Chapter 298


    Chapter 298


    That night, I had no idea where Neil had vanished off to, and he wasn’t responding to my calls either.


    I found myself staring at the falling snow outside the window, and before I knew it, I dozed off,


    swamped with anxiety and confusion.


    I wasn’t sure how long I had been asleep. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. I looked at it groggily, then


    snapped wide awake. It was a call from Russel


    “Can we meet?” Russel was the first to speak. His voice was raspy and sounded incredibly weary.


    “Russel, about your moms passing, I’m sorry for your loss.” I was a bit wary of Russel, so I trod lightly,


    being extra polite. Even though I wanted to grill him with questions, I held back


    Russel was silent for a few seconds before resuming, “I want to meet you to clear things up.”


    I didn’t want to meet him. There was no need to stir up more drama, “We can talk over the phone.”


    4.


    “You know, I want to see you,” Russel’s voice turned firm, “Don’t you want to know why Neil and Bonnie


    were in that room?”


    That was exactly what I wanted to know. Neil said it was all Russel’s doing, but what was the truth?


    Of course, Russel wasnt exactly reliable now, and he could have been lying.


    I didn’t respond immediately, I took a moment to think.


    Russel spoke again, ‘You know why I proposed to Chloe. Now my mom is gone; I’m calling off the


    engagement”


    “What?” I was taken aback, and I hadn’t expected Russel to take such a drastic step. His mom had just


    passed away, and he had already. nned on breaking his engagement.


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    “This isn’t the life I want. I just wanted my mom to be at peace before she passed. Now that she’s


    gone, I don’t have anything to hold me back.” Russel seemed to have made up his mind.


    “Russel, calm down. Everyone knows you’re engaged to Chloe. If you break it off right after your mom’s


    death, what about Chloe? And your dad, he definitely won’t agree with this I tried to reason with him.


    But my attempts fell on deaf ears.


    Russel’s voice tumed stem, ‘You don’t need to advise me. I won’t let anyone control my life, not even


    my own parents.”


    With that, he hung up.


    Sleep was far from my mind now. Once Russel called off his engagement with Chloe. I would be the


    target of gossip again. As if my life wasn’t messed up enough already.


    “Still not up?” The bedroom door swung open. Neil walked in, casually tossing his tie onto a nearby


    chair.


    “You…” I was about to ask Neil why he hadn’te homest night, but I changed my question at the


    last minute, “Did you know about


    Russel’s mom?”


    Neil stiffened, his face turned a bit unnatural, then he replied, “Yeah.”


    “Are you going to the funeral?” I asked.


    “I won’t be attending, but I’ll send someone in my ce.” Neil stripped off his clothes, revealing his


    impable physique that could put any professional model to shame. He moved towards the


    bathroom, bare chested.


    I caught a whiff of alcohol and women’s perfume. I frowned. What had Nell been up tost night?


    I tried to dismiss it, but for some reason, I felt a strange sensation in my heart. It seemed like Neil was


    hiding something


    After hesitating for a while, I got up and picked up Neil’s clothes, taking a gentle sniff. The scent of


    perfume was indeeding from


    his clothes.


    “Ding!”


    The sound of a message on my phone startled me. I quickly put down my clothes and went to check


    my phone.


    It was a photo sent by an unknown number. It looked like it was taken through a crack in the door.


    Under the dim light, a woman was nestled in a man’s arms. The man was leaning down as if


    whispering something to the woman.


    It was Neil and Bonnie.


    There was another man sitting next to them. A man in his fifties, bulky and dressed in a formal jacket.


    He looked familiar.


    I tacked my brains and finally remembered who he was. Neil had shown me his profile before. It was


    about the man who was against my dad.


    His hame was Ethan Foster, and he held a higher position than my dad.


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    But I didn’t know how my dad had offended him or why he would help StarGlow Enterprises, leading to


    my dad’s wrongful imprisonment.


    Why was Neil with Ethan Foster? And Bonnie… she looked as docile as a bunny nestled in Neil’s arms.


    My mind was in chaos, and it took a while to regain myposure. I tried calling the number that sent


    the message but got hung up.


    Tve tracked down the IP address. The hacker’s message also came in. He gave me a detailed


    address, right down to the door number.


    It was an address of a luxury vi. Two names came to mind, Bonnie and Chloe.


    Without waiting for Neil, I dashed downstairs, hopped into my car, and headed to the address.


    Since I wasnt a resident there, I couldnt enter the vi area. I contacted Alicia to see if she had any


    clients there who could get me in.


    “Sean lives there. Hold on, I’ll contact him.” Alicia agreed readily.


    About three minutester, the security allowed me to enter the vi area. Instead of looking for Sean, I


    headed straight to the address given by the hacker.


    As I found the ce, I saw two, no three peopleing out of the vi.


    Bonnie, Chloe, and Louis.


    I quickly found a ce to hide and contacted Alicia again, asking for Sean’s contact.


    After getting Sean’s number, I sent him a message. Bonnie and the others were walking slowly,


    seemingly in a conversation.


    I maintained a safe distance, following them while trying to stay unnoticed.


    It wasn’t until Sean appeared that I breathed a sigh of relief.


    My phone started vibrating. It was a call from Sean. He was closer to Bonnie and the others, so


    through the phone, I could hear their


    conversation


    “I’ll leave you guys here. Chloe stopped in her tracks, addressing Bonnie and Louis. Her voice was


    rather indifferent.


    Bonnie responded, “Alright Ms. Reynolds, I’m really sorry.”


    Chloe shook her head, “No point in saying all that now.” With that, she walked off


    Sean distanced himself a bit. I quickly found a ce to duck out of sight


    Then, he pretended to pass by Bonnie and Louis.


    Bonnie whispered, “Louis, if Malinda finds out you drugged her, she’s gonna flip. She’s really pitiful.


    She’s my best friend…”


    Louis gently replied to Bonnie, “It’s the only way I could break up with her Plus, how else could I help


    you guys lure everyone upstairs?”