The Ex and Her Riches

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 if we wake her

more it meant there was an

I was young. Mrs. Newton likes me very much. Im sure she’ll understand since I lost my precious crystal earrings,

bypassed Karl and forcefully tried to

You can’t go into this room. Mr. Craig will be furious if he finds

door to stop Nico, and

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

silent stalemate that lasted for a

out, and Nico apologized eventually, “Pardon

as he spoke, and the latter staggered to the side. The two soldiers had finished searching the other room,

stepped forward and had only just managed to grab the doorknob when a man’s angry roar

“Stop!”

This voice…

looked toward the metal door simultaneously and saw Craig rushing upstairs. He was breathing

bodyguards behind him. With torches in their hands, they followed

which meant it would be much more if they

the drain just like that. Her expression. turned solemn as she instructed quietly. “Ignore him

open the door again when the sound of a gun being

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 arrogantly, Nico? Don’t think I wouldn’t dare to hurt you just because Cedrick has your back. 11 put a bullet straight through your head if you dare open that door and

so the latter had no choice but to let go of the

gun and shielded Nico behind her. Then, glancing at Craig, she explained, “Mr. Craig, my crystal earrings were stolen during the tea party. All the sociahtes who attended have been searched. Nico is just doing his job, so there’s no need for you

even after listening to her explanation. An ominous aura emanated from

the bodyguards when I came in earlier, Mrs Jemson. Since you suspect that mV sister was the one who stole

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

eyes. “I will look into this myself and make sure Jasmine gives you an explanation for what happened. If she did steal your earrings. I’m willing to give you compensation that’s three times the price of the earrings and

when she

“It’s late already. Please lead your men and leave the Newton