My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 285

Chapter 285: We Failed!
At Quantum Capital Building.

Bella arrived at the office exactly at eleven in the morning. She rushed into the building after asking Geoffrey to return to their residence.

She didn’t go to her office but headed straight for Leo’s penthouse residence on the top floor. She needed to meet and discuss with Stefan to get his updates on the Donovan Group. She was excited to hear about the company’s recent progress.

However, when Bella stepped out of the elevator, she saw Sam heading towards the emergency stairs.

“Sam, can I talk to you for a minute?” she asked, remembering to ask him about Laura Kiels’ progress.

Sam’s steps halted before he opened the emergency door. A faint smile graced his serious face as he walked towards her.

“Morning boss, I didn’t see you there. But you came at the right time; I was just about to call you to report.”

Bella frowned slightly before asking him to continue.

“This is about Robert, Laura Kiels’ manager…” Sam said.

“Oh, right. I also wanted to ask you about that. Let’s sit inside and talk,” Bella said, walking to the living room.

The living room was empty. Bella knew Leo must be in his office, but she didn’t see Stefan there.

When Bella saw Sam sitting across from her, she asked, looking toward Stefan’s bedroom, “Is Stefan still jet-lagged? It’s almost lunchtime now, but he hasn’t come out of his bedroom yet.”

Sam shook his head.

“He had already woken up this morning and had breakfast with us. I also saw him go into his computer room before I went downstairs. It seemed like he was busy and didn’t come out again…”

“I’m glad to hear he’s no longer having trouble adapting to the time zone here,” Bella said with a smile as she turned her gaze to Sam. “Did you guys find any clues at the crime scene that may lead us to the real cause of Robert’s death?” Her expression slowly turned tense.

Ever since Bella ordered Sam and his team at the Sentinel Network, she had been very curious to know the results of their investigation.

The sudden death of Laura Kiels’ manager left a mystery in her: Robert’s death was not natural. Someone probably killed him.

If her suspicions are correct, then she believes it was Laura Kiels who killed Robert because the poor guy was the key witness. And if Robert died, they wouldn’t be able to touch Laura; the woman was clean.

Sigh!

‘Did someone help you, Laura!?’ Bella wondered. She suspected someone was helping Laura because Laura had become quick-witted in avoiding leaving evidence.

Sam’s face slowly turned dark upon hearing Bella’s question. He silently took a deep sigh before answering her.

“Boss, unfortunately, after we carried out an investigation at a few places, starting from the crime scene, Robert’s residence, and Laura Kiels’ empty apartment, we didn’t find anything unusual…”

Bella felt slightly disappointed hearing Sam’s explanation. So that bitch Laura Kiels would be free from this case?

Suddenly, she felt like she wanted to punch something, imagining Laura getting away with it.

“Likewise, all the evidence at the police station points to a pure accident. Robert was drunk when he was driving his vehicle.”

Sam ended his explanation with a deep sigh. For some reason, he felt sour in his heart. His first investigation failed because he couldn’t find anything even though he knew Robert’s death was not natural.

“Boss, I’m sorry if I disappointed you…”

Bella didn’t immediately say anything, but there was a thin line on her forehead as she thought. She still doubted that Robert’s death was natural, as the police and Sam said.

No matter how hard Bella tried to accept the investigation’s results, she felt she couldn’t. Something didn’t add up.

She could understand the lack of evidence at Robert’s death scene due to its remoteness and lack of CCTV. But what about Robert’s residence? How could they not find the slightest oddity there?

A few seconds later, Bella’s gaze returned to Sam.

“What about the CCTV footage around Robert’s house? Did you find anything out of place? I mean… Can you remember anything suspicious?” she asked, refusing to believe that Laura could escape her crime.

“No—” Sam’s voice trailed off as he remembered something.

“There is something?” Bella asked excitedly.

“I’m not sure if it’s just a coincidence, but a few days before, on the day Robert died, almost every CCTV in the area of his house was out of order. They recorded nothing but blanks, with one CCTV recording something, but the record was missing.”

After taking a deep sigh, Sam continued, “The CCTV was working normally again just a few hours before he was found dead in a car accident. The police told our guy that some of the CCTV was out due to a lightning strike in the power source but told nothing about the missing CCTV recording.”

Sam said in a slightly confused tone because he wasn’t sure if this would help. “Boss, I’m sorry, but my people couldn’t recover the lost CCTV footage. If you could ask Stefan, that would be great.”

Bella’s brows furrowed. Someone had obviously deleted some of the missing CCTV footage, and she was sure of it.

“Okay, Sam. I will ask Stefan to check the missing CCTV footage,” she responded.

“I hope he can restore it,” Sam said. His team doesn’t have as much talent as Stefan’s, so they can’t recover anything from the missing footage.

“Hmm, I hope so.” Bella smiled at Sam to ease his disappointment. She could clearly see how terrible Sam’s expression was now. “Okay, please continue checking Laura Kiels’ case and report to me. I will also contact you later if I find anything from Stefan.”

“Okay, Boss. Thank you…”

“Wait, Sam!” Leo’s voice came from the front corridor before Sam stood up. “I need to update you on something…” he sat beside Sam.

“What news?” Sam couldn’t wait to hear it.

Leo immediately explained that their attorney had just called to inform him about the results of the examination of Laura Kiels as a witness.

Bella and Sam looked tense as they were curious about the result.