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.

“Are you really

“What else?’ Neil retorted

rubbed my forehead. He was really

attitude, I figured he wouldn’t rest until the kitchen was

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

didn’t seem surprised. He had probably known

took the workers into

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

accidentally set my kitchen on fire and brought people to fix it. That’s all,” hastily

had

so his expression got

from the kitchen by then. He just sat at the dining table, not coming over even

pleased, but I couldn’t explain everything with

make the same mistake again,”

to you when I get a

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

quick. No sooner had Harold left

I said, “Now even

as long as you have a

how to stir up trouble,” I glared

secretive, not

with words, so I chose to remain silent. I picked up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping

out of the shower. Neil was sitting on

and went

was already clean, now looked brand new after being worked on by the two

should be almost done You guys can

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

back to the living room to find Neil The kitchen’s almost

There’s no need to rush Neil replied

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