Chapter 235

Before I could utter a word, Neil had already left.

I glanced around the relatively clean kitchen and shook my head helplessly.

It was around nine when Harold came back, looking stern and serious. An uneasy feeling crept up on me

“Rena, someone’s pulling strings behind the scenes on your dad’s case, and they’re pretty powerful,” Harold said.

This took me by surprise. I couldn’t imagine my dad having such formidable enemies at work. Weren’t his troubles all manufactured by Bonnie?

Could Bonnie possibly have an even bigger backer?

Or maybe it was Gloria!

“Your dad’s been detained and is under investigation. Proving his innocence will be complicated. I’m worried that this might affect your family’s business, so we need to secure the company first, Harold added

I immediately told him I planned to seek help from my uncles.

Harold agreed with my plan. His own company mainly operated overseas, so he might not be able to provide much help.

For my dad’s sake, Harold would stay in the country for a while. I was immensely grateful for his help. His presence made me feel much safer

Next on the agenda was to find my uncles, I couldn’t handle the company affairs alone.

After a long day of hustle and bustle, I returned home, exhausted

“You’re back?” This time, Neil was waiting for me at my front door with two middle-aged men and a bunch of renovation tools.

I was agitated. “Are you really

“What else?’ Neil retorted

forehead. He was really idle, doing

attitude, I figured he wouldn’t rest until the kitchen was repainted, so I just let them in to get it

was now my neighbor. He was taken aback when I walked in with Neil

seem surprised. He had probably known all along.

the workers into the kitchen and got

at me puzzled. “Rena, isn’t that Neil? Didn’t

now. He accidentally set my kitchen on fire and brought people to fix it.

odd. My ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched my kitchen. It didnt

and Harold must’ve known that, so his expression got stern as

the kitchen by then. He just sat at the dining

everything with Neil nearby.

Don’t make the same mistake again,”

explain everything to you when I get a

sigh of relief, only to turn around and see Nel already in

No sooner had

said, “Now even Harold is misunderstanding

matter as long as you have

really know how to stir up trouble,” I glared

who’s being secretive,

my bag and headed upstairs to

came out of the shower. Neil was sitting on the sofa

into fresh clothes and went downstairs, and headed

was already clean, now looked brand new after being worked

almost done You guys can go now.” I

shook their heads “Mr. Whitmore didn’t say we could leave

living room to find

rush Neil replied

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