"I don't like her, and I won't call her grandma."
"You don't have to like her, but you need to maintain enough respect. Can you do that?"
"Yes."
"Good, hurry up and change your clothes; don't catch a cold."
Manny glanced at Luke, then left.
Fuan Cruise looked at Luke beside him, "Mr. Lee, is what the child said true?"
"Not entirely.
This little rascal tricked to the lakeside, wanting to kick into the lake, but he accidentally fell in himself.
I gave him a lesson, telling him that playing pranks on others is wrong.
We talked rather well; he's not bad by nature and admitted to writing the harassing letters.
The contents of the letters also matched."
"Thank you, you've taken a load off my mind.
Go change out of those wet clothes. Chanel Karl is about to arrive, and I'll introduce you."
Luke reminded, "Don't ntion the harassnt letters to Ms. Karl for now."
"I understand," Fuan Cruise nodded slightly.
Luke returned to his room, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes.
When he ca out again, he saw a rcedes car approaching from a distance. Fuan Cruise went forward to greet it, personally opening the car door on the right-hand side of the back.
A woman got out of the car; she was so distance away, and her features were not clear, but she seed to be of a certain age.
Luke guessed the identity of the other party and also walked to the entrance of the manor.
Fuan Cruise brought the woman over, "Chanel, let introduce you. This is Mr. Luke Lee, my security consultant. He will ensure our engagent ceremony goes smoothly."
"Hello, Ms. Karl," Luke observed the woman.
Chanel Karl appeared younger than her actual age, with light makeup, fashionable clothing, a small purse, and an elegant deanor, showing a friendly face.
"Mr. Lee, I'm pleased to et you."
A man in his thirties with a dium build, sowhat thin, and blonde hair, with a blue tattoo on his forearm, ca out of the driver's seat, "Madam, if there's nothing else, I'll be going."
"Galcan, rember to co to the engagent ceremony," Chanel Karl left a remark and walked toward the manor.
"Of course, Madam." The man replied, preparing to get into the car to leave.
"Buddy, that's a nice car you've got there, I've always wanted to get myself a rcedes."
"Sorry, I don't know you."
"My na is Luke Lee, what can I call you?"
"Just call Galcan."
Luke spread his hands, "Now we're acquainted, aren't we?"
"Sorry, I don't like others driving my car," Galcan still refused.
"You've got character; I like people with character. Are you a friend of Ms. Chanel Karl?"
"I'm her assistant."
"Your relationship seems quite close; I thought you were relatives."
"No, you're mistaken.
Buddy, if you like rcedes cars, you could lease one for a test drive.
I've got to go, see you another ti." Galcan got into his car and drove off.
...
Eight o'clock in the evening.
After dinner, Luke returned to his room to rest.
After getting ready for bed, he sat down at the desk to make a video call. He and Orty had been in contact all along. After learning from Marilyn Cruise about the unusual relationship between Chanel Karl and her assistant, he had Orty check on the assistant Galcan's information.
Orty answered the video call with a white facial mask on, "I hope I didn't scare you."
"You're getting ready to sleep."
"No, I'm waiting for you. Just flipping through so magazines and watching TV in the anti."
"Did you find anything on Chanel Karl and Galcan?"
"Yes, I just finished compiling it."
"Let's hear it."
"The assistant of Chanel Karl is nad Galcan Flon.
Birth date, December 8, 1990.
He's an orphan who was sent to a welfare institution shortly after birth and later adopted by a couple.
That couple happens to be the sister and brother-in-law of Chanel Karl.
He lived in New York until three years ago when he moved to Los Angeles with Chanel Karl."
Luke inquired, "Who is Galcan's biological mother?"
"Such information is usually confidential, and it would take so ti and effort to find.
I was worried it wouldn't be tily, so I took a different approach—I checked Chanel Karl's dical records.
I found that she had a hospital admission record in Rohl Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in New York from December 6 to December 15, 1990.
And that hospital is also where Galcan Flon was born." Orty questioned back, "Don't you think it's quite a coincidence?"
Luke asked, "What about their blood types?"
"Chanel Karl is type B, and Galcan is type O."
"So, it's very likely that they are mother and son."
"That's what I was thinking as well," Orty said.
"We still lack the key evidence."
Orty removed her face mask, with a playful smile, "Luke, you're a detective now, not a police officer.
You're not dealing with a suspect, so you don't need like-called key evidence or a presumption of innocence.
Your job is to report your findings to your employer and communicate in a tily manner.
I believe he will make his own judgnt.
If your employer wants key evidence, we can spend more ti and energy finding it later."
"You're right; I was being too stubborn. I'll discuss it with Fuan Cruise tomorrow." Luke, after all, was new to such assignnts and had fallen into the rhythm of investigation, then he changed the subject,
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