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?”

Neil

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

the kitchen was repainted, so I

but didn’t know Neil was now my neighbor. He was

surprised. He had probably

workers into the kitchen and

isn’t that Neil? Didn’t you guys

neighbors now. He accidentally set my kitchen on fire and brought

ex-husband turned neighbor had accidentally torched my kitchen. It didnt make sense

known that, so his expression got stern as he

just sat at the dining table, not coming

look too pleased, but I couldn’t explain everything with Neil

not a good man. Don’t make the same

you when I get

sigh of relief, only to turn around and see Nel already in

was quick. No sooner had Harold left than he came over.

said, “Now even Harold is misunderstanding

long as you have a clear

up trouble,” I

who’s being secretive, not

up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil and the two workers would

to my disappointment, they were still there when I came out of the

changed into fresh clothes and went downstairs, and headed

which was already clean, now looked brand new after being worked on by the

done You guys can go now.” I told them

didn’t say we could

living room to find Neil The kitchen’s almost

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