Chapter 444 The Puppet Master Behind the Scenes was Lola!

Samuel was truly afraid that his boss, in a fit of rage, would go after Penelope, demanding her life as retribution or something, which would be truly irreparable.

He had already quietly taken out his phone, planning to call Cornelia immediately if he really decided to go find her.

Unexpectedly, Zackary had no intention of harshly punishing Penelope at all. Not only that, he also ordered him to destroy all the surveillance footage of the crew.

Such a big incident happened in the crew, they definitely had to investigate thoroughly.

As long as the crew thoroughly investigated, they would definitely trace it back to Penelope through Elsa, unraveling the mystery layer by layer.

Zackary had him destroy all the videos, just to prevent people from finding out that Penelope was the culprit.

Samuel looked at Zackary with a complex gaze. He had thought that the boss was so angry that he would have tortured Ms. Sullivan to death several times. He really didn't expect that, despite his deep hatred for Ms. Sullivan, he would still protect her.

The heart of a man, truly, is deeper than the sea.

Samuel wasn't foolish, he knew there was another significant reason for Zackary's actions.

He didn't want Dalton to find out the truth about this time.

Dalton had long harbored murderous intentions towards Penelope. If he knew that this incident was masterminded by Penelope herself, and that it had severely injured Lola, no matter how much he pleaded, he would definitely not show any mercy to Penelope again.

Samuel sighed heavily, "Ah, such a difficult man!"

The boss always defended Ms. Sullivan, why couldn't he give Ms. Sullivan a bit more trust?

Samuel was somewhat frustrated with his boss, but he knew clearly, no matter how others persuaded, the boss would never trust Penelope.

The Boss had suffered too much in his childhood, accustomed to the cold stares of the world. He seemed cold and ruthless, but in fact, he was the most sensitive and fragile. The more he cared about someone, the more they could hurt him to the point of heartbreak. The Boss, he was too afraid of losing!

After being hurt by Ms. Sullivan, he dared not open his heart to her again!

Just as Samuel had ordered the destruction of all the surveillance footage from the film crew, Zackary's phone began to ring urgently.

Seeing that the name displayed on the phone screen was Dalton, he quickly answered the call.

"Dalton..."

"Zack, what on earth happened today?! Who is trying to harm Lola?! You must find out everything about today's incident! Whoever dares to hurt my precious daughter, I will make sure they pay the most severe price!"

Dalton was truly angry, and Samuel, standing nearby, could clearly hear the roar coming from the phone.

The color of Zackary's face, however, did not change at all. He spoke calmly, "Dalton, I have already figured out what happened today."

"No one intended to harm Lola. That flowerpot, it was supposed to hit me on the head. It was Lola who lunged forward, pushed me away, and took the disaster for me."

"What? Someone was trying to harm you?!"

Chelsea treated Zackary as her own son, even when he was poisoned as a child and turned into a monster covered in white fur. She loved him, who was lonely and self-conscious, even more than she loved Lyman.

Dalton loved everything associated with his best friend, Jayden, including his precious son, Zackary. He truly cherished Zackary as if he were his own son. Now, hearing that someone was out to harm him, Dalton was both worried and angry.

"Zack, did you find out? Who exactly was trying to harm you?!"

"Dalton, you don't need to worry, I've already found out. It was the competitor in the market, that person won't have the chance to stir up trouble again."

Dalton had always admired Zackary's abilities. He had said so, and naturally, that person would no longer have the chance to harm him. He couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

"Zack, you've made too many enemies in business, you need to take good care of yourself in the future. That foolish child, Lola..."

"Dalton, rest assured, I won't let anyone have the chance to hurt me again. As for Lola's condition, you don't need to worry, her life is not in danger."

Pausing for a moment, Zackary spoke again, "Dalton, I know what you want to say to me. Don't worry, I will take good care of Lola in the future. I won't let her get hurt again."

"Hmm." Upon receiving Zackary's affirmative promise, Dalton's brow instantly relaxed quite a bit, "Zack, don't let Chelsea and me down!"

"Dalton, I promised to treat Lola well!"

Listening to Zackary's promise to Dalton, Samuel, who had been standing by all along, couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.

The boss said that he would treat Ms. Hilliard well, but what about Ms. Sullivan?

It wasn't that he was partial to Penelope, he just felt that, as such a good boss, he should be with the woman he truly loved.

He had met Ethan, he really liked that adorable and sensible child, he hoped that the eldest could reunite the family.

Samuel knew that the boss was overly paranoid. At this point, if he continued to speak up for Penelope, it would only make the boss despise her more. Therefore, he could only silently step back, follow Cornelia's instructions, and continue to investigate the events of the past year. He also needed to thoroughly investigate this current matter to give Ms. Sullivan the justice she deserved.

Back then, Samuel hadn't quite figured out what had happened between Penelope and Zackary. However, one thing he could confirm from the information he had found was that Ms. Sullivan was not with Ralph during the four years she was missing.

If Ms. Sullivan really wanted to put the boss in a deadly situation for Ralph, they must have been living together for four years.

But she had never been seen paired up with Ralph, which was clearly illogical.

When things go unusually, there must be something wrong.

Where had Ms. Sullivan been during those four years? What had she gone through?!

Some things, after all, are from a somewhat distant past. Trying to unravel the truth is not so easy.

Investigating the events of that year, there was still not much progress on Samuel's end.

But this time, he found a very suspicious aspect about Lola's injury.

Elsa was addicted to gambling, she indeed owed two million to the underground bank, and was pursued for debt every day.

According to her, Penelope gave her a deposit of one million, and would only give her another million after the deal was done.

Elsa failed to kill the boss. Her mission was obviously botched. Logically, she shouldn't have been able to get the remaining one million, but he found out that she had paid off the two million she owed to the underground bank.

What did this imply?!

This indicated that Elsa had already completed the task assigned by the real mastermind behind the scenes!

And the real puppet master, evidently, was someone else!

What had Elsa accomplished?!

Didn't kill the boss, but seriously injured Lola, or rather, let Lola take the flower pot for the boss!

The more Samuel thought, the clearer his mind became. Could it be that the mastermind behind Elsa was actually Lola?!

She had bribed Elsa, instructing her to deliberately smash the flower pot towards the boss, while she herself had recklessly shielded the boss, managing to shift all the blame onto Penelope.

In this way, she could not only make the boss feel pity for her, but also make him utterly hate Penelope. Her self-harming scheme was simply killing two birds with one stone!

The more Samuel thought about it, the more he felt it could be possible. He slapped his thigh, realizing he had to tell the boss about this immediately!