Chapter 68

I looked at Asher and couldn't help but cry for him.

Asher, however, tried to comfort me. "Hey, Caroline, don't cry. I'm back now, okay?"

"Caroline, there's something important I haven't told you. Do you know Brandon has a sister?"

I nodded. "Yeah, Renee. From what I know, Brandon doesn't really like her."

To my surprise, Asher shook his head. "Caroline, you're only seeing the surface. I think Brandon's position in the Jordan family is actually below Renee's."

I was shocked and quickly asked what he meant.

Asher explained, "One of the reasons I'm in such bad shape is that after I left the company, I found a job. But one day, I was drugged and taken into a car."

"I thought I was being kidnapped, but they drove me to the border, like they were planning to take me out of the country."

"Out of the country? Kidnapping?"

The connection of these words gave me a bad feeling.

He nodded. "Exactly what you're thinking. The key point is, I heard Renee's voice in the car."

"Renee?"

"Why was she in the car? Was she kidnapped too?"

Asher shook his head. "Quite the opposite. I think Renee was a ringleader because the driver seemed to respect her a lot."

"I was the only one in the car. They said they were going to sell my organs abroad. For her to be involved with such an organization, Renee must be something else."

I was stunned, recalling Renee's face-an extremely seductive face, always heavily made up, and she acted without any scruples.

"No wonder she does drugs. It's rampant over there."

Asher nodded. "That makes sense."

But I was more worried about what happened next. "Asher, how did you escape?"

Asher continued, "Maybe because I was the only one, the driver wasn't cautious. When we reached the border, the driver went to the restroom. I took the chance to crash out of the car and ran to a nearby house."

"The family there called the police. When I returned with the police, the driver and the car were gone, probably fled."

"I wanted to identify Renee, so I told the police everything. But they said there wasn't enough evidence to arrest her yet, so they're just keeping an eye on her."

I took a deep breath, tears streaming down my face.

I never imagined that my decision years ago would not only cause many people in the company to lose their jobs but also lead to Asher suffering like this.

"Later, I noticed people frequently watching me. I suspected they were Renee's people trying to kidnap me again, so I had to live on the run, not daring to go home."

I couldn't hold back anymore and hugged him, crying and apologizing.

Asher patted my shoulder. "It's okay. I'm back now. It's all in the past."

Simon then spoke up. "I suspect everything in the Jordan family is connected to Renee."

"If Renee is involved in human organ trafficking abroad, she must be into drugs too. It's all crime, so why not do the more profitable ones?"

"And her funds might be coming from Brandon."

Using my money to commit crimes!

I was furious and wanted to call the police immediately.

Simon stopped me. "Hold on, don't get angry yet. The priority is to transfer all the money Brandon moved overseas back. Otherwise, it might end up funding their crimes."

I nodded. "I know. I recently met Joanna, the daughter of Treasury Secretary Oscar Thorne. She said she's willing to help me set up Brandon."

Hearing this, Simon nodded. "That's perfect. With her help, dealing with Brandon will be much easier."

I thought the same. Brandon might not trust me, but he would definitely trust Joanna.

"Alright, we can't stay here. Brandon has people following me. If they can't find me, they'll get anxious."

After talking with Asher and Simon, Simon drove Asher to a safe place he found for him.

I trusted Simon, so I drove to Brett's school.

Brett was about to finish school, so I found a nearby café to wait.

Suddenly, I saw Earl.

He was standing by a car, smoking, and his young face quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Usually, the people picking up kids from this elite school were successful middle-aged men.

But young and charming guys like Earl were rare.

I was curious. Why was Earl here? Was he picking up Brett?

But that couldn't be. If Brandon had asked Earl to pick up Brett, he would have told me.

I decided to wait and see who Earl was waiting for.

Soon, I saw Jason running out, arms open towards Earl.

Earl opened his arms and hugged him tightly.

The two of them looked very much alike.

I was stunned, remembering what Simon had told me about Elora and Earl's close relationship.

I had suspected that Jason might be Earl's child.

Now it seemed very likely. Why else would Earl come to pick him up?

I quickly took some photos as evidence.

Earl soon drove off with Jason, and Brett came out of the school.

I walked out of the café to meet him, saying, "Sweetie, can you help Mommy find out Jason's dad's number at school?"

"Mommy wants to meet him."

Brett didn't know why I was asking but agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, Mommy."

When we got home, Joanna had sent me an invitation, and I received her call.

I held Brett's hand and went home, where Brandon was already waiting.

I threw the invitation at him, not in a good mood.

Thinking about what he did to Asher made my anger uncontrollable.

Brandon picked up the invitation, thinking I was still mad about before, and quickly smiled, trying to please me.

"Thank you, honey. I couldn't have managed Joanna without you."

I sneered, taking off Brett's backpack, not wanting to talk to him.

But he came closer, kissing my cheek and telling Brett, "Brett, go to your room."

I knew what he wanted to do and felt disgusted.

"Wait, what room? You haven't done your homework yet."