Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1283

"It's not that line, it's the one before it!"

"Uh..." Adler scratched his head, thinking. "We must've botched our investigation!"

"The line before that!"

"This is a ledger, not a treasure map, right?"

"Yep, that's the line."

Adler looked puzzled. "What's so special about that line?"

Sophie explained, "I've always thought it was odd. This ledger was so dangerous back then, yet it wasn't burned. Instead, it was hidden, and not just anywhere, but in each family's ancestral hall. I bet the Tredgold and Costello families have similar ledgers. Maybe when you put them together, they form a treasure map."

Jenna and Adler exchanged bewildered glances.

Jenna said, "I've heard of treasure maps hidden in poems and paintings, but this is the first time I've heard of one hidden in a ledger!"

true, it would be absolutely crazy! What kind of treasure would be

saying, "Mr. Adler, I need you to go back to the Tredgold estate and see if you can find

"??"

never liked going into ancestral halls. Either the ancestors will be displeased, or my dad will beat me.

the reason is, you

"Me?"

eyes widened.

to steal something? If his dad

you scared of?

a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "If it comes down to it, just

think my dad is that

"I'm just worried we'll get caught before we even grab the

getting caught, it'll be you. I'm not a Tredgold, your dad can't

"You!"

teeth and said, "Fine, I'll go! If I die, so be

Sooner or later, it comes for all