In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 226 There’s No Lead

Aaron looked at Grace. “Grace, Luke just called.”

At the mention of Luke, Grace guessed what it was about. “Is it about what happened at the fashion show?”

Aaron nodded. “We found the person who damaged the clothes. He admitted to entering the backstage area with a pair of scissors and cutting the clothes. He also admitted to putting razor blades in the model’s high heels.”

Grace was furious. “Anything else?”

Aaron continued, “I investigated him. He’s an orphan with no family or ties. He had received a million–dollar transfer the day before the incident, but we can’t trace the origin of the transfer.

“And he’s tight–lipped. He’s only admitted to his actions and won’t reveal who instructed him

to do them.”

Upon hearing this, Grace roughly understood the situation. “So there’s no other information available?”

Aaron hummed.

hiding in the shadows as they target you. It’s hard to guard against. Think carefully.

“I don’t know. But there are quite a

expression turned uglier. “Could it be because

a good

“Or the Quine family?”

family has fallen, they probably can’t easily come up with such a large sum of

from this, Aaron

he has admitted it, let’s handle it according to the rules of our

someone provokes our family, they naturally have to bear the consequences.

Grace nodded reassuringly.

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is a dangerous place. Grandpa and I are really

about leaving everything in Amirate behind and returning to

rejected his suggestion. “I can’t, Aaron. I made a bet with Director Walker. I have to improve the company’s performance within a year. If I can’t do it, I can leave then. It’s too early

something more,

know you’re worried about me. But I can’t give up halfway. How would others see me in the