the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 847: Looks Like She’ll Have to Rely on Young Master Li for Her Retirement

The next afternoon, Arthur White brought the latest supplies and the information he had uncovered.

"Over the years, Ignatius Leclair has purchased two properties, three art galleries, two luxury cars for Emily Thorne, and has been funneling the gallery’s decades-long working capital through the group’s accounts, amounting to around over a billion," Arthur investigated Emily Thorne’s assets and personally examined the group’s finances, and even he was a bit surprised when he saw the figures.

Although Ignatius Leclair has vast assets and doesn’t care about this amount of money, this would be an astronomical expenditure even for an ordinary family in Nanyang.

"Initially, Emily Thorne wanted to open a gallery but didn’t have enough funds, so she approached Ignatius Leclair for a loan. Later, she proposed to offer large shares, leading the group to believe these were assets of Ignatius Leclair. Every time Emily Thorne withdrew funds, the amount was less than ten million. Since the amount wasn’t significant, Ignatius Leclair didn’t pay much attention to it, and the group just disbursed funds directly." In fact, initially, they did ask, but Ignatius Leclair didn’t pay much attention to these small sums, so the subordinates understood. Every year, when Emily Thorne withdrew funds, it was just a formality.

Arthur was somewhat amazed by this woman’s tactics. She withdrew millions every time under the pretense of buying paintings, and over time, it amounted to billions. Not to mention, properties were acquired in both the United Kingdom and Nanyang, ostensibly for convenient treatment for Ignatius Leclair. When Ignatius remembered, she would conduct a psychological test once; if not, he wouldn’t see her for a year or half.

If Reginald Yeager hadn’t unearthed this about Emily Thorne and Miss Delphine hadn’t made a fuss, she might have relied on Ignatius Leclair for her retirement. No, maybe she was dreaming about legitimately entering the family. Arthur’s gaze was slightly cold.

Ignatius Leclair, upon receiving the detailed transaction records and information about properties and luxury cars, immediately frowned.

He had already had some doubts, and thanks to Richard Shaw’s reminder last night, he realized the situation was not simple.

Spending money extravagantly might not be an issue, but it was somewhat strange that he defaulted to her for psychological consultation over the years. Engaging in psychological consultation once or twice a year, why didn’t he go to his adolescent attending doctor but instead went to Emily Thorne?

Seeing Ignatius Leclair’s grim expression, Arthur did not stop and continued with his findings: "I looked into Ignatius Leclair’s itinerary over the past decade, and every year he has sought psychological consultation with Emily Thorne, typically every six months.

The appointment times were very fixed, in June and December. The only exception was during the five years when Ignatius underwent memory reconstruction, that is, after Miss Delphine left Nanyang. Ignatius forgot about the dual personality issue and unilaterally cut ties with Emily Thorne. Thereafter, Emily opened her first art gallery."

Arthur had clearly organized the timeline.

"Furthermore, I investigated Emily Thorne’s activities over the years and found her excessively mingling with numerous famous painters and luminaries. She signed very harsh and one-sided contracts with many painters, wherein the artworks were supplied exclusively to her gallery.

Over the past decade, among those closely associated with her, one painter committed suicide by jumping off a building, one went mad, and several luminaries seemed to be enamored by her, leading to family breakdowns."

Arthur’s voice grew cold, saying, "I suspect she is using her adeptness in hypnotism to manipulate these painters and luminaries."

Emily Thorne came from a humble background; her father was a nouveau riche who amassed wealth through speculative trade years ago and sent his daughter to study in the United Kingdom, hoping to bring honor to the family. Later, her father’s small company went bankrupt, leaving the family unable to support her, yet she, a woman, could amass wealth to such an extent—who would believe she didn’t use any means?"