A smirk appeared on Nicole's lips when she noticed Karen's visibly agitated appearance. She genuinely hoped Karen would go up and check the situation. It's hard to even imagine how suspicious Karen would look once people start to notice how involved she was during the situation.The dining room fell into silence, everyone waiting quietly. All had the same thought in mind, thinking what could have happened.Finally, Mr. Riddle Sr. returned downstairs with heavy steps."Dad, what's wrong? You don't look well." Daniel instantly got up, helping Mr. Riddle Sr. to sit on the couch.In such circumstances, no one was in the mood to enjoy their meal. Therefore, everyone gathered in the living room."Dad, did something bad happen?" Dexter asked with concern."Well..." Mr. Riddle Sr. sighed. "Someone broke into the house.""Is anything missing?" Dillion asked, with an unusual expression. 'Damien gathered us all here today, and coincidentally there was a break-in at home? The Riddle manor h
Nicole had humiliated Raine just a while ago, so there was no way Raine would let Nicole off the hook now.Nicole raised an eyebrow. "Guilty? Did you see me do it?""Only Sean and you went upstairs just now, and now something has happened. Can you really blame us for suspecting you?" Raine grew more convinced as she thought about it. At first, Raine just wanted to press Nicole's buttons, but now she realized only Sean and Nicole had gone upstairs.Hearing Raine's words, Karen immediately chimed in. "Now that you've mentioned it, there were indeed only you two who went upstairs."Nicole moved her arms and said meaningfully, "Have you forgotten why I went upstairs?"Karen turned stiff. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to provoke Nicole. If she had not done it, Nicole would have had no reason to go upstairs."Maybe she hit your spot. If you hadn't been burned, you might have other excuses to go upstairs," Raine said indignantly, convinced that something was wrong with Nicole."
"Don't worry. It'll be back." Mr. Riddle Sr. stood up.Seeing Mr. Riddle Sr. preparing to go back to his room, the butler asked, "You haven't finished your dinner. Why don't you eat some more?""I'll pass. I have no appetite." Mr. Riddle Sr. sighed.The butler helped Mr. Riddle Sr. up the stairs and comforted him, "Don't worry, Nicole would never do such a thing. It must be a coincidence.""I know she didn't." A thought flashed through Mr. Riddle Sr.'s mind then. It seemed as if Nicole was giving that person a chance to commit the crime. Perhaps Nicole had already figured something out.Mr. Riddle Sr.'s decision to have the four families investigate was merely a compromise. The situation happened right under their nose when everyone was present. It was only natural to have everyone investigate it. No matter the result, the outcome would be accepted collectively. However, Mr. Riddle Sr. still held hope in Nicole, thinking she might know something.Meanwhile, Damien and Dillion had
"Come on, you're the boss. I'll come to get the result when the time comes." Preston was still happy after being scolded. He cheerfully got into the car and left."Hey, I didn't promise you anything." Steve rolled his eyes in exasperation. This was not what he meant by asking Preston to leave.Ellar's expression lit up as he realized the cheat code and bowed toward Steve. "Thank you, Steve. I'll also be leaving now."Ellar then quickly pulled Dexter and Emma into the car and ran away, fearing that he had to stay back to investigate the matter."Hey! You guys have gone too far!" Steve fumed, anger boiling in him. 'How could they? They actually shifted all the responsibilities to me, and are waiting to take advantage of what I find!'Looking at the empty crowd, Steve rolled his eyes in frustration."Steve, you have to investigate this matter thoroughly. After all, it concerns your older brother and sister," Gloria said with a worried look.Seeing Gloria's concern, Steve could only
As Nicole was thinking of Preston and Ellar, she helplessly shook her head and chuckled softly. She wondered if Mr. Riddle Sr. would be angry if he knew about Preston and Ellar's behavior when the property deeds for the Riddle family manor were lost.'Even if they believed me, aren't they curious about who exactly took them?'Meanwhile, Damien had already returned home."Go upstairs and check on Chloe," Damien said, glancing at Miley."Okay," Miley replied and went upstairs."Dad, any updates?" Everett eagerly waited until Miley's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs before asking.Damien shook his head. "No.""Why is it taking so long?" Everett furrowed his brows slightly as his expression turned solemn."Don't worry. The arrangements were made with trustworthy people. They won't have other intentions," Damien whispered. Besides, those things were only useful in his hands, and not in anyone else's."I'm just worried that delays may lead to more complications." Everett'
"We were knocked unconscious as soon as we left the Riddle family manor. We came here right after," the two individuals stuttered as they recalled. They genuinely had no idea.Everett narrowed his eyes as he took out a card and handed it to them. "Take the money and leave San Joto forever. Don't come back, and don't let anyone find you. Otherwise, you can consider yourselves dead.""Understood." The two individuals trembled as they accepted the card, feeling a chill down their spines."Please." Everett looked at the butler."Yes, sir." The butler understood Everett's intention and led the two individuals to leave through the back door.After the two had left, Everett looked at Damien and said, "Dad, I'm afraid we're in trouble.""We're the only ones who knew about this, so how did it get leaked?" Damien found it hard to accept such a possibility."The only explanation for a coincidence like this is that someone is targeting us." Just as they had succeeded, they were suddenly att
Sean glanced at Steve and said, "Just do what you need to do.""Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on Everett." Whether it was the task given to them by Mr. Riddle Sr. or preventing Everett from tracing them, Steve was determined to keep an eye on Everett.Sean knew that Steve understood what needed to be done, so he looked away and instructed the driver to start the car.Soon, they left the Riddle family manor.After entering her house, Nicole found Daniel, Gloria, and Stanley in the living room."What exactly happened today?" They could not ask any questions back at the old house, so now they came bursting forth.Nicole smiled calmly. "Don't worry. Everything will be fine.""Do you know something?" Stanley furrowed his brows slightly.She briefly explained the situation and advised them, "Just pretend you don't know anything. You don't need to worry about anything else. Sean and I will handle it.""If that's the case, then I'm relieved." Gloria let out a sigh of relief.Although
Meanwhile, most of the people had gradually returned home after having spent a considerable amount of time by the river. Only a few groups were left, and they were still enjoying the serene view of the flowing waters.Spencer and Lulu walked hand in hand along the embankment, where the wind would blow from time to time, making Lulu's hair flow ever so gracefully in the wind."Are you cold?" Spencer lowered his gaze, looking at her with concern."Not at all. The evening breeze feels quite nice." Lulu smiled and shook her head gently.Fixing her hair, Spencer muttered, "I'm sorry for making you upset earlier. I'll be more careful in the future. I'll try to reduce the amount of time I spend with Icyln outside of work.""It's okay, I understand that you're in a difficult position. I've never blamed you for anything before." Lulu said, understanding that Spencer was stuck between a rock and a hard place.Besides, he had not done anything inappropriate, having only acted out of duty fo