The Ex and Her Riches

Cedrick’s gaze darkened, staying silent as he patiently waited for Team Seven to finish their search and report back to him.

“Mr. Jenson, we didn’t find anything worth mentioning in Mr. Craig’s room.”

“Nothing in the attic too, Mr. Jenson.”

“Mr. Jenson…”

Cedrick quietly listened to all the team members report their findings. His gaze discreetly darted toward the housekeepers, bodyguards, and the butler gathered in the garden.

Karl’s expression was the calmest when he listened to the reports by Team Seven, as though it was within his expectation.

Cedrick narrowed his cold gaze and ordered tentatively, “Search the backyard and garden again. Don’t miss out even on the smallest detail.”

Karl inconspicuously lowered his head and clenched his fists. Thinking about the backyard, he instinctively tightened his balls of fists.

Cedrick keenly caught Karl’s out-of-the-ordinary reaction. Saying nothing, the former merely led Nico and Neville to conduct another search of the garden and backyard.

Karl was composed when the team searched the garden.

Cedrick immediately headed toward the backyard and ordered, “Everyone thoroughly search the backyard!”

Karl’s fists tightened at Cedrick’s order, and he silently followed the latter to the backyard.

Nico discovered some pieces of shattered glass underneath a flower pot in the backyard.

Putting on rubber gloves, he picked up the glass bits and brought them to Cedrick.

“Check this out, Cedrick.”

Before long, others started finding glass pieces at a few more inconspicuous thickets.

Karl, who stood quietly by the wall, swallowed the knot in his throat nervously as he recalled ordering the bodyguards to smash the glass tubes swiftly. He didn’t notice where the glass pieces fell and forgot to bury them from sight, for he was in a hurry.

Cedrick gathered all the glass bits and felt the similarity in their texture.

the glass had dust or soil stain, proving

glass bits in the backyard? Did something happen at the

a glass. I was shocked to see the remnants here instead of the trash bin. She was probably lazy and dumped them in the thickets here. I apologize, Mr. Jenson. It was my

picked up the glass pieces

was too thin to

he didn’t refute and had Nico bag the glass pieces, then took them back to the Federal Bureau

with us. Take him to the interrogation

“Yes, Mr. Jenson.”

“Mr. Jenson, I didn’t do anything wrong! Why are you

room?”

“We treat a cover-up and failure to report a crime as similar offenses. You’ll be charged for it, Karl. Mr. Jenson has been settling lawsuits for years, and no one can play tricks under his nose. You’re invited for a day trip

colors drained from Karl’s

the Harris Group in the afternoon because Treyton wanted to take Jennifer to the laboratory

IV drop the whole day the day before and receiving a few shots of the special drug, Jennifer’s condition improved slightly. She didn’t suffer from any manic episodes, but her mental state wasn’t well. She didn’t recognize anybody

the only

was the only way to calm the uneasiness within

silently from the side, sighing

could only provide limited

injected two more shots of premeasured treatment

had a

while Gwendolyn stood by Treyton’s

the only one in Treyton’s sight for the past few days. He didn’t ask

that day, he questioned, “How’s

an accident. Cedrick and Nico are investigating the matter. Craig insisted Charles was the one behind it. His claim about Charles being the mastermind had overthrown all the concrete evidence

fingers gently stroked the back of

that he’ll get all his charges dropped and walk out

even consider that

help us search for evidence this time,

agreed, “Yeah, Charles must have had it rough for Jennifer’s and my sake. Craig

his teeth

was asleep, suddenly frowned and withdrew her hand from Treyton’s

dry, chapped lips, she