Chapter 227: Protecting In Shadows

Thinking about everything revolving around Natalie and her mother, Justin couldn’t help but wonder just who Caryn Shaw really was. A woman powerful enough to orchestrate her own death and vanish without a trace, yet still hold influence even after years of hiding, was no ordinary person.

She’s definitely not simple.

"Have you found out anything about Caryn Shaw yet?" Justin asked. "Her past?"

Noah shook his head. "No, Mr. Harper. It seems her past doesn’t exist—or at least, there’s no record of it. The only information we have starts from her time at the orphanage."

"How did she end up there?" Justin pressed.

"When she was eight, the orphanage head found her unconscious at the gate," Noah explained. "She claimed to remember nothing, and since then, she was cared for by the orphanage."

"Someone must have left her there," Justin mused, his brows furrowing.

"Unfortunately, we couldn’t uncover anything more. It happened decades ago, back when surveillance cameras were rare, especially in areas like that. Even if there had been cameras, retrieving footage from so long ago would be nearly impossible."

Justin couldn’t argue with that. Even if someone had left her at the orphanage gate, tracking them down almost forty years later was a daunting task. If it had been an older individual, they were likely long gone. If not, they would be deep into old age by now.

But Justin wasn’t one to give up easily. If uncovering her past was what it took to protect Natalie, he was willing to go to any lengths to do so.

His eyes turned cold, Seems like I’ll have to get those answers from that woman itself.

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Inside Natalie’s home, after Justin had whisked her away, Victor and Vincent were left alone.

TV, broke the silence.

response, glancing at the TV.

prefer action. Real-life action," Vincent replied with a smirk, his sharp eyes flicking to

other folded casually. "Seems like there’s plenty of real-life action going on around Natalie," he commented. "Especially with you personally here to...

for being an actor,"

get smart when it comes to her," Victor retorted, his

you a drain hole boy?"

you a mafia

clearly already told each of them about the other. After a beat, they

Vincent said, his gaze turning serious. "You stay close and look after her from the inside. I’ll

always looking out for her," Victor

to come running here,"

no different," Victor shot back

going to

playfully. "Want to keep me company

no fun," Victor replied as he stood up. "Enjoy your stay. I’m sure she won’t be coming back

out, then," Vincent said nonchalantly, his attention seemingly back on the

He muted the TV and put the call on speaker as he walked into the kitchen to

get close to Natalie," a voice reported on the other end of

answers?" Vincent asked, opening cabinets with ease. She hasn’t changed her habits at all—everything’s in

on the line replied. "They’d rather die than talk. But we found something interesting. Some of their men crossed paths with another group and

Vincent asked, his brows

to Aiden Shaw—the man we investigated a while ago.

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