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..."

voice sharp, "Why did he take you to

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

just took me to have a

glint of suspicion

The point is, while we were in the hall, I noticed

Marion chimed in. "Our ancestral hall has plenty of them

shook her

make their fortune in Seamar 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

was that powerful a hundred years ago, there's no way they wouldn't have had a seat among the Four Great

back into

his legs thoughtfully. "My parents

few times,

overseas a

about that stuff anymore. Now I'm the only one left running the family business. My grandparents passed away, so there's no one to ask about