The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 763

After ending the call, Gwendolyn fell into deep thought before her computer before deciding to call Charles.

Having successfully completed his one-month assignment of cleaning the restroom, Charles had returned to Newton Group and was presently in a meeting.

His expression turned serious when his phone, set to silent mode, lit up, showing Gwendolyn’s name. Pausing the meeting, he excused himself and headed out to answer the call.

The higher-ups of Newton Group were left behind, baffled by his sudden exit.

“Gwen, why are you calling me at this hour? Is there an emergency?”

Gwendolyn told him sternly, “Something happened to the Cloud family. They have been wiped out. Do you know about this?”

Charles fell into a momentary silence. “I did come across the news this morning, but I didn’t delve into it. Is that the reason you called me?”

He quickly realized why she called. “Do you think I’m behind this?”

“The Cloud family was already on the brink of departing from upper-class society. Ignatius’ family had never had many enemies. The only recent conflict I recall was the one between you and Jessamyn.”

Charles listened to her silently before letting out a snort. “Is that why you’re suspecting me?”

Before Gwendolyn could reply, he added menacingly, “Gwendolyn, you think too highly of me. I’m not capable of killing over one hundred members of their family overnight. Even if I wanted to teach Jessamyn a lesson, I wouldn’t involve the others.”

Gwendolyn sighed. “I know it wasn’t you. I never suspected you.”

Charles’ expression relaxed slightly.

Gwendolyn’s analysis continued as she delved deeper into the topic. “I don’t believe it’s as straightforward as it seems. While the Cloud family may have experienced a downfall, they still wielded significant influence. If the culprit’s motive isn’t driven by a personal grudge against them, could it be that all the influential families in Salinsburgh are potential targets?”

As the gravity of the situation became apparent, Charles would undoubtedly be summoned for questioning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The matter was serious, so Cedrick would need to personally handle it.

help but speculate whether the culprit’s intended targets included the Harris, Jenson, and Newton families—considering their status as the three

concludes, I’ll pay the

“Okay. Be careful!”

with Gwendolyn’s polite reminder, a sense of warmth

Gwendolyn’s name saved in his phone, reflecting on the fact that it had been quite

gathered his thoughts, he returned to the conference room to

meeting concluded in a rush, and Charles left the conference room

him and said softly, “Mr. Newton, I just met Mrs. Newton a while ago. She told me she

wanted to talk about the

Mrs. Newton here. She is simply an employee, still in her probationary period in the logistics department. Please inform her to concentrate on her work and refrain from entertaining thoughts of

bowed slightly.

office and grabbed his jacket before taking the

murder scene, only to find the Federal Bureau of

entrance. The area surrounding the Cloud residence

media had gathered, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to be the first

the crowd, unable to make

lost when his gaze fell upon Nico, who emerged from the Cloud

him and ushered Charles past the yellow tape, allowing

the Central

the Newton family and my past as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, I will undoubtedly be the prime suspect in the eyes of the

smirk and put out his cigarette. “Come on. Mr.

behind him leisurely but

gruesome tableau that spoke of the

residence using stretchers. One by one, the bodies were carefully carried out, leaving behind only patches of blood and pristine spots where the deceased had previously lain, depicted by

entered the scene, his countenance turned stern, mirroring the gravity of the situation. Charles, too, adopted

reviewed the surveillance footage from both inside the Cloud residence

the surveillance cameras were destroyed before the incident happened last night, and the internal memory cards were taken away. We couldn’t find

depicting where the bodies lay. “Did you find out

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