Chapter 226 - Chapter 226: Isabella's Doubt
At the same time Steve was conducting an interview at Aurora's place, Arthur and Isabella were having a discussion.
"Do you think that old lady would commit a simple crime like insider trading?"
Arthur shook his head in response to Isabella's question.
"That's not it. Even if her judgment has declined with age, I don't think she would do something like that."
"I suppose so. If that's the case, then what is the real target?"
"To cause a mass arrest of family members. Probably this was successful. If it were unexpected, they would have tried to cover it up. The fact that Lord Sowell isn't doing that means it was either expected or the objective was achieved."
Arthur suspected that the reason Aurora wasn't moving despite a large number of arrests from the Sowell family was because it was within expectations.
Isabella felt the same way, but a doubt remained: what was the true aim behind the purpose of causing the arrests? And she was considering one possibility.
"Perhaps they targeted the cleanup of troublesome family members for Miss Alexa, the heir apparent?"
"That's quite possible. According to the information we received, it seems they were saying the heir would be the one who used insider information well. However, even without going that far, I think the heir issue could have been resolved."
Isabella agreed with Arthur's thinking. It makes sense to deny inheritance rights on the grounds of a flaw caused by being arrested for insider trading, but there is no certainty that the other grandchildren would commit insider trading.
In fact, there are grandchildren other than Alexa who have not been arrested.
Isabella let out a deep sigh and turned toward Sowell Land.
"Perhaps she just caused a commotion because she wanted Papa to pay attention to her?"
"Unlikely. Especially for that calculating Lord Sowell to do such a thing."
"You don't understand women, Arthur. Women fall in love no matter how old they get."
Arthur thought the subject was too broad, but he stopped himself from arguing against it. It seemed like it would go on for a long time, and he didn't think he could persuade Isabella anyway.
"Besides, you're still wary of that old lady as a woman."
Isabella clenched her fist tightly and argued forcefully. From there, Isabella's theory about women unfolded, and Arthur sat back as a listener, waiting for time to pass.
Well, the scene returns to Steve and Aurora again.
Aurora asked Steve.
"May I have Alexa accompany us?"
"I don't have the authority for that."
Saying that, he looked at Beatrice.
Seeing Steve and Aurora looking at her, Beatrice shrank back.
"I-it's a voluntary inquiry, so it doesn't matter..."
She answered in a voice as quiet as a mosquito buzzing again.
And with permission granted, Alexa was called. She sat next to Aurora and was to be questioned together.
Beatrice managed to gather her willpower and asked Aurora.
"After obtaining insider information, there was suspicious movement in the Lord's securities company account, but..."
"Yes. We made various trades. But what's the problem?"
"After the day you were thought to have obtained insider information, you bought large stocks all at once, didn't you? And you also traded Archibalt Steel afterward, didn't you?"
"I bought them because the price dropped after the issue was discovered. At that time, it was news, so there was no problem."
Aurora asserted that there was no problem.
With that answer, something like a intuition was born in Steve. Steve questioned Aurora.
"What was the reason for buying Archibalt Steel stock?"
"Because it was cheap. Even if there was a scandal, it's not like they would go bankrupt. If their performance recovers, the stock price will rise sooner or later."
Receiving that answer, Steve looked at Beatrice.
"There's no doubt it wasn't short-term trading, right?"
"Yes."
"By the way, did you check the futures trading account?"
"No. That's outside the scope of insider trading."
Futures trading is separate from stocks, and the securities company accounts are also separate.
"This is just my imagination—-"
Steve spoke while looking into Aurora's eyes.
Aurora was delighted by that gaze.