Chapter 140

The driver returned to the hotel, and upon arrival, Manuel gave him 2,000 dollars. The driver was overjoyed and couldn’t stop smiling.

Back at the hotel on the upper floor, they prepared to pack their luggage and check out. The hotel staff was cleaning the rooms and, upon seeing them enter, hastily handed each of them a bottle of water.

Manuel was thirsty, and he opened the bottle and drank it all in one go.

Wayne and Simon also finished their water quickly. Oliver only drank half a bottle before proceeding to pack his luggage.

Wayne and Simon offered to help pack, but as they rushed to the room, Wayne suddenly had a bad feeling. He turned to look at the female staff member cleaning the room and stammered, “You… you…”

Then, Wayne, Simon, Manuel and Oliver fell down one after another.

It was uncertain how much time had passed when Oliver slowly regained consciousness. He opened his eyes, still feeling a bit dizzy.

After a while, Oliver’s mind gradually cleared. He smelled a faint fragrance and realized that the room was unfamiliar

Where was he?

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It took Oliver a while to piece together his memory. He remembered that they were in the hotel, packing their luggage, and then…

Then there was nothing more, as if Oliver’s memory had been cut off.

Did Oliver’s memory really have a gap?

Oliver tried hard to recall and only remembered that they drank a bottle of mineral water in the hotel room, and then..

Suddenly, it dawned on Oliver. All four of them had drunk a bottle of mineral water given by the hotel staff, and then they had all collapsed.

involved in

were generally safe. Such occurrences as drugging customers were rare. Yet, why had they all passed out after drinking

that if the reason for their fainting was indeed the water provided by the hotel staff, they

and looked around the room, he found it peculiar. The room exuded an understated yet luxurious atmosphere. There were large floor-to-ceiling windows, and as he walked over and gently pulled the curtains, they automatically opened

the curtains opened, there was a spacious terrace garden of over 1,000. square feet outside, adorned with a

place was…

the room further, Oliver found a walk-in closet to the left, and on the right, an

including bags from brands like Louis Vuitton, Hermes, and Prada, as well as hats,

further, he spotted an entire row of jewelry

as he

of dollars for a single piece,

walk-in closet, behind the glass doors, Oliver found an

of these items, Oliver realized that the jewelry, fashion, and accessories in both sides of

a truly wealthy household, and it appeared

fashions and accessories

suddenly recalled the lady

Jenifer behind all

below but an intricate three-story villa estate with mountains, water, and forests. The entire estate spanned an area of at least

size, design, and opulence, this mansion was easily

a place that an ordinary wealthy individual

the door opened, and someone walked

“Jenifer… Who are you?

Instead, it

Oliver for a moment and then said, “You are Oliver, right? What do you do? I heard you are

answer her question but asked calmly, “Who are you?” Why am I here? Where

that Oliver didn’t answer her question, instead furrowed her brows and asked, “I asked you first. Don’t think just because my little sister is interested in you, you can be one of our family. It is

situation and realized that Jenifer

“I think you’ve misunderstood. No matter how rich your Woods family is, I have no intention of becoming one of it. I don’t need money. Even if I

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