Chapter 418 The Missing Ring
Seeing Evelyn’s reaction, Henry immediately knew she had to know about the ring.
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He raised a brow. “Madam Evelyn, are you taking me for a fool just because I’m young? When Emilia died, all her inheritance must’ve ended up with you and that dead Ms. Eliza, right?”
Evelyn’s face twitched at his words.
Those were shameful events from the past, but now Henry was exposing them in front of everyone.
He continued, “This ring is something my father personally requested. Madam Evelyn, it’d be best if you handed it over quietly. If not, don’t blame my men for using force.”
The moment Henry’s bodyguards took a step forward, Evelyn backed down immediately. “No, no! It’s not that I don’t want to give it to you! It’s just… it’s not in my hands anymore!”
Henry’s eyes narrowed. “Where is it, then?”
“Back when Emilia was still in Westbrook, she was a big name: Everyone knew her–the famous businesswoman. She had a ton of assets. We sold off everything after her death. Jewelry, rings–there were piles of it. I don’t even remember where it all went…”
Hearing her say everything had been sold off, Henry’s face darkened.
Matteo stood off to the side, quietly absorbing the entire exchange.
Nathaniel, clearly uninterested in these dusty old tales, waved his hand. “You heard her, Mr. Henry. The ring’s long gone. It’s late. You should leave.”
“It’s really gone?”
Henry looked back at Evelyn for confirmation.
She nodded frantically. “It’s true. If I still had it, do you think I’d keep it from you? Back then the Rivers family was completely broke. We didn’t even have a dime to our name! If we had something as valuable as that ring, we’d have sold it ages ago!”
She had a point.
Henry slowly stood and said coolly, “In that case, I won’t trouble you any longer.”
He turned to go.
Matteo stepped forward. “Mr. Henry, allow me to see you out.”
Henry gave a nod. “Alright.”
Once Matteo had walked him out, Evelyn let out a huge sigh of relief.
But Naomi sensed something was off.
If it was just an expensive ring, why would the Foster family care? They weren’t short on money.
Could that ring be hiding something more?
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After Henry left, Nathaniel’s expression turned sour.
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“That punk Henry… just a junior, yet he dares throw his weight around in my house. If it weren’t for his damn family name, I would’ve put him in his place already!”
Naomi had heard Nathaniel say things like that far too many times. Just empty rage. At the end of the day, he was still scared of the Foster family.
Of course, she didn’t dare say that to his face.
A moment later, Matteo returned inside.
Nathaniel waved dismissively. “You can go back upstairs.”
“Got it.”
Naomi helped the shaken Evelyn back up to their room. Once they locked the door, Naomi turned and asked, “What ring is he talking about?”
“How should I know? When Emilia died, she had so many assets. None of those jewels were useful to us, so I sold them all. She must’ve had hundreds of rings–how could I remember which one?”
Emilia had always been obsessed with her looks. She owned piles of jewelry.
Evelyn had sold everything for a pretty penny, and that was how their family managed to live in comfort for so many years.
Naomi couldn’t help feeling regretful. If they still had that ring, maybe they could’ve used it to curry favor with the Foster family.
And the Foster family… was way more powerful than Nathaniel.
“Forget it. We can’t find it now anyway. Maybe it just wasn’t meant to be.”
Frustration bubbled in her chest.
Outside their door, Matteo had overheard everything.
Meanwhile, Eliza received a call from Matteo in the middle of the night.
She was annoyed. Why did this guy only call her at night?
“Hello? What now?”
At this point, Eliza had zero expectations of Matteo ever bringing her good news.
Matteo’s voice came through the line. “Do you know anything about a ring your mother left behind?”
Hearing that even he was asking about the ring now, Eliza couldn’t help but sigh. Her mother really must’ve been something. Just one ring, and everyone was scrambling to get their hands on it.
“Why are you asking too? Did you run into the Foster family?”
It didn’t take her long to figure it out.
Matteo replied calmly, “The Foster family did show up. But they weren’t looking for you. They were after
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