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.”

 

great-granddaughter. He’s

Ms. Graham was responsible for the crimes, isn’t Mr. Gunn breaking the law by

 

he turned to Silas. “I heard that the Garcia family is planning 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

deal with a family in politics was to get their

If the Garcia family caught wind of Mr. Gunn’s possibly illegal actions,

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

or the Gunn family find out

it to

giving his reassurance, and Shane went upstairs, rubbing his temples in frustration at the complexity of the

days after arriving overseas. Once they got over their

displaying the

a world-class designer. Some were still active

the judges only highlighted the

many seasoned

thought she could die happy after sharing the stage

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