Sir Your Wife Already Signed the Divorce Paper

Chapter 239 Gaining Trust Through Deception

Two days later, Imogen received two reports about the inferior materials Blake had employed. One was

from a private inspection agency, and the other came from the relevant authorities. While the wording

in the two reports differed slightly, their ultimate conclusion was the same. There was indeed an issue

with the materials.

Imogen couldn’t help but harbor the worst suspicions about Blake. He must have known about the

problem with the materials but chose to feign ignorance, even allowing Erik to have them tested to

confirm his lack of knowledge. ·

According to Noah’s information, Blake had moved his entire family abroad because of a job transfer.

During the first few years abroad, their lifestyle was far more lavish than what his salary alone could

support. The Hale family was not particularly wealthy. Even if they had some savings, keeping such a

lavish lifestyle wouldn’t be enough.

Gradually, the Hale family’s standard of living declined until it resembled what they had in their home

country.

In theory, when the Hale family moved abroad, they should have been buying a house and enjoying an

increasingly better life due to higher wages. Instead, their situation had worsened. Imogen speculated

that Blake likely didn’t have any high–paying job overseas. He was probably relying on ill–gotten gains

from someone behind the scenes. Once that money ran out, their quality of life plummeted.

Blake wanted to restart his construction business upon returning to his home country. However, he

lacked the necessary connections and financial resources. So, he resorted to using inferior materials

and pocketed some of the material costs from home owners.

However, Imogen’s goal was to help Erik resolve the issue and build more trust with him rather than

expose Blake.

Imogen decided to let him pretend he didn’t know for now. The real target was identifying the supplier

behind the inferior materials, as leaving them unchecked would harm more people. Imogen forwarded

electronic copies of the two reports to Erik. [The test results are out, and the materials are inferior. The

supplier likely deceived your uncle.]

Erik was undoubtedly surprised upon seeing the reports.

The chat interface displayed “Typing…” for a few minutes.

Eventually, Erik replied. [I understand. I’ll talk to my dad. I will also report the supplier to the relevant

authorities to demand compensation.]

Imogen: [Do you need me to find a lawyer for you?]

Erik: [Please do. My dad and I are unfamiliar with the local market. We might get the short end of the

stick dealing with the supplier. Thank you. I’d probably still be hitting a wall if it weren’t for you.]

Imogen: [You’re welcome. When are you available in the next few days? Let’s schedule a dinner

meeting with the lawyer and bring the receipts for the materials your uncle purchased.]

Erik: [How about tonight? I finish work at half past five. Could you coordinate with the lawyer?]

Imogen: [Sure.]

Imogen had reached out to Robert Malonzo. He was a lawyer from Marshall Group’s legal department.

Usually, Robert didn’t take on private cases, but for Imogen’s sake, he agreed

immediately and was exceptionally diligent.

With official test results and purchase receipts in hand, the case appeared relatively straightforward.

However, there was always the possibility that negotiations with the supplier for compensation might

not go smoothly and necessitate legal action.

Under Robert’s guidance, Erik filed a report against the supplier and initiated a compensation claim.

The relevant authorities acted swiftly. They confiscated the inferior materials, ordered the factory to

make necessary improvements, and facilitated a mediation session.

Charlie was busy from the afternoon on the day of the Golden Phoenix Awards Ceremony. During the

ceremony, there were several program intermissions. Charlie was busy applying makeup to her backup

dancers in the shared dressing room.

Her assistant hurried over. “Ms. Franco.”

“Hmm?” Charlie responded while focusing on her dancers‘ faces as she swiftly wielded a brush.

“Mr. Thompson’s makeup artist fell ill and had to go to the hospital. Could you please go there right

away? Mr. Thompson has a rehearsal later, and time is running short.”

Charlie stood up. She put away her eyeshadow palette and brush. “Alright, you take over here.”

“Ah, please go quickly. Mr. Thompson is in dressing room number 3.”

“Okay.”

Charlie organized her makeup kit and headed to dressing room number 3.

Room 3 was much better equipped than the public makeup area. Two actors shared the room. One

was Liam, whom the assistant had mentioned, and the other was a famous young actor.

The door was open, so Charlie knocked and entered. She walked over to Liam, who was sitting in front

of a mirror.

Liam’s assistant immediately handed her a cup of coffee. “Ms. Franco, thank you so much for this.

Cindy suddenly had a stomachache and had to go to the hospital.”

Charlie positioned her makeup kit on the dressing table before the mirror. “You can leave the coffee

here. When is his rehearsal?”

“In an hour. Also, here’s the autograph you wanted.” Liam said and pointed to a few postcards on the

table. “Don’t forget.”

“Alright, thanks.” Charlie opened her makeup kit, took a few brushes, and smiled as she spoke, “By the

way, I wanted to thank you for the other day. Fortunately, I accidentally walked into your private box.

Otherwise, it would have been a major embarrassment.”

“No problem,” Liam replied with a grin