Chapter 421 A Pile of Rings
“What’s the matter? Something in there you want?”
Halbert cut straight to the point, exposing what Eliza had been thinking.
She answered immediately, “You’re overthinking it. I just want to bring back all my mother’s belongings, that’s all.”
“Really? That’s quite the change. When you first found out you were part of the Sue family, you didn’t seem too happy. And now you’re going out of your way to dig into your mother’s old things.”
“I like it. What’s it to you?”
Eliza didn’t bother arguing. She just picked up the ledgers on the table and waved at the bodyguards behind Halbert. “Yeah, you guys. Don’t just stand there–help me carry these books back.”
“What are you doing?”
“What do you think? I want to see how much wealth my mom actually left behind. Isn’t that obvious?”
With a flick of her finger, Eliza got the bodyguards moving to carry the books out.
Back home, Eliza immediately started flipping through the ledgers, taking pictures of every piece of jewelry that looked like it might be a ring.
Then she started filtering them one by one.
And what she found shocked her.
There were way more rings than she’d expected.
And most of them looked like engagement rings.
Had her mom been engaged that many times?
Just then, Halbert came up behind her. “Madam Evelyn was very popular in Westbrook. All of these were gifts from her admirers.”
Eliza jumped. She hadn’t noticed Halbert sneaking up behind her.
Only now did she realize that while she’d been buried in the books, Halbert had come in through the door and was standing behind her.
“When did you get here? And how do you know our door code?”
Eliza glared at him.
Halbert acted like he came and went from her place all the time. He even knew the security code.
“I registered my fingerprint. Makes things easier when I visit. Not bad, right?”
“Damn you.”
Eliza tossed the ledger at him.
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It was heavy. The way she threw it, Halbert almost dropped dead on the spot.
I’m curious–why are you so focused on finding a ring?”
“Because I want to.”
Eliza shot him a look. “I’m changing the code tonight. You won’t be able to get in.
Halbert leaned lazily against the couch. “The stuff’s already been packed up and sent overseas. I doubt you’ll find the ring. But you can ask Tristan.”
Eliza was sure he was doing this on purpose. She shot him a glare. “This has nothing to do with you. Keep your sarcasm to yourself.”
With that, she stormed out of the apartment.
She pulled out her phone and, after a brief hesitation, called Matteo.
His car showed up pretty quickly. Eliza got in and muttered irritably, “Find somewhere quiet.”
Matteò didn’t respond. He just drove to the Westbrook Grand Hotel.
When she saw where they were, Eliza frowned. “Why’d you bring me to a hotel?”
“You said somewhere quiet, didn’t you? No one’ll bother us here. Perfect for a chat.”
Matteo opened the door before she could protest.
He’d already opened her side too.
Eliza followed him inside.
Elaine happened to be dining in the hotel restaurant. When she saw Eliza and Matteo entering together, she immediately pulled out her phone and snapped a photo.
Wasn’t Eliza dating Nolan?
What was she doing sneaking into a hotel with Matteo?
Elaine’s expression turned calculating.
Could there be something going on between them?
She suddenly remembered Eliza bringing Matteo to trash her house before.
There was no way their relationship was normal.
Inside the hotel-
Eliza and Matteo entered a suite. She tossed her phone at him and said, “Take a look.”
Matteo glanced at the photos. After a moment, he asked, “Why are you showing me wedding rings?”
“Those are my mother’s keepsakes. All gifts from her admirers. I’m wondering if maybe Henry’s father was one of them. Maybe they got engaged, and he gave her a ring. Maybe that’s the ring he’s after.”
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Eliza thought her reasoning made perfect sense.
** Pears
But Matteo scoffed at the idea. “You think Mr. Felix is the type to kick up this much of a fuss over a wedding ring?”
“I can’t think of anything else. My mom’s ledgers are stacked this high, and I’ve only managed to get through this many rings in a whole afternoon. I seriously can’t find it.”
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