Chapter 888
Frederick drove and came to a stop at a crossroad. He tapped his head while pondering. Then he picked up his phone and made a call. "Chet, something happened. Can you do me a favor?" Putting down the phone and thinking of something again, he called Trevor.
Concurrently, in the president's office of Championus Media, Trevor was silent for two seconds when he heard Frederick's request. "Alright, I understand."
As soon as he put down his cell phone, Holger on the opposite side asked in surprise, "Mr. Clements wants to leak a sensational scoop? What happened?"
"Why are they all in cahoots with the media all of a sudden?"
"Do you want me to handle it?" asked Holger. Frederick needed something to dominate the headlines for at least 2 weeks, so how the hell was he going to manage this?
Waving his finger, Trevor replied, "No need. Isn't there a ready-made one?"
"Huh?"
As their eyes met, Holger's hand pointed at Trevor in disbelief as he thought to himself, "He can't be talking about himself, can he? There are already plenty of rumors all over the place, and if they kept it up..."
"Trevor, if you keep acting like this with Elaine, aren't you afraid of losing your wife? There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. Be careful of Elaine! She is already very popular because of you! She's been so arrogant recently. Wouldn't it be enough for us to just get the formula from her? Why do we have to give her so much?"
Taking a sip of coffee, Trevor answered,
"If we try to take the formula directly, it may cause unnecessary trouble and alert the enemy whether it's successful. Holger, don't forget that the formula is split, and the owner of the other half must be watching. Since they're in the shadows, they may have more knowledge than us. But we know very little about them. At this point, taking back the formula is not as safe as putting it in the hands of an outsider."
Trevor clenched his hands to illustrate his point. Holger suddenly understood. "Does he mean that he wants to wait for the other half of the formula and obtain both halves at the same time?"
"So, you mean..."
Trevor said, "We need to find the formula and make sure that we can bring it back in advance, so we need to use someone else. Elaine has the most distinctive features. It just happens that Frederick also wants a headline, then it'll be killing two birds with one stone. Soon after, Elaine's new play will be premiered, and her birthday is around the corner too."
This was a good opportunity!
"It seems to be the day after tomorrow, but that's based on the lunar calendar." Her birthday was based on the lunisolar calendar, thus it was still a long way away.
"That is not important, but do you know what is? Come here!"
Raising his hand to signal Holger to approach, Trevor whispered a few words in his ear.
Holger's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but admire Trevor. "I'll do it right away! Trevor, that's a good idea, but then..."
He would only inflict internal conflicts and disputes on himself.
Trevor cut him off and said, "This is none of your worries. Get to work. You have to find out the sizes. Don't let our efforts go to waste!"
"Don't worry. I'll investigate it myself."
Before heading out, Frederick first sent a message to Alicia after looking at the time. Then, he made a video call.
Looking at the beautiful woman waving to him on the screen, Frederick's eyes were full of smiles. "Are you all right over there? Are you not feeling well? Where are Mom and Dad?" She puffed up her cheeks and pinched her face.
She said, "I'm doing good. You don't
have to worry about me. I'm having a good time here. Heck, I've gained weight! My parents are also very well. I just went for a walk with Dad. The doctor said that he is recovering smoothly. There's no problem. Anyway, since we're already here, he can also do some physiotherapy. Honey, I may have to stay with my parents for a few more days..."
Frederick was afraid that Alicia would take the initiative to contact him too frequently, so he took the initiative to appease her over the past few days. He video called her mainly because of Jeremy's intrusion, so he had to take precautions in advance. Listening to her muttering and seeing that she looked healthy, Frederick's heart calmed down a little.
After chatting for a long time, Alicia suddenly remembered something.
She asked, "Honey, did you change your number? Why are you using this number to call me recently? And that photo, it looks just like you! Are you sure it's not your photoshopped photo? Or do you actually have a twin brother wandering somewhere? He's really your spitting image!"
Looking at the photo he had just sent to her on the corner of the screen, Alicia still couldn't believe it. The two people looked even more alike than twins.
Suddenly, she remembered countless times when she saw him being close to Danica and all kinds of things that happened in the past. At this moment, the doubts and contradictions in the past all became a clear thought in Alicia's mind.
Could it be that she had mistaken Frederick with a man who looked like him? If that was the case, then things would become clear to her.
"Shouldn't
you ask your father-in-
law about this? I've been very busy recently, and was afraid that Chet would be on my a*s about not being serious about work, so I changed my number This man is Joseph
Lautner, and he's quite the party animal. He might look similar to me from afar! After putting on makeup, I guess he might be able to confuse others, which is really a headache for me. If I hadn't seen it for myself, I wouldn't have believed it either. Ally, don't you think I'm
being falsely accused here?"
In the past, the two of them had almost broken up because of this man. Danica took advantage of this and she was very smart. However, he didn't expect that Joseph would help him out. Laughing coquettishly, Alicia made a gesture of caressing and kissing.
"Honey, are you actually afraid of
ove
Chet? It's not your fault! I will believe you from now on. How can a toyboy compare with my formidable husband? At best, he just takes advantage of your looks, but temperament is completely different! You are the best! God must be so jealous of you that he arranged this person to tarnish your talent and might. Honey, I will check my facts clearly, and I will absolutely believe in you!"
"Toyboys must have an intimate relationship with all kinds of women." The more she thought about it, the more she sneered from the bottom of her heart.
Yes, why did she forget how picky Frederick was when it came to women? How could he have anything to do with Danica after knowing what kind of person she was? "Mm. Good girl."
After talking with her for a while, they hung up the phone reluctantly.
After reassuring her, Frederick breathed a sigh of relief. Then he schooled his emotions, changed his mobile phone and picked up the car key.
In the interim, in the Randolph family's apartment, Danica was playing with her mobile phone in front of the window. Her eyes swept across the screen with her bright red nails as she paced back and forth, and all she thought about was what happened in the parking lot.