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

rubbed my forehead. He was really idle,

kitchen was repainted, so I just let them in to

Neil was now my neighbor. He was taken

Harold, Neil didn’t seem surprised. He had probably

the workers into the kitchen and got busy

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

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

turned neighbor had accidentally torched my kitchen. It didnt make

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

He just sat at the dining

everything with Neil

not a good man. Don’t make the same mistake again,” Harold

understand I’ll explain everything to you when I get a chance,” I

out a sigh of relief, only to turn

sooner had Harold

said, “Now even Harold

as long

how to stir up trouble,” I glared at Neil.

not being honest,” he retorted.

my bag and headed upstairs to shower, hoping that Neil and the two workers would have left when

they were still there when I came out of the shower. Neil was sitting on

clothes and went downstairs, and

new after being worked on by the two workers.

You guys can

heads “Mr. Whitmore didn’t say we could leave

to find Neil The kitchen’s almost done. Let

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