The Ex and Her Riches
Chapter 469

Chapter 469

Looking at Cedrick’s back, Craig knitted his brows. He somehow sensed that something was wrong, sohe did not immediately follow the former.

Cedrick turned around after taking a few steps. “This is an order. Do you want to disobey yoursuperior?”

“No, I wouldn’t dare.”

Instead of dwelling on it, Craig had no choice but to follow Cedrick to his office to have a meeting.

At seven o’clock in the evening, Gwendolyn and Nico took four troops of soldiers with them to surroundthe entire Newton residence.

It was terrifying to see a group of tall and burly soldiers besiege the inner courtyard wall of the villa.

The butler, Karl Damon, was shocked upon seeing the situation.

“W-What’s wrong?”

Gwendolyn came forward and explained, “Sir, my crystal earrings disappeared during the tea party inthe afternoon. I checked all the socialites who attended the tea party, and Jasmine is the only one left.”

With a stern face, Nico showed his ID to Karl and said, “Please cooperate with the investigation byFederal Bureau of Investigation.”

Karl was stupefied.

Are they suspecting that Ms. Jasmine stole the crystal carrings?

“T-This is impossible, Mrs. Jenson. Ms. Jasmine grew up with you, so you know her best. As theyoungest daughter of the Newton family, she has been doted on by everyone in the family growing up

and has everything in the world. It’s impossible that she would steal your stuff!”

Yet, Gwendolyn refused to back down. “That may be the case in the past, but as you know, Jasmine isvindictive. I had a fight with her at the tea party today. We can’t rule out the possibility that shemaliciously stole the crystal earrings to take revenge on me.”

“How is that possible?” Karl panicked. “She was raised with strict discipline in the Newton family. It’sabsolutely impossible for her to do such a thing.”

Nico looked at his watch and decided not to continue the conversation. “We’ll only replace out after asearch. Please step aside.”

With a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him quickly rushed into the villa.

As it was an investigation done with a permit, the bodyguards at the Newton residence did not dare tostop them. In addition, Karl did not know what to do since Craig was not at home.

A bodyguard, who was quietly hiding, called Craig on the phone.

At the same time, Craig was being lectured while standing in Cedrick’s office.

When his phone rang unexpectedly, Cedrick’s face turned cold instantly. “Did you not learn the rules?Don’t you know that your phone should be turned off or

“It’s my fault. I’m turning it off now.”

Craig took out the phone from his pocket and glanced at the caller ID on the screen.

It was a call from the bodyguard of the Newton residence.

Frowning suspiciously, he looked at the time displayed on his phone and realized that Cedrick hadbeen scolding him for an hour.

At first, he thought that Cedrick was deliberately giving him a lesson and making him stand in a military.posture to establish the latter’s authority.

However, the fact that the bodyguard at the Newton residence called him indicated that somethingurgent had happened at the Newton residence.

Could it be that Cedrick is stalling for time?

Knock Knock.

When Craig was lost in his thoughts while staring at the phone screen, Cedrick tapped his knuckles onthe table as a silent reminder to him.

Coming back to his senses, Craig quickly put his phone on silent.

Then, he looked up at Cedrick and said in an anxious tone, “Mr. Jenson, it seems that somethinghappened to my family. Can you let me go back first?”

Cedrick’s face was cold as he exuded an air of displeasure.

He did not respond, but the expression on his face obviously meant rejection.

The screen of the phone in Craig’s hand was still on. The last call got hung up as it was missed, but thephone rang again after a few seconds.

Thinking about the top floor of the Newton residence, Craig grew restless and decided to disobeyCedrick’s orders.

“Mr. Jenson, my sister, Jennifer, fell very ill some time ago. I hired someone to take care of her. I’mreceiving these phone calls probably because something happened to her, so I have to go back to

check on her. If you’re displeased and think that I’ve violated the rules by disobeying your orders, I’mwilling to come back tomorrow to accept punishment.”

With that, Craig turned around and swiftly opened the door to leave.

“Craig!” Cedrick shouted, but Craig did not respond to him as he was determined to rush back to theNewton residence.

Cedrick checked the time on his watch.

Gwendolyn and Nico probably haven’t finished the investigation yet.

With an icy expression, he quickly got up and left Federal Bureau of Investigation to head to theNewton residence.

Meanwhile, the soldiers of four troops were pretending to conduct a search without destroying anyfurniture in the Newton residence.

Gwendolyn Lost Her Earrings

“Sir!” A soldier ran out from the villa and gave Nico a salute respectfully.

“What is it?” asked Nico.

“The top floor is locked. We can’t search it.”

Nico immediately glanced at Karl, who panicked in an instant. “No! The top floor is where Mrs. Newtonrests. Mrs. Newton is resting right now, so you can’t go up and disturb her! Besides, there’s absolutelyno way the earrings are hidden on the top floor! The top floor is a restricted area set up by Mr. Craig.Even Ms. Jasmine can’t go up there, so she can’t possibly hide things up there. If Mr. Craig comesback and replaces out that the top floor has been searched, he’ll definitely go mad! He’s the deputy director

of Federal Bureau of Investigation. Aren’t you afraid that he will settle accounts with you after what youdid in his house?” Karl said unyieldingly.

Unsure of what to do, Nico quietly glanced sideways at Gwendolyn to observe her expression.

Gwendolyn did not expect a butler to have such a tough stance, so she was at a loss for words.

Afterward, another soldier trotted up to her, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, “Mrs. Jenson, Ms.Jennifer Newton is really not in her room.”

So it means that she’s really on the top floor! Gwendolyn shot Karl a cold look and hardened herposition. “My earrings are discontinued and worth hundreds of millions. If Jasmine really stole them,she’s liable for criminal responsibility. You should move out of the way if you want to prove herintegrity.”

Nico immediately echoed, “If you insist on obstructing the investigation by Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, I’ll have no choice but to have someone arrest you for obstructing official duties.”

Why is he going to arrest me all of a sudden? Karl was startled. The bodyguard called Mr. Craig butcouldn’t get through. I wonder when he will come back or if he’ll come back. I don’t want to spend thenight at Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became. Hence, he decided to give in. “Okay, I’ll openthe door. I’ll take you upstairs.”

Gwendolyn and Nico exchanged looks and immediately followed Karl.

When they arrived at the top floor, Karl took out the key. He then thought of the secret inside, and hishands began to tremble violently. Standing in front of the door, he began to hesitate.

Seeing him dawdling, Nico decisively took the key from him and opened the door himself.

It was dark outside as it was already nighttime. The corridor on the top floor was pitch black as thelights were not even turned on. There were also gusts of wind from time to time, which was odd.

Click. Click.

After the iron lock was opened, the heavy metal door was pushed open.

Standing in front, Nico shielded Gwendolyn vigilantly.

As it was too dark inside, Gwendolyn looked at Karl and said, “Turn on the lights in the corridor.”

“Mrs. Jenson, the lights on the top floor is broken and cannot be turned on,” Karl replied with a bitterface.

Gwendolyn was baffled. “Why would Craig not get someone to fix the lights when he likes to keep up

“Um, well, it’s because of Mrs. Newton. That’s right! Mrs. Newton is in poor health and is afraid of brightlight, so she doesn’t like to go out during the day. That’s why Mr. Craig didn’t get the lights replaced,”Karl explained falteringly.

“It’s okay, Gwendolyn.” Nico turned on the small flashlight that he carried with him and led Gwendolynto continue walking inside.