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Henry continued, “Nolan may be dangerous, but he’d risk everything to keep Eliza safe. That alone is something I probably couldn’t do.”
“Then you’re a coward,” Halbert said, setting down his coffee. “If you like my sister, you should take full responsibility.”
“Anyway, you won’t find the person you’re looking for here today,” he added, making a gesture toward the door. “Please leave.”
Henry stood up as well. “There’s one more thing I need to tell you.”
“Oh?”
“My father isn’t interested in Eliza as a person. What he really wants is something Emilia left behind.
Halbert frowned. “You mean a ring?“.
“You know about it?”
“I saw that girl taking pictures of rings the other day,” Halbert said. “She even got this sudden idea to buy up all of Emilia’s belongings. I didn’t know what she was thinking at the time, but now that you’ve said this, it makes sense. She’s trying to figure out what your father is after.”
But Halbert still didn’t understand.
It’s just a ring. What’s the big deal?
“I don’t know what’s so special about the ring either,” Henry said. “But my father’s obsessed with it. If you manage to find it, let me know immediately. I’ll pay for it. That way he’ll stop targeting Eliza.”
“Don’t worry. If I find it, it’s yours.”
“Good.”
Henry nodded.
After Henry left, Halbert turned to the bodyguard at the door and asked, “Did you get that catalog I asked the pawnshop for?”
“It’s already printed. Right here.”
The bodyguard placed the printed catalog in front of Halbert.
It was filled with photos and descriptions of Emilia’s belongings.
Halbert glanced through the pages, then picked up his phone and started taking pictures of every item related to rings.
Emilia had managed the Rivers family herself. All of her belongings had been sorted and recorded by her
alone.
Most of the rings were gifts from admirers, while others were ones she bought for herself. Trying to figure out which one Mr. Felix wanted out of this entire catalog was nearly impossible.
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Meanwhile.
Eliza was flipping through the same catalog. There was so much in it that she hadn’t finished going through it even after several days.
She pointed at one of the black–and–white photos. “What does this mean?”
Nolan walked out from the kitchen and followed her gaze to the photo.
It was of a beautiful necklace, but unlike the others, it was in black and white.
“That means the necklace has already been auctioned off. In other words, a private buyer saw it, liked it, and bought it.”
“I see.”
Eliza nodded thoughtfully. “So it’s possible that the ring Henry’s father wants has already been bought by someone else?”
“Yeah, that’s what it means.”
“I took photos of all the rings in the front part of the catalog,” Eliza said. “But none of them looked special to me. Sure, they were expensive, but nothing worth the Foster family’s leader making such a big deal over.“.
What could the head of the Foster family possibly be lacking?
Why would he go to such lengths for a single ring?
He even had his own son marry her over it.
Which meant there had to be something more to that ring.
Maybe it’s not valuable because of its price, she thought, but because it holds some kind of secret.
“That makes sense,” Nolan said. “Too bad all this, stuff’s already been shipped overseas. Even if you wanted to take a look, it’d be hard.”
“If it’s something you really want to see, Tristan wouldn’t say no.”
“Maybe, but…”
Eliza knew Tristan treated her well.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have agreed to officially return to the family back then.
But she was afraid that if she went back overseas… she might not be able to return.
“If you really want to go, I’ll go with you.”
“And what about your company? Tyson’s been eyeing your position for a while now.”
Eliza shook her head..
Tyson had been gunning for control of Hayes Corp. To get there, he’d even gotten engaged to Elaine – a roundabout way of gaining power.
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There was no way Nolan hadn’t noticed.
Finished
“I know,” Nolan said. “But it’s fine. If it’s just a few days, I can manage. Tyson won’t be able to take my spot that easily. Trust me – I’ve got ways to protect myself.”
“…Okay.”
Eliza said, “Then let’s get ready. Once you’ve got the time, we’ll head back overseas.”
“You’re not going to tell Halbert?”
“Him? No need. If he comes with us, he’ll definitely try to talk Tristan into making me stay overseas. I don’t know what’s gotten into him. He used to hate me, and now it’s like he really sees me as his sister.”
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