Chapter 579 Khloe's expression shifted, as if a realization had struck her, and she turned her gaze to Henry. He closed his eyes slightly, signaling Clarice to continue. Clarice regarded Khloe's tightly controlled expression and began calmly, "Your father had always been in excellent health. There was no reason for him, at such a young age, to suddenly develop such a severe illness. And this sudden illness struck so violently that he barely had a moment to catch his breath.

By the time he sought out you, his daughter, there was no opportunity for a proper meeting." Hearing this, a chill crept up Khloe's spine, and her hands instinctively clenched together. The lawyer who had come to contact her about inheriting the estate had mentioned that the will had been made in haste. Niel, after much consideration, had decided that the lawyer should wait until his death to reach out to her. Even the lawyer had not anticipated how quickly the will would come into effect. Clarice was not lying-Niel's illness had indeed been sudden, a violent emergency.

didn't waste time easing in. "Even if you and your father never spent much time together, as his daughter-and inheritor of his entire estate-you wouldn't simply ignore those responsible for his death, would you? Surely you wouldn't stand idly by..." Khloe didn't take the bait. Gritting her teeth, she asked bluntly, " So... my father's death... does it have something to do with the Hunt family?" Her heart thudded in her chest as the question left her

had already planted information. Khloe's sudden desire to return to the country was, in large part, the result of Clarice's manipulation. It only now occurred to Khloe that everything had been orchestrated-to get her to act. Henry had no intention of letting her know so early. Clarice, however, knew Khloe well enough to predict that she would detect the abnormality and would never allow herself to be passive. Once Khloe started moving, a conflict with Henry was inevitable. And if she and Henry came to blows,

some time. His sudden illness had taken his life in just two weeks, yet the exact cause had remained elusive. Clarice had hired one of

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