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.

was agitated. “Are you really having

“What else?’ Neil retorted

He was

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

He was taken aback when

Harold, Neil didn’t seem surprised. He had probably known

he took the workers into

isn’t that Neil? Didn’t you guys get

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

My ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched

known that, so his expression got stern as he locked towards the

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

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

make the same mistake again,”

understand I’ll explain everything to you when

relief, only to turn around and see

sooner had Harold left

“Now even Harold

matter as long as you

how to stir up trouble,” I

secretive, not being

my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil

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

and went downstairs, and headed straight to the

already clean, now looked brand new after

You guys can go now.”

Whitmore didn’t say we

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

do things thoroughly There’s no need to rush Neil replied

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