Chapter 173


    The airport, City N.


    While pulling out his cell phone, rence walked out of the exit.


    Nathan followed him. After receiving a call, he walked up and whispered, “Mr. Conrad, Miss Conrad


    went to Mrs. Conrad’s studio tonight.”


    The man creased his good-looking brows. He asked in a cold tone, “What has she done?”


    “Miss Conrad took a few men from the Conrads’ Mansion and wanted to make a scene, but...”


    rence paused and cast a nce at him, “Go on.”


    Nathan immediately continued, “Mr. Carter happened to show up and stopped Miss Conrad.”


    rence pressed his lips. When he was about to say something, a few messages popped up on his


    cell phone.


    Thetest one was sent to him by Vincent half an hour ago.


    In the photo, Ste and Emmett were sitting in a restaurant, chatting andughing as if there were


    nobody around.


    rence tightened his grip on the cell phone, and his knuckles had gone pale.


    Nathan tentatively called him, “Mr. Conrad?”


    rence said in a cold tone, “Got back to the Conrads’ Mansion.”


    “Yes, Mr. Conrad.”


    On the way, rence kept staring out of the window. After a while, he asked, “How’s your investigation


    going? Found anything?”


    Nathan nodded and reported, “Although Mrs. Joanna has almost erased every evidence, I found the


    person who called the emergency call. ording to her, Mrs. Conrad fell off the stairs in the shopping


    mall. When she saw the scene, only Mrs. Conrad was there alone. Hence, she didn’t know if she


    missed the step and fell or was pushed down. However, Miss Conrad went abroad that evening after


    the incident happened to Mrs. Conrad. In my opinion...”


    rence didn’t speak. His handsome and cool features were covered with a murderous look.


    Half an hourter, the ck Rolls-Royce passed through the carved gate and was pulled over next to


    the garden.


    When Dempsey heard that rence came back, a trace of unhappiness shed through his face,


    “Why did hee back?”


    Since Ste had the car ident and Dempsey failed to attain his hopes, he wasn’t in the mood to


    maintain the thin family affection with rence anymore.


    The most regretful thing that he had done this life was to take in rence after Justin had encountered


    the car ident, despite the objections from others.


    Otherwise, he would have to put on so much effort to snatch Conrad Group back.


    Dempsey took a deep breath. He walked out of the study with his walking stick.


    As soon as he arrived at the door of the study, he saw several mene upstairs.


    Seeing that, Dempsey frowned and looked at rence, “What are you doing?”


    rence answered indifferently, “I’ll get even with someone for the incident that happened three years


    ago.”


    Dempsey snapped, “Get even with someone? Haven’t you done enough to make a farce recently? You


    said you’ll marry the girl from the Steward family, and then you called it off. Now, you’ve made it so


    embarrassing. How could I exin it to the Steward family?”


    rence remained expressionless, “Really? I thought you’ve been maintaining a pleasant rtionship


    with the Steward family recently.”


    Since the truth was exposed, Dempsey didn’t feel embarrassed at all. He stroked the top of the walking


    stick and said, “I’m trying to make it up for them on your behalf.”


    rence snorted and didn’t buy it.


    Right then, they heard Annie yell from upstairs, “What are you doing? I dare any of you toy a finger


    on me! Believe it or not. I’ll chop off your hand!”


    Dempsey followed the voice and looked up. When he was about to say something, rence said in a


    cold tone, “If she didn’t want to move, drag her downstairs.”


    Annie stiffed.


    She had never expected that rence woulde to get even with her so quickly.


    She looked around the men who were surrounding her, realizing that rence wasn’t kidding with her.


    Most probably, she would be dragged downstairs.


    However, she was still in the Conrads’ Mansion, and both her uncle and aunt were there. She didn’t


    think rence dared to do anything to her.


    Biting her lower lip, Annie walked downstairs.


    Seeing here down, Dempsey withdrew his gaze and asked unhappily, “What the heck do you


    want?”


    rence ignored him. His gaze passed him and fell on Annie.


    Annie walked slowed to him and said with hesitation, “r... rence, did you want to see me?”


    “Must I repeat what you’ve done?” rence said in an arctic cold tone, “Annie Conrad, I’ve warned you


    more than once, haven’t I?”


    “But...” Annie’s face was full of grievance, “I went to find her just to ask why she had made Horace call


    off our engagement. I truly haven’t done anything to her. Besides... another man was defending her.


    How could I have the chance to make a move?”


    Dempsey understood what was going on. He turned to ask, “Annie, did you go to find Ste?”


    Since it hade so far, Annie knew it would be useless for her to make any excuse. She could only


    put Ste on the me, “I just went to ask her, but she directly pped me... A man from nowhere


    helped her. She has hooked up with countless men. I don’t think the baby earlier wasn’t the child of our


    Conrad family at all...”


    Dempsey didn’t like Annie, but her surname was Conrad. Now she was pped, and it was a disgrace


    for the Conrad family.


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    Hence, he decided to defend her.


    Dempsey said in a deep voice, “Annie was the person getting bullied. Why didn’t you go to get even


    with Ste bute here for Annie? rence, you...”


    rence interrupted him, “As I said, I came here for the incident that happened three years ago.”


    Upon hearing it, Annie suddenly widened her eyes, feeling a chill rising from her spines.


    Three years ago...


    She wondered if rence had known the truth.


    Before Dempsey spoke, Annie said in a harsh voice, “Ste told you, didn’t she? rence, please don’t


    believe her. The woman tried every possible means to marry into the Conrad family. It’s one of her


    conspiracies. She did it on purpose. She aimed to revenge on me.”


    rence looked at her expressionlessly, “Tell me. Why would she want to revenge you?”


    “I...”


    Annie was in a panic. For a moment, she couldn’t figure out any proper excuse. In a hurry, she said,


    “rence, you know, she hates the Conrad family and all of us. Hence, she wanted to set me up. I’m


    truly innocent. I have nothing to do with that incident. It was her own fault. She had a fake pregnancy


    and she tried to set me up. I’ve done nothing.”


    Upon hearing it, Dempsey frowned deeply, “Annie, what have you done?”


    Looking at the straw in front of her to save her life, Annie grabbed Dempsey’s sleeve, “Uncle Dempsey,


    I’ve done nothing at all. Believe me. I truly haven’t done anything. It’s all that woman’s fault. She hates


    the Conrad family and she wants to set me up.”


    rence said indifferently, “You’ve overthought. Ste didn’t tell me anything.”