Chapter 235

Before I could utter a word, Neil had already left.

I glanced around the relatively clean kitchen and shook my head helplessly.

It was around nine when Harold came back, looking stern and serious. An uneasy feeling crept up on me

“Rena, someone’s pulling strings behind the scenes on your dad’s case, and they’re pretty powerful,” Harold said.

This took me by surprise. I couldn’t imagine my dad having such formidable enemies at work. Weren’t his troubles all manufactured by Bonnie?

Could Bonnie possibly have an even bigger backer?

Or maybe it was Gloria!

“Your dad’s been detained and is under investigation. Proving his innocence will be complicated. I’m worried that this might affect your family’s business, so we need to secure the company first, Harold added

I immediately told him I planned to seek help from my uncles.

Harold agreed with my plan. His own company mainly operated overseas, so he might not be able to provide much help.

For my dad’s sake, Harold would stay in the country for a while. I was immensely grateful for his help. His presence made me feel much safer

Next on the agenda was to find my uncles, I couldn’t handle the company affairs alone.

After a long day of hustle and bustle, I returned home, exhausted

“You’re back?” This time, Neil was waiting for me at my front door with two middle-aged men and a bunch of renovation tools.

Seeing those tools, I was agitated. “Are you really having my kitchen repainted?”

else?’ Neil

my forehead. He was really idle, doing such boring things.

was repainted, so

know Neil was now my neighbor. He was taken aback when I walked in with Neil and

Neil didn’t seem surprised. He had probably known all

he took the workers into

me puzzled. “Rena, isn’t that Neil? Didn’t you guys

my kitchen on fire and brought

neighbor had accidentally torched my kitchen. It didnt

dad hated Neil, and Harold must’ve known that, so his expression got stern as he

from the kitchen by then. He just sat at the dining table,

explain everything with Neil nearby. I just told him

man. Don’t make the same mistake again,” Harold warned me

everything to you when I get a

only to turn around and

quick. No sooner had Harold left than he

I said, “Now even Harold is misunderstanding

long as you have a

to stir up trouble,” I glared at

you who’s being secretive, not being

words, so I chose to remain silent. I picked up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil and the two workers

still there when I came out of the shower. Neil was

clothes and went downstairs, and headed straight to the kitchen to check

already clean, now looked brand new after being worked

done You guys can

Whitmore didn’t say

find Neil The kitchen’s almost done. Let

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