At that thought, Natalie's hands tightened around her cell phone as fear struck her. Stark terror showed in her eyes.

Connor slipped off the chair and walked over to her. Taking her hand, he asked, “What's wrong, Mommy? What exactly did you see?”

Likewise, Sharon stared at her while blinking her eyes.

However, Natalie didn't want to frighten the children, so she wasn't planning on telling them about it. Inhaling deeply, she stifled the fear within her and caressed Connor's head with a smile. “I'm fine, so just continue eating. You've got to go to school when you're done.”

Knowing that she didn't want to tell them, Connor pouted. “Got it.”

Then, he went back to his seat.

Natalie sat back down as well. She dipped her eyes and stared at the cell phone in her hands with a conflicted expression on her face.

Logically speaking, she should be showing Shane the video and lodging a police report for deliberate homicide.

But at the thought of Mr. Gunn, she wavered because he did her a favor back then.

was me who wanted to see the case file. And Jacqueline is his great-granddaughter, so I should take that into consideration. Argh! Alright, to repay the debt of gratitude I owe him, I'll keep

her mind, she sighed and put her cell phone

that it was just a one-time mistake last night, and she won't do such a thing again in the future.

the blue,

before taking out the cell phone she had just put away a moment

was a call from Joyce. Thinking that it must be

good news, Nat! The warehouseman and team leader have been apprehended!” Joyce's ecstatic voice rang out

her hand around the cell phone.

just leaving the police

narrowed her eyes. “What did the

expression turned serious. “The warehouseman and team leader turned out to be distant relatives. Unbeknownst to us, they colluded and used the money we allocated for the purchase of high-quality fabrics to buy inferior fabrics. Then, they naturally pocketed the

her

some high-quality fabrics in the warehouse, but they secretly transported them out and sold them. The money from the sales went into their pockets, and they then

of that, Joyce

her eyes for a moment before inquiring, “Did the police interrogate them about

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