SWNOVELS Chapter 403
Chapter 403 Joshua Is Hurt
Anaya said coldly, "You won't harm me, but I don't want you to dirty my
place and pollute the air in my place."
Joshua's face immediately darkened.
Before he could speak, Anaya said, "Hurry up and cut the crap."
Joshua had no choice but to suppress his anger and enter the café with her.
The bodyguard was about to follow him in, but Joshua stopped him at the door. "Just stay here."
The bodyguard looked at Anaya and asked for her instruction.
Anaya wanted to ask the bodyguard to go in, but Joshua said, "If you want outsiders to know what Hearst has done, you can let him in."
Anaya pondered on his words and finally let the bodyguard guard at the door.
They entered the coffee shop and sat in a corner.
When the waiter served the coffee, he left. Anaya asked, "You just said that you found Roland's body and it had something to do with Hearst. Do you have any evidence?"
Joshua said, "Yesterday, someone committed suicide by jumping into the river, and the rescue team confirmed it was Roland when they found the body.
"He took away so much money from the Maltz family and has not squandered it. He must not commit suicide.
"And just a month ago, I found that the monthly profit of Prudential Group increased by two percent.
"With Prudential Group's current market cap, it is very difficult for its
monthly profit to grow quickly. In the past year, it could only increase by one percent per month. But it suddenly rose so much that month. There must be an inflow of unknown sources of funds. "I speculate that Hearst killed Roland and then took the money.
"And it was likely that he was the boss behind the matter that Roland could
remain unharmed after cheating me so much money."
Anaya was relieved when she heard Joshua's words.
She took a sip of coffee and said, "So, you don't have any evidence.
"It's just your guess that Jared has killed Roland.
"Jared is not short of money. It is impossible for him to hire a murderer for your money."
"I did not say that he did it for money. I meant he ordered Roland to lie to me. Then, to cover up the truth, or for some other reason, he killed Roland."
Anaya did not hesitate to deny his guess. "Impossible."
Joshua was annoyed that Anya didn't believe him. "Why don't you believe me?"
Anaya thought, because I am the boss behind the scene.
Anaya was worried that Joshua had evidence against Hearst, so she would agree to talk with him.
Since Joshua had nothing on hand, there was no need for her to waste time on him.
She grabbed her bag and stood up, saying, "Mr. Maltz, you have a good imagination, but I'm not interested in listening to such boring stories. I have to go now." Joshua stood up, blocked her way, and asked in a deep voice, "Hearst
might have killed Roland. You still want to stand on his side?"
"You don't have any evidence. Moreover, when he was abroad, he had done something cruel. If I would stand against him because of this matter, I would not have been with him from the beginning."
Anaya was very clear about Hearst's personality. If the others didn't go too
far, Hearst would never have taken the initiative to harm them.
As for the victims, Anaya didn't want to sympathize with them.
She knew Hearst's style of doing things, and she had never thought of changing him.
His way of conduct was different from hers. In some areas, she would not support him, nor would she oppose or interfere in his matters.
"Mr. Maltz, if you want to sow discord, you can drop your idea.
"You're just talking nonsense if you don't have evidence."
Joshua was so angry that his face turned red. Just as he was about to
speak, he suddenly seemed to see something behind Anaya, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
Without waiting for Anaya to turn back to confirm, Joshua suddenly
grabbed her arm and pulled her to the side.
Anaya hit her waist on the corner of the table and fell on the sofa, causing
her to gasp in pain.
She looked up angrily, only to see Joshua clutching his abdomen, falling in
front of her.
The man who stood behind Anaya's back with a knife was Mark.
Mark only wanted to intimidate Anaya. But Joshua misunderstood him and attacked him, so Mark stabbed Joshua in a moment of desperation.
Now that things had gotten wrong, Mark was in a daze. He looked at
Joshua in horror, and his hand holding the knife was trembling.
Anaya reacted quickly. She stood up, raised her leg to kick off the knife in Mark's hand, and quickly subdued him.
The bodyguard at the door rushed over and helped Anaya control Mark.
Mark was pressed against the wall with his hands clasped behind his back. He explained in a panic, "No. I didn't mean to kill anyone. I... I just wanted to scare you."
Anaya did not listen to his explanation and immediately called an ambulance. Then she squatted down to check Joshua's injury.
"How are you?"
Joshua's forehead was covered in a cold sweat. He was in so much pain
that he couldn't speak and only shook his head with difficulty to show that
he was fine.
Joshua was injured because of her, so she couldn't leave. She waited for the ambulance to come over and went to the hospital with him.
After Joshua was sent to the operating room, Anaya waited in the corridor.
She wanted to inform Cecilia, only to find that her bag was left in the café.
She borrowed the phone of the nurse on duty and called Tim, asking him to inform Cecilia to the hospital.
Half an hour later, Joshua came out of the operating room, and Cecilia
finally arrived.
Seeing her son lying on the bed with a pale face, Cecilia was so nervous that she couldn't walk steadily.
Trembling, she walked to the bedside and called out to him, "Joshua."
Joshua was still under anesthesia and could not speak at all. He opened
his mouth and only uttered a few syllables.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Cecilia's tears fell. "Joshua, who hurt you?
Tell me, I'll definitely help you get it back!"
Although she knew that Joshua could not answer her at this time, Cecilia
could not help but growl to vent her emotions.
She cried for a while and suddenly looked at Anaya, asking with hatred, "Why are you with Joshua? Did he get hurt because of you?"
It was indeed because of her, so Anaya did not deny it. "He blocked the
knife for me."
Cecilia was furious and raised her hand to slap Anaya, but she held back.
It was not that Cecilia was soft-hearted, but because the Maltz family was no longer as powerful as before.
Joshua was still lying on the hospital bed. Anaya had a grudge against the
Maltz family. If Cecilia made a move now, it would only make Joshua in a more difficult situation.
She no longer had the ability to boss Anaya around as she did in the past.