Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 405: Wedding Date Set (9)

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Wedding Date Set (9)

Especially at night, Carolline Ruiz, who was used to sleeping in each other’s arms, had trouble sleeping the first night.

She missed him so much and didn’t know what had happened to him.

Downstairs, Bryan Hawkins sat in the passenger seat, and Xavier Estrada looked at Bryan’s not-so-good-looking face, and secretly wondered if the phone call he had just made had interrupted good things for Mr. Hawkins. Bryan looked like he was unsatisfied.

"... Call Charles Duncan." Bryan Hawkins directly issued the order. He was a completely different person in front of Carolline than he was in front of others. Carolline hadn’t seen him at work. If she saw him now, she would doubt that this man was the same person she knew.

"Yes." Xavier Estrada quickly dialed Charles Duncan’s number without delay.

Since the incident happened, Charles Duncan had been in the hospital. He had not slept at all. As soon as he received Xavier’s call, he naturally knew it was Bryan Hawkins’ intention. So, he answered respectfully, "Mr. Estrada ..."

"Mr. Hawkins is looking for you." Xavier Estrada finished speaking and handed the phone to Bryan Hawkins.

Bryan Hawkins took it. Charles Duncan began to blame himself, "Mr. Hawkins, I’m sorry. This is my dereliction of duty. I will handle it properly and give you a perfect account."

"Of course, you’ll have to account for it eventually. How far has this matter progressed?" Bryan Hawkins did not think that Charles Duncan’s self-blaming could be easily forgiven. After the matter was settled, he would definitely be held accountable. But for now, he had to deal with the clients first. This was the most severe incident that had ever happened in his hotel since its opening.

"Now we are calming the patients, and everyone is safe." After more than a hundred people were rescued, Charles Duncan finally breathed a sigh of relief. It had been nearly a day and night since the incident took place. He initially thought he could cover up the matter, but he had no idea that the City Committee Secretary, who was usually easy to talk to, would be so tough this time.

He insisted that Bryan Hawkins come to handle the matter personally before he was willing to let the matter rest. Otherwise, he would use the government’s intervention to disrupt their hotel’s normal operation.

For a moment, Charles Duncan was stunned. In theory, their seafood should not have any problems as their supplier had never changed. Moreover, the supplier was a trusted person of the Hawkins family. So Charles could not figure out which link went wrong at this point. Their hotel’s service principle was to serve their clients first and foremost when any problems occur.

So, he came here to deal with it first.

"That’s good. Have you asked someone to detain the seafood from that day and confirm that it was indeed the seafood that caused the problem?" Now that everyone was safe and sound, the essential issue had been addressed. Next, they just needed to discuss compensation with the client.

That was what Bryan Hawkins thought. However, he did not expect that this accident was actually a set-up and a trap.

So, sorting things out would be a bit more troublesome.

"... Sorry, Mr. Hawkins." Charles Duncan was at a loss again. At that time, he was solely focused on the poisoned people. Moreover, the leftovers from the banquet were all dumped and destroyed at the Garbage Station. Their hotel had never experienced such an incident, so Charles Duncan didn’t think about this aspect.

Moreover, according to a report issued by the hospital, their hotel’s seafood was found to be contaminated. Thus, he had no doubts about the problem with their hotel’s seafood. The Quarantine Organization had also taken samples of the remaining seafood in their hotel for testing.

"Okay, I know. You’ve been working hard over there. We’re on our way now, and we should be there by tomorrow morning. I’ll go directly to the hospital when I arrive. Find some time to rest." Bryan Hawkins was still very trusting of the person he had hired. He also knew Charles Duncan’s character, which was why he let him be in charge of the hotel in City A. Charles Duncan was also responsible for managing not just the Seagace Hotel but others as well.

"Thank you, Mr. Hawkins." Charles Duncan trembled as he spoke, not because he was afraid of being punished by Bryan Hawkins but because he was afraid of eventually betraying Bryan’s trust.

"I’ll hang up first." Bryan Hawkins nodded and handed the phone back to Xavier Estrada.

"Mr. Hawkins, I feel like there’s something fishy about this whole thing. I think Charles Duncan is absolutely trustworthy in doing things. But such a big thing happened to us now, I feel like someone is deliberately targeting the Hawkins family." Xavier Estrada voiced his thoughts. He didn’t know what was going on at the scene, but he had an intuition.

His intuition was usually quite accurate.

"Let’s not think too much about it for now. We’ll talk about it when we get there." Bryan Hawkins also thought the same way at first as the incident did seem too strange.

Seafood poisoning could only happen under a few circumstances: either the chef did not know how to cook or they consumed incompatible food with the seafood. However, their hotel chefs all had certificates, so such a low-level mistake was impossible. Another scenario would be that the seafood was not fresh, but they trusted their supplier, so Bryan Hawkins had confidence in them.

"Hmm." Xavier Estrada focused on driving.

Bryan Hawkins then called home to let them know he was going to City A for a business trip. He was worried that if Axel found out he wasn’t home, he might think that his dad was going back on his word.

After informing his family, he felt much more at ease about the trip.

"Mr. Hawkins, you seem to be more emotionally sensitive now." Xavier Estrada said with a smile, rarely seeing this side of Bryan Hawkins.

Especially in those five years without Carolline, Mr. Hawkins gave people the impression of being a machine.

"Really? Xavier, it’s about time you fell in love too." All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the car became more relaxed and comfortable. They switched from discussing serious work issues to personal emotional matters.

"Mr. Hawkins, you’re kidding. Which girl would want to be with a rough guy like me?" Xavier Estrada laughed self-deprecatingly, thinking that he was probably meant to be single for life.

"How could my most capable assistant be a rough guy? You just have high standards." Bryan Hawkins laughed. There were actually quite a few girls attracted to Xavier Estrada and some were even quite pretty.

"You’re making fun of me again." Xavier Estrada said embarrassingly, feeling shy about the attention from the girls.

"You keep driving, I’ll sleep for a while. When I wake up, we’ll switch places." Bryan Hawkins said, lowering his seat. They still had a tough battle ahead.

He was quite curious about what kind of woman Xavier Estrada would ultimately end up with. However, this guy was just too shy. Bryan thought that Xavier was a good man who deserved a woman who would cherish him.

He wanted to say that he wasn’t a cold-blooded boss and hoped that his employees would have a happy and blissful family life.