With the wine bottles destroyed and their contents spilled across the floor, any evidence of the alleged smuggling activities was gone. Entering the flooded cellar at this point was a lost cause and frankly disgusting.
Horace glared at Ashton sullenly before reholstering his gun. He turned around to leave.
He had barely taken two steps before he whipped around suddenly and said cynically, “I must say, Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, the two of you make such a lovely pair. Your teamwork is admirable, and I’d be hard-pressed to find another pair who were more in sync with one another!”
He did not fool me with his thinly veiled attempt at accusing us of being criminal accomplices.
How good can he be if he’s so intent on painting our family as villains over some baseless accusations?
I played dumb and replied sweetly, “What a lovely compliment. I’m sure the two of us will enjoy a long life together over your blessings!”
“Hmph!” Horace scoffed and said, “Let’s see if you’ll still be smiling like this during our next encounter!”
He left in a huff with the other officers in tow.
feeling of prejudice toward all businessmen. He
vicinity of the cellar before coming out. The sound of rhythmic crunching greeted our ears as he walked
wine cellar had no heating, and the chill sent me scrunching my neck into my collar. Hastily, I added, “You’re going to fall sick if you stay in those wet clothes. You should clean up in
someone to move the rest of the wine away. Keep
to look at the half-open
Ashton had not destroyed all of the wines. It was all an act, and most of the smuggled wines were lying intact in their original crates. Had the police officers been more determined to venture into the cellar for a better look, they would have the evidence they needed to make
risky gamble thankfully paid
any minute,
here right now, except
immediately set
some rest. I’ll have someone send a set of clean
shot a
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