Under the heiress facade

Chapter 273

“Do you think this sounds like a contract killing?”

Hera looked up at Leon.

“Even if it’s not, it’s definitely some shady business,” Leon asserted confidently

Hera remained silent, mentally replaying the entire situation.

It all started with Isabella’s timed emall. Hera had double checked the email’s code and sender–it was sent only to her. Judging from the email’s contents, whatever was in the box mentioned by Isabella was enacial to the safety of her and her mother.

But when Hera rushed to Lensvale, she was too late. The item had already been taken. There were traces indicating it was removed shortly before her arrival.

This meant that the person who took it knew about it shortly after she received the email. Considering she had only sent it to Nathan, and Nathan had involved Stephen, there had to be a leak between them or perhaps a mole.

Secondly, if this memory card was in the box in the woods, Isabella must have known its contents. Yet now, the recording was incomplete.

At best, the recording suggested Queenie had some shady dealings with someone but without the parties involved to verify, its exact nature remained elusive.

Hera felt that at least the current situation wasn’t a dead end.

only to find his phone

overlooked something crucial. Nathan worked for Bernard.

monitoring over the past few days sparked a troubling idea in

Had she fallen into his

fitted with her and seduced her to make her fall for him. He dolled

possibility sent a chill down Hera’s spine.

detective? Damian has some connections. I can call him,” Leon offered when

that in

the memory card’s contents, Hera handed

this to her address.”

took the memory card.

“And then?”

finger for him to lean closer. She then whispered something in his ear. Leon

“GOLIL”

a private room the cate with several

“I’ll be

They never expected the recently popular Gaskell family to reach out to