Chapter 995

As Garland scrambled to come up with an excuse, one of Marion's subordinates entered the room at a brisk pace. Upon seeing Debra, he hesitated for a moment and awkwardly moved closer to Marion.

"Sir..."

"There are no outsiders here. Speak."

He snapped to attention and reported, "The Nichols Mansion caught fire. The entire place is burned to the ground."

The room fell into stunned silence at the news. Marion shot a cold, calculating glance at the man, who immediately felt a chill crawl down his spine.

With the tension thick in the air, Garland was the first to break the silence.

Mrs. Houston's ex-husband, right? I need to look into it and help clean up

went quiet again. Liza glared at him. "Seriously? Of all the

with Shelia was still fresh in the public's mind. It was not something Debra wanted to talk about in polite company. Debra muttered, "The Nichols family still has Melody in charge. And as Mr. Garland said,

I just remembered I left my gas stove on at

and pulled her away before she could make sense of the

Marion and Debra as he rushed

are you in such

the messenger spoke up again. "The fire has been put out. They found a female

the behind. "Why didn't you mention this

winced, rubbing his backside.

remained unflustered. Someone like Juan wouldn't just

strange. It was too sudden

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