Goodbye, Mr. Ex: I've Remarried Mr. Right by Czy Season

"This is the treasure you brought back?"

Randy and Erica leaned over the suitcase, peering through magnifying glasses at the contents.

Debra sat off to the side, sipping on her tea. She had already seen everything in the suitcase earlier. Except for the sapphire ring, there were no noteworthy items.

Erica rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Based on my knowledge of jewelry, Melody's collection here is worth at least 300 million dollars."

Randy stood up, shaking his head. "Not quite. If you add in the ring Debra is wearing, it's at least 1.3 billion."

"Leaving 1.3 billion just lying around at home? She sure knows how to live," Erica said with a touch of sarcasm.

"No kidding," Randy agreed, slapping the table lightly.

He looked confused as he continued, "But what's all this treasure talk you did before? Does it have something to do with these jewels?"

Debra set her teacup down. "According to what Andrew told me, the four prominent families back in the day were the Potter family, the Frazier family, the Houston family, and the Osborne family. The Nichols family rose to power later. But recently, when I went into the ancestral hall with Juan..."

"Why did he take you to their ancestral

off by the question. Ancestral halls were typically off-limits to outsiders, only reserved for direct family

laugh. "He just took me to have a

eyes narrowed, a glint of suspicion flickering

changing the subject. "Anyway, that's not the point. The point is, while we were in the hall, I

ancestral

shook her head. "These

City. They moved here later. He didn't go into much detail but I have a feeling that the Nichols family isn't the 'new money' they're made out to

the Nichols family was that powerful a hundred years ago, there's no way they wouldn't have

settled back into

thoughtfully. "My

few times,

overseas a

family business. My grandparents passed away, so there's no one to