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

really idle, doing such

attitude, I figured he wouldn’t rest until the kitchen was repainted, so I just

my neighbor. He was taken

seem surprised. He had probably known all along. He just greeted

he took the workers into the kitchen and got

puzzled. “Rena, isn’t that Neil? Didn’t you guys get divorced?”

set my kitchen on fire and brought people to fix it. That’s all,”

neighbor had accidentally

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

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

everything with Neil

make the same mistake again,” Harold warned

to you when I get a chance,” I nodded.

let out a sigh of relief, only to turn around and

had Harold left than

“Now even Harold is misunderstanding

casually replied, “It doesnt matter as long as

to stir up trouble,”

you who’s being secretive, not being honest,” he

up my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil

my disappointment, they were still there when I came out of the shower. Neil was sitting on the sofa reading a book, looking very comfortable.

long? I changed into fresh clothes and went downstairs, and headed straight to

clean, now looked brand new

should be almost done You guys can go now.” I

heads “Mr. Whitmore didn’t say we could

the living room to find Neil The kitchen’s almost done.

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