Chapter 5

After coming back from the city, Philip finally recalled that he had not restored the sculpture. Yet, there was nothing inside the basement.

Brenda was agitated. "It was kept in here! The door was locked too. There's no way something that big can go missing just like that!"

Layla's face turned pale. She shook her head. "No. It can't be."

Brenda asked, "Did you let Colin in here?"

"He said that he was dropping by the convention center and that he could help me send the sculpture over first. I thought Dad already fixed the sculpture last night."

Layla explained frantically. Then, she pointed at Philip and complained, "It's your fault. If you had fixed the sculpture last night, Colin would not have found anything even if we let him take the sculpture away. It's all your fault."

Philip was infuriated by her words. "That man must have come here because he noticed something about the sculpture. Yet, you went and let him into the basement. You idiot! Don't you have any common sense?"

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