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

forehead. He was really idle, doing such boring

wouldn’t rest until the kitchen was repainted, so

home that afternoon but didn’t know Neil was now my neighbor. He was taken aback when I walked in with Neil and the two

had probably known all along.

workers into the

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

now. He accidentally set my kitchen on fire and brought

neighbor had

hated Neil, and Harold must’ve known that, so his expression got

from the kitchen by then. He just sat at the dining table, not coming over even after

explain everything with Neil nearby. I just told him

Don’t make the same mistake again,” Harold warned me before heading upstairs.

you

only to turn around and

was quick. No sooner had Harold left than he came

“Now even

“It doesnt matter as long as you

up trouble,” I glared at

being secretive, not being

was too good with words, so I chose to remain silent. I picked up my bag and headed upstairs to shower,

of the shower. Neil was sitting on the sofa reading a book,

went downstairs, and

which was already clean, now looked brand new after being

You guys can go now.” I told them

their heads “Mr. Whitmore didn’t say we

find Neil The kitchen’s almost done.

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