My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

Chapter 257

The house had been untouched for a long time, and a thin layer of dust had settled over everything.

Lily stood in the room, taking in the familiar furnishings. Her eyes stung with a hint of sadness. After a moment, she steadied her emotions and found a box hidden underneath a statue of Launina.

There was a key underneath the box. She used it to open the box and took out what was inside. It was a Bloodstone Emerald. Lily didn’t know much about it, but she knew Belinda died because of it.

Lily’s eyes narrowed as she scrutinized it. What exactly was this thing?

Belinda was in her 70s and didn’t have many years to live. Why did they choose to kill her now and yet leave the Bloodstone Emerald behind?

The people who killed Belinda were different from the ones currently in Driftwood Bay.

After Belinda’s death, Lily used every possible channel to investigate those responsible, but it was as if they had never existed as not a trace could be found.

She swore that as long as she was alive, she wouldn’t let them escape and would pursue them to the ends of the earth to make sure Belinda got her

then tucked it away and retrieved

inside the box, mostly documents. However, these were not just any documents–they were detailed records of the

contained the family’s demographics, their business ventures over the years, personal details of each family member, and even

had been secretly investigating

was part of the Hutchinson family was something Lily discovered while investigating her father,

far more powerful than she had imagined.

knowledge about them. It appeared that she had kept many things

the Hutchinson family relate to

packed up the documents

she glanced around the room, her

sensed her reluctance to leave the place and patted her shoulder. “I’ll accompany you whenever you

Lily

her head slightly and smiled