Shane nodded and said, “Of course. He’s Jacqueline’s boyfriend, and he has the right to know these things. What he plans to do with that information is entirely up to him, though… But…”

“Mr. Shane, please continue.”

“When you tell Jackson about this, make sure Jacqueline’s not around.”

“Got it, Mr. Shane. I’ll be careful.” Silas nodded in assent.

Massaging his temples, Shane was starting to believe Natalie’s suspicion toward Jacqueline.

Maybe Jacqueline is the true culprit. The sheer audacity of her actions is shocking, given her age.

Suddenly Shane asked, “The Garcia family and the Gunn family are political rivals, yes?”

Silas’ expression turned serious as he nodded. “They are. Why are you asking this?”

“There’ve been two attempts on Natalie’s life; I had Mr. Gunn investigate both incidents. He identified Alice as the final culprit, but now we know that the woman is innocent. Since then, Natalie’s been suspecting Jacqueline as the true culprit. I can’t help but agree with her on this.”

Closing his eyes, he continued coldly, “If Jacqueline is indeed the real culprit, it would make sense for Mr. Gunn to pinpoint Alice.”

 

Jacqueline is Mr. Gunn’s great-granddaughter. He’s not going

sharply at that revelation. “If Ms. Graham was responsible for

 

to revitalize an old, cultural city for higher approval ratings. I know for a fact that they’re short on funds. Get in touch with them secretly and offer to cover the shortfall. In return, I want them to investigate Mr. Gunn for evidence that he covered

way to deal with a family in politics was to

been political rivals for many years. If the Garcia family caught wind of Mr. Gunn’s possibly illegal actions, they would jump at the chance to

Silas agreed to his plan immediately. “I’ll contact

the Gunn family

it to me,

Shane went upstairs, rubbing his temples in

rested for two days after arriving overseas. Once they got over their jetlag, they attended the opening ceremony of the design

ceremony was but a fashion show displaying the designs of the

Some were still active in the fashion world,

only highlighted the

so many seasoned supermodels here,”

happy after

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