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.

knob, when Karl suddenly stood before him to stop him from opening the

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

the more it meant there was an

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

forcefully tried to open the

Mr. Craig will be furious if

against the door to stop Nico, and his breath quickened by the

because of the commotion outside, but the rattling

two men entered a silent stalemate that lasted for a few minutes.

out, and Nico apologized eventually,

to the side. The two soldiers had finished searching the other room,

to grab the doorknob when a man’s angry

“Stop!”

This voice…

Craig rushing upstairs. He was breathing heavily and looked

him. With torches in their hands, they followed Craig

meant it would be much more if they wanted to

had gone down the drain just like that. Her expression. turned solemn as she instructed quietly. “Ignore him and

when the sound of a gun being cocked rang

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 Nico, so the latter had no choice but to let go of the door

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.

put down the gun even after listening to

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

“But Jasmine wasn’t at home. I don’t know where she’s gone. What if she didn’t want to take responsibility after stealing my earrings and bad deliberately returned to

and make sure Jasmine gives you an explanation for what happened. If she did steal your earrings. I’m willing to give you compensation that’s three times the price of the earrings and break her

brows when she heard that.

Please lead your men

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