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

"Seriously? Of all the things you could say, you chose

Shelia was still fresh in the public's mind. It was not something Debra wanted to talk about in polite company.

a gas leak at their place. Oh, speaking of which, I just remembered I left my gas stove on at home. Liza, let's say goodbye to Mr. and

Liza's arm and pulled her away before she could

and Debra as he rushed off. "See you

are you in such a rush?"

again. "The fire has been put out. They found a female body, badly burned. Looks like it was

kicked him hard in the behind. "Why didn't you mention this

winced, rubbing his backside. "The atmosphere was

Juan wouldn't just get caught in trouble so

was strange. It was too sudden and

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