Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 524

"Is this the treasure you brought back?"

Adler and Jenna were examining the contents of the suitcase with magnifying glasses. Everyone had gathered at Sophie's house.

Sophie sat to the side, sipping on her tea, having already seen the items in the suitcase. Except for the sapphire ring, there wasn't much else of note.

Jenna stroked her chin, remarking, "Based on my knowledge of jewelry, Bea's suitcase collection is worth at least three hundred million."

Adler stood up, adding, "More than that. Including the ring Ms. Sophie is wearing, it's worth at least one point three billion."

"Bea was keeping one point three billion at home. She really knew how to live her life."

"Indeed!" Adler slammed the table, asking in confusion, "But does this have anything to do with the treasure you mentioned before?"

"According to what Gordon told me, the four major families back in the day were the Aldridge family, the Russell family, the Costello family, and the Tredgold family. The Burke family came into prominence later and wasn't counted among these four, but the day I followed James into his family's ancestral hall..."

Sophie paused when Colby suddenly interjected, "Why did he take you to the ancestral hall?"

Sophie fell silent. Traditionally, ancestral halls were places for family members only, not for outsiders.

took

"Hm?"

showed he didn't believe Sophie's

not the point. The point is, I saw two memorial

memorial plaques in an ancestral hall, isn't

ancestral hall also has quite

originally make their fortune in Devonport but moved there later. He didn't elaborate much, but it seems the Burke family isn't just some nouveau riche as rumored but rather

you talk, the more mysterious it sounds. If the Burke family was so powerful a hundred years ago,

my parents mention these four families too, but they've moved abroad now and don't pay much attention to the past. Now, I'm the only one managing the Tredgold family's current

"To me, these four families were just a close-knit group that formed a business alliance to

secret of the four families taking

fell silent, as this was a difficult

unconsciously lit a cigarette, offering

"What's up?"

"I quit."

those two words, surprising Adler.

"A smoker quitting for love, that's a first for me. Learn from him, Adler. At least he can find a girlfriend. You? Destined

lit his cigarette, declaring, "If I could really win over the