No Remarriage for us Stay Away by Livia Storm

Chapter 257 Just A Coincidence.

Upon Lenora's inquiry, Connor couldn't help but start to contemplate that matter seriously. The Morris and Wagner families are indeed just ordinary folks, so there on earth did Daryl find a friend from whom to borrow such much money? I ho would have dared to lend him su Baffled, Connor turned to look at Lenora. "Lenora, are you suspecting that Daryl's money might not have come from legitimate means?"

Lenora gave a faint smile. "Don't blame me for overthinking. I naturally hold a grudge against the person. who killed my father in a drunk-driving accident. It's inevitable that I would suspect him with the worst intentions."

"I understand how you're feeling, Lenora. Regardless of whether Daryl acted unintentionally or even if he was punished, there's no need for you to forgive him. After all, he did cause Mr. Wilkin's death," Connor said. If Mr. Wilkin hadn't passed away, Lenora wouldn't have "Thank you for understanding, Connor, Lenora said, her eyes brimming with gratitude.

When Connor heard how affectionately Lenora addressed him, his ears turned a shade of red, his heart- stirred, utterly smitten by Lenora's charm. "You're welcome, Lenora. You're my girlfriend, so I would. certainly always consider things from your perspective," "Actually, I don't like to accuse others unjustly. Think about this. Does he really not have any wealthy friends?" Lenora casually asked while eating her meal, feigning indifference.

Connor didn't harbor the slightest suspicion. He rolled his eyes and seriously started to ponder. "It seems there isn't any."

A flicker of disappointment flashed in Lenora's eyes as she took a bite of her pasta..

"Could he have borrowed money from Mr. Morris since they're closely acquainted? Or maybe Mr. Morris, with his wide connection, helped him secure a loan? The person who arranged for Mr. Morris to work. abroad back then must have been pretty well-off, right?" "My dad probably didn't lend him any money, I suppose? As for the person who introduced my dad to opportunities abroad. I met him once as a kid, but I haven't seen him since,"

As Lenora expected, once the mastermind had sent those few kidnappers abroad, he likely severed all ties with them.

"Do you remember what he looked like?" Lenora asked nonchalantly. "There are only so many wealthy people in Jacaster. I might know him."

He probably wasn't a wealthy man."

Why do you say that?"

"I remember he had six fingers on his left hand, with the sixth one growing next to his thumb. Someone from a wealthy family wouldn't have kept it. They would have surely had it surgically removed."

"Six fingers, Lenora repeated in a hushed tone.

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indeed know someone with six fingers, and the location of

person was Johanne's

Father's death related to Johanne? That's

exclaimed loudly, "I remember

up.

a drink. I vaguely recall them nostalgically mentioning a mutual friend." Nostalgically? That's

of her food before explaining, "I wanted to see if he's wealthy. If he's not, there might be something fishy about

frowned, deep in thought. "I think that person's

Thud!

and as she bent over to retrieve the fork, her trembling fingers failed to secure their hold. The fork slipped from her grip once again,

to her by Gordon revealed that Gaston was one of the two kidnappers wanted

Lenora thought. However, the

Richie. Otherwise, they wouldn't have overlooked Richie since they've put Gaston on the wanted list, Clearly, they know each other. However, while Richie can return to his homeland, Gaston dares not Connor kindly picked up the fallen fork, set it aside, and handed Lenora a new

calmed down. Thank

smile at Connor and served him some food. "Gaston? Is

He's not local. I think

remained the largest city in the

she subtly changed the subject. "Actually, Soph and I considered traveling

a carefree life abroad, beyond the reach of

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locate him, bring him back to the country, and hand him over to the police for questioning Will this plan work? Even if it's feasible, implementing it will probably be extrer "If you were to go to Yiefmery, we wouldn't have met," Connor