A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Fiona didn’t tell Joseph who gifted Cora the fish. Instead, she asked Joseph to ask Cora himself. Naturally, Joseph had no intention of doing that. He knew Córa would never tell the truth.

Still, Joseph had his wits about him. He tried hard to recall the details. The fish had been delivered two years ago, and at the time, Cora had even redesigned the courtyard Just to build a pond for the fish.

Joseph said to himself, “So they really did mean something special to her.”

Joseph suspected the person who gave Cora the fish was the lover, but suspicion alone meant nothing without evidence. After all, Cora was the kind of person who could even deny a DNA test.

After smoking a cigarette, he went outside and saw that Cora was gone. Meanwhile, Mary was cleaning up, preparing to throw away all the fish.

Joseph said, “No need to clean up. Go buy a few replacements from the pet store.

Mary replied, “You can’t get these from a regular pet store. Otherwise, Ms. Lowell wouldn’t be this angry.”

Joseph scoffed. “She’s just overreacting. I’ll clean this up later myself. For now, go buy a lamb from the market. I’ll roast a whole lamb tonight.”

Mary reluctantly left the house. After she left, Joseph began searching through receipts and records from two years ago. He searched the entire house inside and out but found nothing. It was possible that Cora had already destroyed the records.

So, Joseph went to the neighborhood security office. Fortunately, they still had security footage and registration records from back then.

He found the vehicle that had delivered the fish. The driver had signed in under the name Meridian Group.

Joseph called the number listed in the records. Surprisingly, it still worked, and the driver was the same man. The driver claimed he didn’t know where the fish originally came from, but suggested Joseph visit Celestial Farm in the countryside, since they specialized in raising premium fish.

Without any delay, Joseph drove there immediately. Though it was at a remote location, the farm had a paved road leading to it, so it was quite convenient to get there.

Joseph shrugged: “I’m not a fish breeder. I think you misunderstood me. When I said I put them on the dining table, I didn’t mean I was raising them there. I meant I ate them. Look, they look pretty good, right? They tasted even better.”

Joseph pulled out photos of the fish feast.

“You… You actually ate them? Is something wrong with you?” The moment Wendy saw the photos, she felt as though she’d been struck by lightning. Her head was buzzing in disbelief. How could someone have turned such valuable fish into dinner? Her heart ached just looking at it.

Joseph said, “There’s nothing wrong with me. If you have more, sell them to me. Money’s not a problem.”

Wendy shouted, “You do have problems! Get out! My fish are not for eating, you bastard!”

Wendy was so agitated that she called workers in to throw Joseph out and ordered them never to let him back in again.

While he argued with the workers, Joseph managed to gather more information. Not only were these fish incredibly rare and valuable, but more importantly, this was the only place in existence where they could be found.