Shane nodded and said, “Of course. He's Jacqueline's boyfriend, and he has the right to know these things. What he plans to do with that information is entirely up to him, though... But...”

“Mr. Shane, please continue.”

“When you tell Jackson about this, make sure Jacqueline's not around.”

“Got it, Mr. Shane. I'll be careful.” Silas nodded in assent.

Massaging his temples, Shane was starting to believe Natalie's suspicion toward Jacqueline.

Maybe Jacqueline is the true culprit. The sheer audacity of her actions is shocking, given her age.

Suddenly Shane asked, “The Garcia family and the Gunn family are political rivals, yes?”

Silas' expression turned serious as he nodded. “They are. Why are you asking this?”

“There've been two attempts on Natalie's life; I had Mr. Gunn investigate both incidents. He identified Alice as the final culprit, but now we know that the woman is innocent. Since then, Natalie's been suspecting Jacqueline as the true culprit. I can't help but agree with her on this.”

Jacqueline is indeed the real culprit, it would make

Mr. Gunn's great-granddaughter. He's not going to throw

at that revelation. “If Ms. Graham was responsible for the crimes, isn't

thought, he turned to Silas. “I heard that the Garcia family is planning to revitalize an old, cultural city for higher approval ratings. I know for a fact that they're short on funds. Get in touch with them secretly and offer to cover the shortfall. In return, I want them to

deal with a family in politics was

political rivals for many years. If the Garcia family caught wind of Mr.

agreed to

or the Gunn family find out about

to me, Mr.

Shane went upstairs, rubbing his temples in frustration at

days after arriving overseas. Once they

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were still

résumé of the judges only highlighted

are so many seasoned

happy after sharing the stage with

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