Chapter 1082


    Ralph just managed to utter a word before Heather continued, "Still, you''re notpletely useless.


    Your strategy worked well.


    It''s difficult to even for me to get both of them out of the house at the same time, stop all the servants


    from entering the hall, and destroy the surveince cameras. You helped me a lot, and for this, I can


    offer you a reward.”


    Then she borated on the secret handbook, "As for the secret handbook, the one you have is fake.


    The real one is with me. Hence, I don’t need to give you anything in return for the handbook because


    you failed to meet our negotiated terms. This can''t be considered a lie."


    That was Heather''s initial n. She had never hoped for Ralph to help her get what she wanted.


    However, his identity as a Russell could help her immensely. On top of that, he had Margaret helping


    him.


    That weakened the defense of the Russells toward the outsiders, and Heather did not have to deal with


    the couple, Alexander and Lily, head-on. With that, retrieving the secret handbook was a piece of cake


    for her, as no one was around.


    Before Ralph rummaged through the cabs, she had already checked them out and even


    familiarized herself with the house''syout during her" night visit.” Hence, when Ralph went to the


    master bedroom, she headed for the study and stole the true secret handbook.


    She thought about it for a long time and concluded that Alexander was too full of himself. He felt he


    could leave the secret handbook on the shelf without attracting any attention just because of the tight


    defense at his residence and the trap he set up in his bedroom as a distraction.


    Plus, she was already skeptical when he mentioned something about the Bible the other time because


    what was a businessman like him doing with such a book? Sure enough, she managed to find the


    secret handbook among the row of Bibles on his shelf.


    When she left, Ralph was still stuck in the trap in the master bedroom like a fool. She had gotten Ralph


    to draw all the attention away, so even if Alexander were to return home early, Ralph would be the


    person he focused on while she could retreat without a trace.


    That was her n, which could kill two birds with one stone, and it went even smoother than she had


    imagined. She finally had the secret handbook.


    On the other hand, Ralph was so bewildered that he could say nothing for some time. After a while, he


    finally murmured, "No… You''re lying to me! You must be lying to me!”


    "Like I said, whatever floats your boat. If you believe you have the genuine one, keep it. Who knows?


    Some dumb’ss might buy it from you at a high price. Or... you could put it back before Alexander


    realizes his book has gone missing. Otherwise, you''ll be in big trouble when he finds out. Tsk tsk


    She shook her head, smiling in a gloating manner at his misfortune. Then she put one hand on his


    shoulder to push him away. However, Ralph reacted and pressed his hand on her wrist. "You''ve never


    seen the handbook’s contents, so how are you so certain that I have the fake one while you have the


    real one? Yours might be the fake one, and mine the real one for all you know!"


    He''d gone to all that trouble to get through the infrared scanners, hid from weapons, and crack the


    passcode, only to have her tell him that the item he had gotten was a fake. He would never believe


    that!


    N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    Heather just sneered. "Although I’ve never seen the real book before, I''ve learned kickboxing since I


    was young. You might not understand the things in the book, but I do. From the pictures I saw on your


    phone, those are just basic kickboxing moves. It’s something you can even find on the Inte, idi*t!"


    She could not help but call him out for his foolishness.