CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 040 HONEST CHILD

Sophie Wilson spoke lightly, but Edward Palmer wasn’t so foolish as to dismiss it.

"Sophie, you were helping me out just now." Edward Palmer sincerely thanked Sophie Wilson, "I really don’t know how to thank you enough."

It was so close!

He was so close to having his life ruined over fifty thousand dollars.

He claimed it had nothing to do with him, but the fact that Eva is his niece is undeniable, as is the issue with the accounts of the branch he manages. If it really escalated, he wouldn’t be able to explain it away, no matter how hard he tried.

"I know President Palmer’s character; he wouldn’t do such a thing." Sophie Wilson waved her hand and said with a smile.

In her past life, she was locked up by a certain "bastard" for ten years, but after those ten years, she learned of some old stories, including Eva’s embezzlement.

Not only did Eva get herself in trouble, but she also implicated Edward Palmer, making it impossible for him to find a foothold in the industry, or even find any other job, forcing him to open a small shop to make a living.

Besides bringing down Eva, this was also a way to repay Edward Palmer for the care he showed her in both her past and present lives.

Now, Eva is still in the stage of small petty acts, handling it won’t implicate Edward Palmer.

Hearing what Sophie Wilson said, Edward Palmer secretly let out a long breath: "Don’t worry, I will handle this matter."

Sophie Wilson slightly nodded at Edward Palmer and turned to leave.

The remaining issues had nothing to do with her; she still needed to focus on the business with President Payten, ensuring everything was flawless. This cooperation with President Payten was a beautiful report card for her to return to the Wilson Clan, and she wanted to see what her always dismissive cousin, Grace Wilson, would say then.

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Edward Palmer, exhausted to the bones, had just walked into the house when his wife came up to him, saying, "Edward, your eldest sister is here."

"Eldest Sister?" Edward Palmer frowned in irritation, changed his shoes, and walked in, "Why are you here?"

"Why can’t I come? Now that you’re a general manager, you can’t stand poor relatives, is that it? You should really think about it, if it weren’t for me working to earn money back then, could you have finished college?" Eleanor Palmer started with the same old conversation as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Edward, Edward, how could you do this? You fired your niece for a woman?" Eleanor Palmer kept complaining regardless of Edward Palmer’s darkened face, "You can’t just let a pretty young girl get in your head like that!"

Hearing this, Edward Palmer’s wife’s face also soured.

Edward Palmer was even more furious: "Eldest Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"

How could she so recklessly disrupt their marital relationship?

"What nonsense am I talking about? Isn’t it because of a woman that you fired your niece?" Eleanor Palmer was fuming, "You didn’t see how miserably your niece cried when she got home, her eyes were all swollen from crying, and I had to press her for a long time before she told me."

"You’ve already fired her, and for your sake, if I hadn’t pushed her, she wouldn’t have told me the truth!"

"Edward Palmer, what is going on here?"

Seeing his wife’s face turn pale with anger, Edward Palmer was even more enraged, clutching his chest in pain: "Eldest Sister, are you going to believe Eva’s nonsense?"

"How could my daughter be talking nonsense?" Eleanor Palmer wasn’t about to believe her daughter was lying, it must be Edward Palmer’s fault, "She’s been a straightforward child all her life!"

"A straightforward child?" Edward Palmer laughed bitterly from anger, "A straightforward child would embezzle company funds?"

"Embezzle company funds?" Eleanor Palmer exploded when she heard this, "To protect your mistress, you’re going to throw dirt on my daughter like this? You have no conscience; you should really think about who put you through college to make you what you are today!"