18 This didn't feel right

The next day, Haines woke up in horror as he realized he overslept!

"Ugh!" he felt his stiff neck, wincing as he realized he had fallen asleep on the desk again.

As Haines massaged his neck, he noticed his desk. The scattered papers last night were all piled neatly. This immediately put a deep frown on his face.

There was a silent rule in the house that anything in the study was meant to stay where they were. Only Butler Jen would touch these parts of the house because a simple piece of paper could put their company in a dire situation.

"Who touched these things...?" he trailed off, picking up the first files on the pile and noticed it was the most important above all the documents.

Haines checked the rest of the piles of documents, only to realize they were meticulously arranged and sorted by their importance in its entirety.

"Did Butler Jen arrange it last night?" he wondered,

to This didn't fit right

calming down as soon as he realized everything was in place. "He probably thinks a messy place also affects the brain."

Haines was convinced Butler Jen came in last night or early this morning to clean up his mess. Just then, the big scarf draped over his shoulder fell to his arms. Gazing down at it, he tried to pick it up but accidentally moved the mouse,

The computer lit up at the same time he held the scarf.

"Isn't this...?" He glanced up, remembering the scarf Penny was wearing last night. But before he could think anything further, his eyes averted to his computer monitor.

Deep lines appeared between his brows when he saw the end of the presentation. Haines didn't finish his paper last night and despite nodding off, he knew where he left off. Thinking he accidentally opened another file, he was about to close it but then realized what this presentation was.

"Huh?"

Haines scrolled up to double-check the title. It had the

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same title as the issue he had been working on. However, its content drastically changed mid part of the paper. By the time he finished reading, his eyes

were wide open.

"Who did this?!"

chair, seemingly unaffected by his stiff neck anymore. He hastily ran out of the study,

fire.

upon hearing the urgent voice. Soon, Haines arrived in the dining area

look on his face.

Atlas raised his concern immediately the second he

Haines's face.

you have a nightmare,

fat frog," Slater also spoke, seeing that Haines's hair was all over the place. He could also see the dried

uncle's mouth.

hand, pursed

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what was going

Allison asked worriedly. "Are you hurt

his seat and approached Haines. "Haines, what's going on?

very nervous."

did you touch the papers last night?" Haines asked in horror,

confused. "I left you

1?"

sure?!" the urgency in

clearer this time.

equally reliable as the head of the company. Charles was the only

the issue.

feel uneasy now. "Why?

exclaimed, forgetting Charles's

did you know if there's anyone who came into the

studied Haines's countenance and

Seeing

looked at Charles sternly.

Allison a short

himself.

the two men could

but I think I saw Penny come into the study last night." "What!?" Haines furrowed his brows while the rest of the brothers frowned. Allison's expression screamed with worry, thinking Penny might've done

in the house. Only Allison and Butler Jen could come in and out of those areas because it would be problematic if something went missing or was broken

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