The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 470

The corridor was dimly lit. With the help of the flashlight, they could vaguely see the tightly-shut doors along the way.

Nico led Gwendolyn down the corridor while Karl, the butler, followed closely behind them.

The first door they opened showed a study.

They flipped the switch, and the lights in the room turned on.

Nico waved at the soldiers standing outside the metal door, gesturing for them to enter. Seeing this, they jogged in and acted as if they were rummaging through the room to look for the missing crystal earrings.

As they did that, Nico led Gwendolyn to another room.

Karl took in a deep breath anxiously and continued following after them.

The door was opened, and it showed a vacant bedroom. The room was decorated with rosewood furniture, looking minimalistic but exquisite at the same time.

“This used to be Old Mr. Abraham’s room. Ever since he passed away, Mrs, Newton would always say she’d see him in this room and couldn’t fall asleep. We left this room vacant later on, but Mr. Craig would tell our housekeepers to clean it every day,” Karl explained.

Nico nodded in response. The two soldiers who were checking the previous room walked in and began carefully searching the room.

As they exited the room, Nico locked his gaze on the door opposite them.

He could vaguely hear the sound of chains rattling coming from inside.

Nico turned back and glanced at Gwendolyn, who was also looking at him,

The pair exchanged solemn gazes.

An ill premonition suddenly brewed in their hearts.

Nico walked over, about to turn the knob, when Karl suddenly stood before him to stop him from opening the door.

will get upset

more it meant there was an

likes me very

that, Nico bypassed Karl and forcefully tried to open

room. Mr. Craig will be furious if

stop Nico, and his breath quickened

was because of the commotion outside, but the rattling of the chains on the ground sounded

silent stalemate that lasted for a few

and Nico apologized eventually, “Pardon me,

The two soldiers had finished searching the other room, and they quickly grabbed each of Karl’s arms to stop him from

just managed to grab

“Stop!”

This voice…

and saw Craig rushing upstairs. He was breathing heavily and looked

a few bodyguards behind him. With

be much more if they wanted

had planned for this for days, but everything had gone down the drain just like that. Her expression. turned solemn as she instructed quietly. “Ignore him and open the

door again when the sound of a gun being

them and holding a gun in his hands. His eves were cold as he aimed the gun at Nico’s head. “How dare you bring soldiers and break into the Newton residence. acting so

latter had no choice but

stolen during the tea party. All

did not put down the gun even after listening to her explanation. An ominous

already heard from the bodyguards when I came in earlier, Mrs Jemson. Since you suspect that mV sister was

“But Jasmine wasn’t at home. I don’t know where she’s gone. What if she didn’t want to take responsibility after stealing my earrings and bad deliberately returned to the Newton residence to hide the earrings before

I’m willing to give

when

Craig interrupted, “It’s late already. Please lead

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