Chapter 215
Lyla was well-protected by her family, but during this time, she was like a brave warrior, charging ahead without fear for my sake. She was trying to protect me and often worried about me.
I smiled and hugged her. “Lyla, don’t worry. Even though Grandma is gone, I still have you guys, I won’t put myself in danger. As for why I’m investigating Elizabeth and Leah..”
I smirked coldly. “You’ll find out in a few days.”
The detective had mentioned that Elizabeth and Leah were leaving to go abroad the day after tomorrow, so I needed to act quickly. If I delayed, this gift wouldn’t be able to reach them. ring me a pro
After that, I chatted casually with Lyla while making arrangements. Once everything was set, we arrived at our destination. Lyla insisted on giving welcome, so she took me to Rustic Fork, where we ordered a feast to enjoy together. a proper
As we entered, I caught a familiar figure out of the comer of my eye. I instinctively tumed to look, but by the time my gaze swept over the area, it was empty. “Eve, let’s go!” Lyla called from ahead, and 1 responded, pulling my attention back to follow her into the private room.
Just as I walked away, a figure stepped out from the direction I had just been looking. It was none other than Ethan.
He stood there, watching me leave before turning to head toward another private room. Inside that room sat another person-if I had been there, I would have recognized him as the private detective I had hired.
Ethan sat down in front of the private detective and asked, “Did you tell her everything?
“Yup,” the private detective said with a smile, showing his phone to Ethan
After a glance, Ethan p pulled out a check and handed it to the private detective. The detective’s eyes lit up, and he quickly leaned forward to take it. But just as his fingers brushed the cool surface of the check, Ethan pulled it back. The detective looked up, puzzled.
Ethan fixed his gaze on him and warned in a deep voice, “This matter…”
“Only you and I know. No one else can know!” Without waiting for Ethan to finish, the private detective straightened up and made a gesture of zipping his lips. Seeing he understood the stakes, Ethan finally handed over the check before leaving
This private detective had some skills, but the Grayson family was a top-tier power in Yardville, far beyond his reach. The moment he made a move, the Grayson family would know.
Coincidentally, Ethan caught wind of this situation. Upon learning that someone was investigating Elizabeth and Leah, he guessed it was likely related to me. So he suppressed the matter and wamed that it shouldn’t be mentioned to tan before taking the private detective away.
By questioning the private detective, Ethan quickly uncovered the truth. He decided to use the private detective t
to convey the information about Elizabeth and
Leah to mr
His only request was that the private detective couldn’t tell me about this and should keep a close watch on my actions. If I made any moves, he wanted to be contacted immediately and to prevent me froin doing anything that might baun myself if endangered myself again, Ethan wouldn’t a
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After that, I got all the information about Leah and Elizabeth through the private detective,