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The Chauffeur Who Could Hear Thoughts Chapter 7
A year later, Luke's project won first prize in the National Collegiate Startup Challenge.Trent wanted to fold the project straight into the company. Luke refused."I want to do it on my own.""All right." For once, Trent didn't shoot him down."Make me a list of whatever resources you need. But how you run the company and how you spend the money is your call."Luke was stunned. "You're not worried I'll lose it all?""If you lose it, we'll figure something else out," Trent said bluntly. "People matter more than money."Luke's eyes went a little red, and he turned his head to look out the window.I knew it wasn't because the words were so moving. It was because he'd finally become certain that, in this family, he was no longer a nuisance who could be cast aside at any moment.The day the company was founded, Luke came to me with a business plan. "Fred, come work with me."I was stunned. "Me?""Yeah. You're really good at reading people, and you know how to deal with them."
The Chauffeur Who Could Hear Thoughts Chapter 6
The day after Victor was suspended, the lawyer brought over a plan for handling the case.The evidence for all three charges was locked in: forged authorization, misappropriation of account funds, and embezzlement of family assets.Trent asked Luke, "How do you want to handle it?"Luke sat on the edge of the sofa and shook his head. "I don't know.""Then we let the law take its course. If he should be held accountable, he will be. The fact that he's your brother won't change that."Luke glanced up at him. "You're not going to go soft halfway through again?"Trent was silent for a moment, but this time his stance was firm. "No."He pushed the documents the lawyer had given him across to Luke. "This is a list of your accounts. The money we recover and whatever's left in your trust fund will all be yours to manage."Luke stared at it for a long time. "I don't want you to make it up to me.""This isn't compensation," I said from beside him. "This is what belonged to you in the fir
The Chauffeur Who Could Hear Thoughts Chapter 5
Trent walked up to Victor. "Unlock your phone.""Dad, you don't believe me either?""The account is in Luke's name, the shipping address is your apartment, and the money went into your studio," Trent said in a low voice. "How am I supposed to believe you?"Victor went pale.'I can't pick up. If Natalie says the wrong thing, they'll dig up every account.'I deliberately walked over to the computer and asked the finance manager, "That fifty-thousand-dollar transfer made at the counter. What did the memo say?""Art show sponsorship."Trent's eyes darkened. "An art show?""It's a normal studio project," Victor tried to argue. "Luke was involved in it too.""I don't even know where your studio is."The finance manager went on. "Mr. Luke's account once had a request to change its authorization, and after the change, the account manager became Mr. Victor. But the signature on the authorization form is quite different from the signature Mr. Luke has on file."Victor scrambled to exp
The Chauffeur Who Could Hear Thoughts Chapter 4
Half an hour later, the Schur family gathered in the study.The finance manager's voice came through the speakerphone."Mr. Schur, we've finished compiling the past year of transactions on Mr. Luke's accounts. There are just a few charges involving a family authorized account, and the system shows them as operated by Mr. Victor."Trent looked at Victor. "What's a family authorized account?"Victor's face turned ugly. "It's just an account I manage for Luke. Nothing special."Trent spoke up. "Send over the records.""Mr. Schur, total spending on Mr. Luke's accounts over the past year comes to eight hundred seventy-six thousand four hundred dollars.""Of that, five hundred seventy thousand was split into a dozen or so transfers to an account called Lovewell Creative Studio."Trent looked up. "Victor, is this your studio?"Victor answered quickly. "When Luke first came back, he said he wanted to do something of his own. I was worried he'd get scammed, so I invested and managed it
The Chauffeur Who Could Hear Thoughts Chapter 3
"The health center only has a record of him checking in a little after four in the afternoon. Nobody remembers whether he was still there after seven."Trent glanced at the statement. The charge had gone through at 7:32 p.m.The light that had just returned to Luke's eyes dimmed again."I passed out that afternoon. Does it make sense that I'd leave the health center and go shopping?""You could have paid online," Victor said, as gentle as ever. "Luke, if you don't want to admit it, there's no need to shift the blame onto me."'The supplementary card is in his name. If I make the evidence look a little more real, Dad won't dig any further.'My fingertips went cold.No wonder Victor was so sure of himself. These records really couldn't fully clear Luke's name.Trent spoke in a low voice. "Take out your phone. Your shopping history, your messages, your payment apps. Open all of them."The last bit of color drained from Luke's face. "Whatever. Check all you want."He slammed the
The Chauffeur Who Could Hear Thoughts Chapter 2
Once everyone was inside, Trent pulled up the records and held them out in front of Luke."September 12th, three hundred twenty thousand dollars in game top-ups. September 16th, a hundred and ten thousand on limited-edition sneakers. September 20th, seventy thousand on private image consulting classes."Every charge was itemized in detail, adding up to exactly five hundred thousand."It wasn't me.""This card has been in your hands the whole time, and the PIN is your birthday. You're telling me you didn't spend this money?"Victor chimed in right on cue, sounding a little helpless. "Dad, don't be angry. Luke's probably just too embarrassed to admit it."He turned to Luke and sighed softly. "The game top-ups and the sneakers are the kind of things guys like. If you really wanted them, you could've just told us. There's no need to sneak around."Trent knitted his brows, feeling a flicker of exhaustion for the first time. "Where on earth has all your money gone?"'How am I suppose
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