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.
Jenson, and
“After my meeting concludes, I’ll pay the Cloud
“Okay. Be careful!”
concluded with Gwendolyn’s polite reminder, a sense of warmth spread
it had
gathered his thoughts, he returned to the conference room
minutes later, the meeting concluded in a
him and said softly, “Mr. Newton, I just met Mrs. Newton a while ago. She told me she needs to
was clear that Whitney wanted to talk about the horrible massacre of the Cloud
Newton here. She is simply an employee, still in her probationary period in
slightly. “Got
his office and grabbed his
only to find
stationed to guard the entrance. The area surrounding the Cloud residence was strictly cordoned off, preventing anyone
of the media had gathered, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to be the
amidst the crowd, unable
feeling lost when his gaze fell upon Nico, who emerged from the Cloud residence and
him and ushered Charles past the yellow tape, allowing him entry
not the boss of the Central Intelligence Agency now, so this important case
the last person who had a conflict with Ignatius. Given my role as the head of 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation. They
and put out his cigarette. “Come on. Mr. Jenson is inspecting Jessamyn’s room on
him leisurely
blood, forming a gruesome tableau that spoke of the
his gaze sweeping across the area. He observed the police officers diligently covering the lifeless bodies with white cloths, preparing them for removal from the Cloud residence using stretchers. One by one, the bodies were carefully carried out, leaving behind only patches of blood
entered the scene, his countenance turned stern, mirroring the
surveillance footage from both inside
happened last night, and the internal memory cards were taken away. We couldn’t
outlines depicting where the bodies lay. “Did you
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