Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle
Chapter 79

Chapter 79

William narrowed his eyes at Sofia. This was an unexpected turn. He never expected the woman to come here on her own and talk to him.

His vast illegal businesses had always landed him in trouble for as long as he could remember. It seemed that this time was no different.

And was Eulanda even aware of this?

"I told you... I simply guessed," Sofia smiled.

His connections in the black market were well-known, but that was why he wanted to avoid the attention of various individuals. However, Eulanda had always warned her granddaughter not to involve herself in these matters.

"Then would you like some tea? This is a tea that I personally brewed," William said.

"Thank you, but I would rather we talk about business," Sofia said.

"Then what do you want to talk about?" William asked.

"Lawrence's shipments," Sofia said. She had been listening to Lawrence’s conversation earlier, but he only said that he would be sending William the details once everything was fixed on his end. Aside from this, Sofia had nothing. "I need everything."

"And in exchange?" the old man said.

"I will ask my grandmother not to involve you when she drags Lawrence down."

Somehow, this made the old man laugh. His old shoulders shook as he tried to contain his laughter. "Little girl, it seems that you are still inside your safe bubble."

"What made you think I am scared of Eulanda?" the old man continued.

Sofia pursed her lips in response. She only stared at the old man. Again, she looked composed and calm. It was as if she already expected this reaction from him. However, on the inside, Sofia’s heart was beating so fast, it was almost the only thing that she could hear.

Luckily, the light in this place was not good, or the old man would have immediately noticed how pale she currently looked, even with her makeup on.

"Then what is it that you want?" she asked.

"Your grandmother has something that belonged to me," William said. "To put it simply, it was once mine. Her family took it when they kicked me out. I want you to give it to me."

"Tell me the details about it," Sofia said.

"It's a music box," William said, his voice softening slightly as his gaze drifted to the window. "A small, wooden one with a carved ballerina on top. It wouldn’t be worth much to anyone else, but it held memories for my parents."

He looked back at Sofia, his eyes hardening again. "It was the last gift they ever gave each other before they... before they passed away."

Sofia’s facade remained composed, but a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes. This wasn’t what she had expected. It wasn’t money or power, but a seemingly insignificant object.

"And you think my grandmother stole it?" she asked, her voice carefully neutral.

Sofia tried to maintain her composure, even though the mention of the music box struck a chord with her. It made her wonder about the old man's past and the circumstances that led to his current situation. However, she couldn't afford to show any weakness now.

"Yes," William replied. "Her family took it from me, and I want it back."

Sofia pursed her lips, thinking about her grandmother’s warnings. She knew that Eulanda had a lot of secrets, but she never imagined they would include something like this. She had to be careful.

Meanwhile, her grandmother also refused to divulge much information about her past. Sofia knew she had to tread carefully. “I will talk to my grandmother,” Sofia finally said. “But you better be forthcoming with the details about Lawrence’s shipments.”

William smiled, a knowing look in his eyes. “You remind me of Eulanda,” he said. “Determined and stubborn. I respect that.”

Sofia gave a small nod. “Thank you for your time,” she said coolly. She did not want to stay in this place any longer.

“I thought you wanted to know more about Lawrence?” William asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

“If you think I cannot replace out the details myself, then you are mistaken,” Sofia replied. With that, she walked out of the restaurant and jogged towards the car that was waiting for her outside.

The moment she got into the car, she immediately let out a sigh of relief. “Let’s go,” she muttered. Almost immediately, Josef, who was driving the car, complied.

“That old man is cunning,” Alexander said. “Are you alright?” he asked.

“I am fine,” Sofia said. Alexander had been listening to her conversation with William just outside of the restaurant. Aside from this, he had people stationed outside, ready to help Sofia if they encountered a problem. Because of this, Sofia confidently walked inside that place. “I never expected Lawrence to come tonight.”

It turns out that the place and date that Mrs. Phelps sent her before she died was the place where a new shipment of smuggled goods would arrive. Luckily, they were able to figure it out and immediately reported it to the police.

Because of this, the goods were confiscated, and many people were arrested. Sofia was then informed that the one behind the smuggling lost millions as this was a really huge shipment. While they were not able to replace any connections between Lawrence and the smuggled goods, Sofia still assumed that this would have caused him a few problems—especially in the amount of money that he lost.

Now, Lawrence was well known for always being clean and smart. He never had any issues in the company, yet everyone knew how Eulanda disliked him. Because of this, the board had been waiting for him to make a mistake and had been watching his every move.

This was the reason why it would have been very hard for him to take a move when it came to money involving the company. With that said, losing a few tens of millions would surely affect him.

So, she immediately thought about people who could help Lawrence, and the one person that came to her mind was none other than William Clarence.

Alexander had given Sofia information about William in the past. She knew he was not a simple man. He started his illegal connections abroad—more specifically in Russia and Europe.

He was able to build a company and a life for himself and his family. However, his ties to the mafia never disappeared.

So why would Lawrence ignore those ties? Lawrence would definitely take advantage of this and try to work with William again.

And, Sofia was actually right! Lawrence indeed appeared, asking to work with William again. Naturally, this made Sofia happy. It seemed that Lawrence’s facade was going to crumble very soon!