been taking Ms. Woods to that very place… It’s a cruel irony. I can’t imagine how hurt Ms. Green would be if she found out p>
The photo became an eyesore to Yves. He closed the page just as his phone rang.
It was Lionel.
The moment Yves answered, he was met with a barrage of accusations and threats.
He listened patiently until Lionel was finished, then said calmly, “Yesterday’s events had nothing to do with Keystone Group or any of its employees p>
“And Mr. Rosenberg, let me offer you a piece of advice. What goes around comes around. If you don’t bother to uncover the full truth before you act, you will be the one to bear the consequences p>
Before Lionel could ask what he meant, Yves hung up.
“Find out exactly what Hannah went through at that orphanage as a child.” “Yes, sir p>
Lionel stared at his phone, baffled by the cryptic warning. Before he could call back, another call came through. It was Sandra.
“Lionel, we missed the summer
festival
year
Sunflower Haven this
Their anniversary celebration is Should we go together?
Sandra’s voice was bright and cheerful. “I just happened to run into Mr. Cooper
the other day, and he personally invited us p>
Lionel was about to refuse when she added, “We should bring Hannah along, too.
I remember she came from that orphanage, right p>
“She told you that p>
“Mhm. The three of us can go together. It’ll be like a homecoming for her know she’s been in a bit of
a funk lately a change of scenery might do her good.” fo
Lionel fell silent for a moment. He thought of Hannah’s state the previous night. Maybe a change of scenery really would help.
He agreed.
“Let’s make it a surprise for her. Don’t tell her beforehand, okay p>
“Okay p>
Sandra hung up and turned to Jason, who was sitting across from her. “Lionel agreed. He’s going to bring Hannah p>
“What is the relationship between
Mr. Rosenberg and Hannah?” Jason asked. Their conversation had made him suspect it was more than professional.