After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 227 Your Feelings for Him

Xander stared intently at the tightly closed door. The fleeting glimpse he caught earlier gave him a strange sense of familiarity with the person inside the room. Ivana was also staring at the door.

Richie frowned slightly and tried to divert their attention. "Ivana, have some tea."

"Oh, alright." Ivana took a small sip before letting out a sigh, her gaze softening with pity as she looked at Richie.

"You poor child! I remember when you and Leslie used to visit our house all the time. Now you've grown so much, but poor Leslie ..." Her voice cracked, and tears welled up in her eyes as she lifted a hand to wipe them away. Xander pulled out two tissues and handed them to her.

Then, his eyes drifted back upstairs, his mind returning to the person Richie fought with last night.

Judging by the figure, it had been a woman-could she be the one upstairs now?

"Richard, how have you been all these years?" Ivana asked.

"Thanks for asking, Ivana. I've been doing well. I even started my own company," Richie replied politely.

"That's wonderful! Richard, you've made something of yourself! Your parents must be so proud, watching over you from above." Ivana's gaze was warm, almost motherly, as she looked at him.

"By the way, I remember seeing the hospital surveillance footage back then. Someone was trying to kill you. Do you know who it was?"

Hearing this, Isabel quietly cracked the door open again as her ears perked with curiosity.

Richie shook his head. "The ones chasing me were wearing masks and sunglasses. Their faces were completely covered. I was so desperate to escape that I didn't get a good look at them." If he had, he would've avenged Leslie and his family long ago.

The thought made Richie clench his fists tightly until his knuckles turned white.

"I'll continue looking into it. If I find anything, I'll let you know immediately," Xander said.

"Thanks," Richie replied, his tone softening slightly.

After a brief pause, Xander asked bluntly, "Was the woman from last night with you?"

"I don't know her," Richie answered.

Xander's sharp eyes scrutinized him, but Richie's face was devoid of any signs of deceit.

"Then why did you protect her?" Xander pressed, still puzzled.

Richie frowned. He had considered telling Xander it was because of the emerald guardian angel pendant the woman had worn, but that wasn't the full truth.

There was something about her that made it impossible for him to feel hostility toward her.

knew about the mechanism

something Richie planned to share with Xander. It wasn't about distrust; it was simply that Richie had already made up his mind to

Richie was unwilling to elaborate, Xander didn't

was, after all, the Nelsons' matter, and it wasn't appropriate for him

to give you," Ivana suddenly said

to bring

this?" Richie

leaned out slightly, her eyes fixated on the

What could be inside?

she stared, a woman's voice suddenly whispered in

the treasure your parents left you. The

shook her head, trying

hallucination? Or something

mind spun

It might be a coincidence, or maybe it was planned, but a month before the Nelsons' tragedy, your parents sent this to us. They said the contents were Leslie's treasure. Since Leslie gave the emerald guardian angel pendant to Xan, this

gone, it's

the

"This..."

the password either," Ivana admitted. "The safe requires both the password and the key. You parents didn't leave us the key. I suppose they assumed Leslie would marry into your family

Her voice faltered.

said, determined to keep anything related to Leslie close to

guardian angel pendant

at Xander. "Can you give me

sharply. Her heart, which had just begun to calm, started

them figure it out! If Xander and Richie connected the dots, they'd immediately realize that I

Ivana hesitated because Xander had given the

return it to you in a year,"

Richie asked in

to understand why Xander had entrusted the pendant to Isabel. That was

deliver

pointless. Besides, the pendant had been Leslie's gift to Xander. Technically, he had no

of revenge that kept him going all

around gave him a sense

one year,"

a sigh of relief. Her nerves had been

Richie escorted Ivana

us

"Alright," Richie replied politely.