Chapter 470 The Sound Of Chains.

The corridor was dimly lit. With the help of the flashlight, they could vaguely see the tightly-shut doors along the way.

Nico led Gwendolyn down the corridor while Karl, the butler, followed closely behind them.

The first door they opened showed a study.

They flipped the switch, and the lights in the room turned on.

Nico waved at the soldiers standing outside the metal door, gesturing for them to enter. Seeing this, they jogged in and acted as if they were rummaging through the room to look for the missing crystal earrings.

As they did that, Nico led Gwendolyn to another room.

Karl took in a deep breath anxiously and continued following after them.

The door was opened, and it showed a vacant bedroom. The room was decorated with rosewood furniture, looking minimalistic but exquisite at the same time.

“This used to be Old Mr. Abraham’s room. Ever since he passed away, Mrs, Newton would always say she’d see him in this room and couldn’t fall asleep. We left this room vacant later on, but Mr. Craig would tell our housekeepers to clean it every day,” Karl explained.

Nico nodded in response. The two soldiers who were checking the previous room walked in and began carefully searching the room.

As they exited the room, Nico locked his gaze on the door opposite them.

He could vaguely hear the sound of chains rattling coming from inside.

Nico turned back and glanced at Gwendolyn, who was also looking at him,

The pair exchanged solemn gazes.

An ill premonition suddenly brewed in their hearts.

about to turn the knob, when Karl suddenly stood before him to stop him

Mrs. Newton’s bedroom. She is already asleep around this time and will get upset if we wake her up now. We must not enter

it meant there

me very much. Im sure she’ll understand since I lost my precious crystal earrings,

Karl and forcefully tried to open the

will be furious if he finds out!

the door to stop Nico, and his breath quickened by

was because of the commotion outside, but the rattling of the chains on the ground sounded

a silent stalemate that lasted for a

and Nico apologized eventually,

had finished searching the other room, and they quickly grabbed each of Karl’s arms to stop

grab the doorknob when a man’s

“Stop!”

This voice…

looked toward the metal door simultaneously and saw Craig rushing upstairs. He was

few bodyguards behind him. With torches in their hands, they

clenched her fists. Craig was back, which meant it would be much more if they wanted to find Jennifer and check on how she

drain just like that. Her

when

two meters away from them and holding a gun in his hands. His eves were cold as he aimed the gun at Nico’s head. “How dare you bring soldiers and break into the Newton residence. acting so arrogantly, Nico? Don’t think I wouldn’t dare to hurt you just because Cedrick has your back. 11 put a bullet straight through your

Nico, so the latter had no choice but

behind her. Then, glancing at Craig, she explained, “Mr. Craig, my crystal earrings were stolen during the tea party. All the sociahtes who attended have been searched. Nico is just doing his job, so

even after listening to her explanation. An

mV sister was the one who stole your earrings, you should go look for her instead of searching the Newtoni

What if she didn’t want to take responsibility after stealing my earrings and

into this myself and make sure Jasmine gives you an explanation for what happened. If she did steal your earrings. I’m willing to give

when she

waiting for her to finish, Craig interrupted, “It’s late already.

leave left her no

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