The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 50

Chapter 50: Investigating

"The book? Isn't his company cooperating with her? How is thus odd?"

"He started making payments a year and a half ago. The first payment being the largest," Neil elaborated.

"So, the book Autumn's Snow might be commissioned by him?" Daniel said with a slight

frown.

"If that is true, this man is much more complicated in thought than that," Neil said in

amusement.

"He commissioned a book with characters inspired by my wife?" Daniel asked.

"That is very suspicious. I check up on their history. Your wife and that man definitely knew each other at the university.

But from what I hear, they were acquaintances, at most slightly friendly. It is odd for him to do this. People do think that your wife's art is the inspiration for some scenes, but the author has not commented on this."

"She has; Stanley Forest told me this himself," Daniel said, and Neil raised a brow, taking a sip of his cola on the screen.

Daniel was having a headache. He had only had a bad feeling about Stanley and was slightly jealous of how close he was to Anya and wanted to know who he was.

He admits he barely trusts anyone and did not trust anyone near his Anya, especially in a business where things are put in black and white. He wanted to protect her from the shadows, not that she could not stand him. But why does everything look messy? He felt as though he had walked into a well-curated plot. He did not like being tested. His mood was somber; a hint of danger leaked from him,

suffocating the room.

"If she has said this to him, it means she must have said it to others in private. If these words. were passed around, it would explain why people suddenly feel Anya's work bears resemblance to art in the book," Daniel said.

"You have a point; after all, how do you write words to describe art and people will immediately resonate with the one in your head? Sounds too fake to me."

these ideas were planted too? Why are they trying to connect that

information like a heavy cloud holding rain.

something had happened between them. He has been friends

did not understand what happened in between to cause them

our search. Don't worry, I will find out as much as possible. It is best to do it before your wife signs anything with them. You should get her a good lawyer while I try to get my hands on the document they are drafting for her," Neil suggested. The moment these words were said, Daniel felt his head buzz. Daniel felt a rush of irritation. His mood

That is quite a common name. Does she have any connection

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have to check that," Neil said.

his own firm, and they live lawyers there that handle more than divorce. All of Anya's legal matters are handled by him," Daniel said, and Neil paused

a connection?" Neil asks

"If possible,"

I will get back to you," he said, then paused. "I got you an invitation to an auction holding tomorrow," Neil

don't have the time; I have an auction to attend." Daniel

the auction I am trying to get you to?" he asked, and Daniel

me to

explained, and Daniel fell silent for a few seconds. "Thank you," he said to Neil before ending the call. He looked at his messages and saw the e- invite and got up. It was a black-tie event. Anya would be there. It made him worry about what to wear for the first time in

was his mother.

raised such a useless son. You went to see Anya only once since you found her? Are you not the one who was crying for

"he greeted, but she

is fine," she quickly turned to self-blame. "Is me. I am the one that

you know I have not gone except for once; James must have called

the first time was brutal, so you were probably discouraged.

her soon, mother. Something came

something come up? Did you forget why you went

the phone," Daniel heard a voice say. It seemed to be

elder's voice entered

"Grandpa," he answered.

you?"

""Lincoln City,"

city? You went there to see