Chapter 1275 - 562: Visit
"In this regard, he's indeed still somewhat of a man."
"Which company do you work for?"
"Worcester Company."
"Six months ago, what was your position in the company?"
"Assistant to the Financial Manager."
"Does your company have a CFO?"
"Yes."
"So, you skipped over being the CFO's assistant and directly got promoted to President's assistant?"
"No no no." Georgina Colley wagged her finger, smiling, "You really don't understand the workplace; promotions for assistants don't strictly follow hierarchy.
The president appreciated me and thought I was capable, which is why he made me his assistant."
"May I ask, how much has your income increased?"
"I won't tell you the specific amount. However, my current income is three times what it was before." Georgina Colley's tone was filled with pride, it was clear she was willing to share this experience with others.
"Wow, triple salary—that should significantly improve your life." Luke wasn't very familiar with Worcester Company's salary standards, but a threefold increase was quite high.
Triple salary isn't just as simple as income threefold increase.
Suppose Georgina Colley's previous monthly income was 5,000 US Dollars (after tax), and now it's 15,000 US Dollars (after tax), and her monthly expenses are 4,500 US Dollars, then when she earned 5,000 US Dollars monthly, she could only save five hundred US Dollars, but now she can save ten thousand five hundred US Dollars, with savings directly increasing twenty times.
Even if her spending has increased now, the money she can save monthly is still several times more than before.
This kind of change is simply earth-shattering for a family.
Luke probed, "Your house is nice, when did you buy it?"
"It's rented, we moved in three months ago. I've always wanted my daughter to have a better living environment, but due to financial reasons, I hadn't found a suitable house.
Now that I have some savings, I moved here."
"You're a good mother."
"I have always been."
Luke said, "Mrs. Colley, it's clear you're very satisfied with your current life."
"Yes."
"Over the past six months, both your work and life have greatly improved. What do you think is the reason?"
"Through constant effort and learning, I completed my work to the best of my ability, and my colleagues and superiors recognized my capability.
That's how I could qualify for the President's assistant position, which I deserved.
I don't know why you came here, but it has nothing to do with Thomas Colley."
"Mrs. Colley, what's your opinion of your ex-husband?"
"Uh...this question is a bit complicated. People are multi-faceted, and it's hard to judge with a few words; besides, people change with time.
He's a responsible person, but his personality isn't good, he can't control his emotions, I think we're more suited to be friends."
"Have you heard of Kerman Pharmaceutical Company?"
"Yes, Thomas Colley once worked there as a tester. At that time, our life was difficult... it wasn't a good memory for anyone."
"Do you know your ex-husband has liver disease?"
Georgina Colley shrugged, "I know, and I also know he always thinks his liver disease is related to Kerman Pharmaceutical Company."
"You don't think so?"
"I don't know. It might also be related to his lifestyle habits.
He had some close friends, they often gather to eat and drink, share utensils, cups, and sometimes didn't eat separately.
It might also have been contracted at that time."
"So, you don't believe your husband's illness is related to his testing experience at Kerman Pharmaceutical Company."
"I don't know..." Georgina Colley shook her head, "but he's always obsessed with that experience, even if he didn't get liver disease but another illness, it might also be related to that experience.
It's already become a mental block for him.
I'm not a psychologist, but I am clear about one thing, the more you care about something, the greater its impact.
If you're always holding on to it in your mind, thinking you're sick, then you definitely will get sick."
"Has Thomas Colley recently given you anything?"
"I don't need anything from him, we haven't met for at least three months, the alimony is directly transferred to the card."
"Have you been in contact over the phone recently?"
"Last month, he called me, saying he wanted to take our daughter out to play.
I agreed."
"Did he say anything else?"
"No, we don't have much in common now."
Luke nodded, "Is your daughter home? We'd like to talk to her."
"I don't think that's a good idea." Georgina Colley frowned, sighed, "Although I've divorced Thomas Colley, he's still my daughter's father.
I don't want her to know that her father...
has done so many wrong things."
Jackson reminded, "Mrs. Colley, your daughter has the right to know."
Georgina Colley pressed her lips together, clasping her hands, "OK, I'll go call her.
You can talk to her, but I must be present.
And I don't want you to reach out to her separately again."
"No problem."
Georgina Colley went to the stairs and called out, "Hey, honey, come down for a moment, we have guests."
"Who's here?"
A seventeen or eighteen-year-old white girl came down the stairs.
"It's the police, they want to talk to you about your father."
"What's wrong with dad?"
"He committed a crime, and the police are here to find out more."
"Oh my god, how could that be? There must be a mistake." The girl quickly came down, looking at Luke and Jackson, "Are you really cops?"
Jackson showed his badge, "I'm Detective Jackson from the Robbery and Murder Department, and this is our Captain Li.
Are you Erin Colley?"
"Yes, I am. What's wrong with my father?"
"Thomas Colley has been arrested for arson, kidnapping, and murder."
"Oh my god! I can't believe it..." Erin Colley covered her mouth, questioning, "Are you sure you didn't arrest the wrong person?"
"The evidence is solid, he's already confessed."
"I want to see him! I don't believe this is true, I want to hear it from him." Erin Colley still seemed unwilling to believe it.
Luke kept observing Erin Colley, seeing the shock on her face. She seemed to have just found out about this, and from her reaction, she cared more about Thomas Colley than her mother did.
"Erin Colley, when was the last time you saw Thomas Colley?"
"A month ago, we had dinner together, then he took me to a basketball game.
I still remember that night it was the Lakers versus the Nets, though I can't recall the exact score, but the Lakers won."
"Did he say anything special to you at that time?"
"I don't understand what you mean?"
"Did he instruct you with anything? Or give you something?"
"No.
He said he wasn't sure what a girl my age would want, so he gave me a thousand dollars to buy whatever I wanted.
Is there any better gift than that?" Erin Colley sighed after saying that, "Sir, I know my father; he's a good man.
I hope you can reinvestigate, he could very well be wrongly accused."
"We will."
Luke asked a few more questions, then he and Black left Georgina Colley's house.
Back in the car, as Jackson started the engine, he said, "Six months ago, Georgina Colley was suddenly promoted to President's assistant, her salary tripled, and she moved to a better neighborhood and house.
Captain, do you think this is a coincidence?"
Luke smiled, "I don't know, but this is much more clever than directly handing over money, at least there's no worry about the tax bureau checking the accounts."
Jackson pondered, "You're right, I'll look into whether Worcester Company and Kerman Pharmaceutical Company have any connections."
Luke nodded, in the conversation just now, he intentionally probed Georgina Colley and her daughter, finding that they didn't seem to know about what Thomas Colley had done, nor did they seem to receive any warnings from Thomas Colley; it's highly possible everything was arranged secretly.
The advantage of this is that even if the police find the Colley mother and daughter, they won't show any slip-ups.
But the downside is, these women won't have any defenses.