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.

tools, I was agitated. “Are you really having my kitchen

“What else?’ Neil retorted

my forehead. He was really idle,

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

neighbor. He was taken aback when I

He had probably known

workers into the kitchen and got

me puzzled. “Rena, isn’t that

my kitchen on fire and brought people to fix it.

ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched my

that, so

by then. He just sat at the dining table, not

look too pleased, but I couldn’t explain everything with Neil nearby. I just told him

Don’t make the same

understand I’ll explain everything to you when

upstairs, I let out a sigh of relief, only to turn

was quick. No sooner had Harold left

said, “Now even

doesnt matter as long as

stir up trouble,” I glared at

you who’s being secretive, not being honest,” he

bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil and the two workers would have left when I was

there when I came out of the shower. Neil was sitting on the sofa reading a

into fresh clothes and went downstairs, and headed straight to the kitchen to check on the

which was already clean, now looked brand new after being worked

should be almost done You guys can go now.”

didn’t say

went back to the living room to find Neil The kitchen’s almost done. Let them

no need to rush Neil replied nonchalantly, not even looking

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