Frank nodded and changed into another jacket before getting into Vicky's car.

The Fieldens were actually not a particularly important family. Paul Fielden, the family head, was a venture capitalist.

His family had fallen on hard times and their numbers were dwindling, but they retained many treasures from their more illustrious predecessors. The drakeroot was naturally one of them.

Vicky, who had partnered with him before, rode shotgun to call Paul ahead of time.

"Hello, Mr. Fielden? It's Vicky." She laughed as she made small talk with Paul before getting to the point. "So, I was wondering if you're at home? I would like to visit today."

Paul was absolutely stunned on the other end.

The Turnbulls had certainly been making waves in Riverton recently, and their heiress was actually making time to visit him?

that Vicky wanted something,

said, "Of course you're welcome to visit, Ms. Turnbull. My wife is home right now, so you can go straight there. I'm on

See you," Vicky exclaimed and

at the Fieldens' residence soon enough, and

Ding-dong...

"What the hell is Paul playing at? Didn't he say his wife is

"Maybe

sighed exasperatedly as she pressed the doorbell again, since she had something important to do and could not leave whether Mrs. Fielden was in or

shrugged—he was

a woman dressed in

at her—she was just over her twenties, her skin fair and her pretty

in his thirties. the old man had game for

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