Chapter 310 - Afraid

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Actually, Linda James was quite a pitiful woman too. She wanted her family to get along with the Larson family as well.

Now, she waited at the door expectantly.

Unfortunately, her family was truly useless, and her hopes fell through.

“Mom, we’re back.” The couple greeted her.

Linda James was emotional. “Hey, you’re back. That’s good; I’ve already prepared dinner.”

One could count with just one hand how many times Linda James had stepped into the kitchen to prepare a meal over the past three years. In fact, this was probably the first time she had taken the initiative to whip up a meal for the family.

Linda James awaited their good news, but things rarely went to plan.

Once everyone entered the house, Finn Taylor glanced at his wife, who nodded in agreement.

“Come have a seat.”

Linda James was slightly confused as she looked at her son-in-law. “Is there something so important that we can’t discuss after dinner?”

“I think we had better get this out of the way. I don’t think I’ll be able to stomach dinner otherwise.”

Yvette Larson glared at her mom before the latter could say more. “Come and have a seat. Mom, you come over too.”

Linda James was slightly afraid of her daughter. After all, the latter held the final say as to whether her family could remain in the company.

Although reluctant, the James family eventually took their seats on the sofa.

When everyone was seated, Finn Taylor finally spoke up. “I didn’t want to expose this in the company, but now that we’re home, it’s best to clear the air about what happened in the office today. The surveillance footage told us everything, and I brought it back with me today.”

Finn Taylor retrieved a hard disk from his bag.

By now, the James family was slightly flustered.

Henry James was the first one to speak up. “Finn Taylor, what do you mean by this? Didn’t you say that you weren’t going to pursue the matter anymore?”

Finn Taylor chuckled. “Don’t worry. Since Sally doesn’t want to pursue the matter, I won’t. However, I have to find out what happened. I was afraid that I would be wrong if I were to view it alone, so I decided to invite all of you to view it with me. What, you guys look terrified. Do you know something that I don’t?”

Henry James’s eyes shied away from Finn Taylor’s gaze. “What could I possibly know? Don’t put words into my mouth.”

Seeing Henry James’s behavior, Finn Taylor knew he had caught the culprit. However, he was in no hurry.

Once the video was shown, the truth would be known to all.

Finn Taylor had obtained the surveillance footage starting an hour before Sally screamed. It was highly likely that her money had been stolen in the previous hour.

It would be hard to find anything out within that hour, so he started playing all four videos at the same time.

Nothing seemed out of the blue, and that naturally pleased the James family.

They glanced at Finn Taylor as though they were challenging him. ‘See, you were making a mountain out of a molehill.’ 

Of course, Finn Taylor was in no hurry either. They were bound to be exposed.

As the video played on, something finally happened.

Sally had left her desk—this was a key turning point.

If someone had stolen her money, it probably would’ve taken place after this. As expected, Henry James inched toward Sally’s desk, even sitting in her seat. He then opened the drawer and took her money out.

At that moment, he had only placed the money on the table, not in his pockets.

But by then, Henry James was furious. “What’s there to see? Kill me if you want!”

He stood up, wanting to leave.

But Finn Taylor naturally wasn’t going to let that happen, and he pinned the man on the ground. “Do you really think that I won’t dare to do anything to you?”

On the television, the video was running. By this time, Henry James had already placed the money in his pocket.

Just then, Karen James walked over. “Wow, you’re even stealing money now!”

“Be quiet.” Henry James then split the loot with his sister before they both left the scene.

Finn Taylor glanced at Karen James. ‘I knew that she had to be involved in this somehow since both of them tried to escape this afternoon.’ 

“Finn Taylor, let go of me. I won’t run away.” Henry James felt miserable being pinned down on the ground, and he started begging for mercy.

After giving the man a vicious kick, Finn Taylor loosened his grip. ‘Escape? You must be kidding. We’re on Pacific Heights. It would be strange if you were able to run away.’

“How much did you steal?”

Henry James’s eyes shifted as he said, “30 dollars.”

“I’ll chop off your fingers if you don’t tell the truth.”

“300 dollars.”

Finn Taylor glared at the other.

“Fine, 700 dollars. That’s the truth.”

“Alright, the company’s rules are that you have to pay ten-fold of what you stole. Hand 7,000 dollars over.”

“7,000 dollars?” Henry James’s face drained of all color. ‘I don’t even have that much money.’

“It’s alright if you don’t have 7000. You can pay with your fingers.” With that, Finn Taylor picked up a fruit knife and slammed Henry James’s hand onto the table. He was about to chop the other’s fingers off with the knife.

“Wait a minute; I do have 7,000.”

‘My life is more important than money.’

“I-I have some secret savings.” Henry James eventually transferred Finn Taylor 7,000 dollars, throwing the family into chaos.

But this had nothing to do with Finn Taylor.

“Finn, we’ve already paid you. Let’s not pursue the matter anymore.” Henry James thought that his nephew-in-law wouldn’t harp on the matter anymore now that he had already paid the latter.

“We can close this case, but there’s something else that we have to take into account.”

“Another thing?”

‘What’s he talking about? Is he talking about the tissues and other things that I stole? Is Finn Taylor even going to pursue such a trivial matter?’

“Come in.” Nobody knew who Finn Taylor was talking to.

Right then, the door opened, and someone walked in.

Seeing that person, the James family’s faces were filled with terror. The one who walked in was none other than Diane Taylor.

“Diane Taylor, you…” Karine James immediately jumped up from her seat, visibly shocked.

“What, you look quite frightened to see me?” Seeing Karine James, Diane Taylor was no longer afraid.

“You must be quite terrified to see me.” Just then, another man walked in—Bruce Jones.

Karine James could no longer remain calm.

“Y-you…” She stuttered for a long time but couldn’t complete her sentence.. It was painfully obvious how shaken she was.