Chapter 257

Caroline didn't give the private detective an answer, which made him fret. Turning to look at Charles, who stood behind him, he mouthed, "Is she suspecting me?"

Charles appeared as cool and composed as ever. But deep down, he was more anxious than the private detective.

A moment later, Caroline spoke. "Are you sure that you're asking for one thousand dollars only?"

"Yes," the detective replied hastily.

Worried that she would regret her decision, he added, "One thousand dollars is enough. Do you want it?"

"Yes," Caroline told him. "But you have to send it to another email address of mine."

Later, she gave the detective an email address that she rarely used. Once everything was done, he hung up and turned to Charles. "You clearly had no faith in me."

Charles tossed him a sideways glance and said, "Stop babbling and send her the information."

"Okay, fine. Where's my thousand dollars then?"

He barely finished his sentence when he received a notification on his phone. Gla