Chapter 244

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At first, the group didn’t feel anything unusual after entering the alleyway. They were still dazed and confused, moving as if they weren’t quite present.

Yehuda didn’t bother to explain anything. His mind was elsewhere.

Since they were heading to the Holmes family estate anyway, he figured it would be better to speak with Tinley first and clarify the situation.

When you hold a certain position, some responsibilities are simply unavoidable. Tinley wasn’t an unreasonable person–if he explained things to her properly, this matter would become much easier to handle.

With that in mind, Yehuda led his four teammates to the gate of the Holmes estate.

After exchanging a few words with the guards, they were smoothly allowed in.

Once inside, the group was finally struck by the grandeur around them–ornate buildings, carved beams, elegant water pavilions. Only then did they realize this was no ordinary place.

As they were escorted to the main hall, Yehuda turned to his teammates with a serious look. “Listen carefully. Do not touch anything here. I’m going to step out for a bit, and while I’m gone, stay in this room. Don’t wander around, and absolutely do not go into the back garden.”

When he said those words outside, his teammates hadn’t taken him seriously.

But after seeing the opulent interior, they didn’t dare move even without Yehuda’s warning.

Only now did they understand–his warning wasn’t to protect the house. It was to protect them.

Everything around them screamed unaffordable. It all looked like one accidental bump could cost them their life savings.

After making sure they’d taken his words to heart, Yehuda turned and followed Ronnie, who was waiting outside.

On the way to the back garden, Ronnie teased him with a grin. “When I got the call, I thought I must’ve heard wrong. I figured you guys knew the grapes belonged to Yvonne and would send someone else to avoid suspicion. Turns out–you didn’t know.”

Yehuda gave an awkward laugh but didn’t respond.

When they received the tip–off, they hadn’t investigated thoroughly enough.

Had he known in advance, he wouldn’t have come–even if no one had officially asked him to recuse himself. Just the thought of it now made him sweat.

spinning with how he was going to explain

place looks even better

the place looks good, Tinley’s mood is good too. You came

by that. He decided to test the waters and ask about Yvonne. “Is Yvonne… home right

now?”

Ronnie replied, glancing at his watch. His expression softened into something almost fatherly. “But she’ll

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gone to pick her up. They should be back any

the garden, they saw Vendy walking from a distance,

face was stormy. The little thing in her hands squirmed

forward and took the white

sneak into Tinley’s room again?” he

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was only four years old, so her naming

arms and thinking of Yvonne returning soon, Ronnie hurried to

the drama queen, nestled against him and whimpered pitifully. Wendy gave it a cold

ate the leaves off the blood

didn’t just eat meat–they snacked on

a light slap on the rump. “I thought we locked it

dusted off the fur clinging to her clothes and replied calmly, “You’ll need a sturdier cage. It knows how

to do that. After being locked in for just two days,

anymore.

blur squirming near the blood ginseng

Tinley–courtesy of

the courtyard, that fox had to go for

to wash its paws and

scolded it in a half–amused, half–frustrated tone. “You’re only still here because Yvonne likes you. With the chaos you’ve caused these past two days, you should’ve been kicked out ages

out an indignant huff, as if it understood exactly what he said.

in the cage. It had been bouncing off the walls, wasting all

the room, couldn’t help but peek through

lost its mind. Its leaps were so

found the room too small and–somehow–opened the window and jumped

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