Chapter 1071

Chloe just stared, at a complete loss for words.

She didn't even have to ask-one look at her mentor and she knew exactly what was going on in his head.

Here we go again, she thought. He was probably already trying to figure out how to sneak that fancy sofa out and sell it for some extra cash.

She couldn't help but nudge him back to reality. "Master, can we please focus? We're here for a reason."

Nemo snapped to attention, sitting up straight. His whole vibe shifted, suddenly all business.

He looked straight at Jeffery. "Are you really saying you didn't kill the thirty- something members of the Grevenberg family?"

Jeffery's expression was just as serious. "You drugged me, dumped me on some abandoned fishing boat, and left. Not long after, a fisherman found me. He helped me wake up, and as soon as I could, I rushed to the Grevenberg estate. But when

I got there, the whole place was on fire. There were bodies everywhere."

with Nemo. "I always thought you finished the job for

Grevenberg family for you-but I got ambushed by Black Crow. Took me longer than I thought to get rid of him. By the

truth settled between them-finally clear

out,

"If neither of you did it, then

knew who our client was. For all we know, they could've hired other hitmen just

spoke up again. "There was one survivor-a child. Did

did," Nemo said quietly. "I'm the one who saved him

turned to stare

found him, he was terrified-completely out of it. considered killing him, just to tie up loose ends, but when I looked into his eyes, I couldn't do it. Plus counted the bodies-there were thirty-eight, exactly as expected. So I figured maybe he wasn't

sick after that. When he finally woke up, he didn't remember anything. I dropped him off at an orphanage. What

let out a deep sigh. "I guess that's where all

voice low. "Is that

"Most likely. I'm not sure if

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