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.

turn the knob, when Karl suddenly stood before

bedroom. She is already asleep around this time and will get upset if we wake her up now. We

his reaction, the more it meant there was an unspeakable secret

coming to the Newton residence since I was young. Mrs. Newton likes me very much. Im sure she’ll understand

bypassed Karl and forcefully tried to open the

You can’t go into this room. Mr. Craig will be furious if he finds out!

door to stop Nico, and his

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

two men entered a silent stalemate that lasted

Nico apologized

Karl away as he spoke, and the latter staggered to the side. The two soldiers had finished searching the other room, and they quickly grabbed each of Karl’s arms to stop him from

managed to grab the doorknob when a

“Stop!”

This voice…

metal door simultaneously and saw Craig rushing upstairs. He was breathing

behind him. With torches in their hands, they

and clenched her fists. Craig was back, which meant it would be much

just like that. Her expression. turned solemn

was about to open the door again when the sound of

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 head if you dare open that door and disrupt my mother’s sleep,”

so the latter had no choice

forward to block the gun and shielded Nico 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 there’s no need for

put down the gun even after listening to

earlier, Mrs Jemson. Since you suspect that mV sister was the one who stole your earrings,

where she’s gone. What if she didn’t want to take responsibility after stealing my earrings and bad deliberately returned to the Newton residence

did steal your earrings. I’m willing to

when she

her to finish, Craig interrupted, “It’s late already. Please lead your men and leave the

demand for them to leave left her no room for

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