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Chapter 1307
Chapter 1307
Chapter 1307
Chapter 1307
Arabella's gaze deepened with intrigue. Who could possibly want her dead?
Before Arabella could voice her thoughts, Jack blurted out, "Boss, who's the knucklehead that put a
price on your head? The whole industry knows you're not someone to mess with, given your skills and
status. Who'd pull such a bone-headed move?"
Pausing, Jack couldn't help but probe further, “Boss, you tick anyone off lately?"
Arabella’s voice carried a lazy drawl, tinged with a hint of nonchalance, "Too many to keep track."
In her line of work, making enemies was par for the course.
Some folks believed in the long game, holding grudges for years. Maybe it was an old adversary
stirring trouble.
“But this time, I got a hunch these guys aren't the same ones after Carol. After all, their power's too
strong to bother with bounties to take you down."
At the mention of Carol.
Arabella inquired, "How's Carol doing, anyway?"
"She's on the mend. Couple days back, she went solo to apologize to the Temple family. They weren't
having any of it, told her to stay gone. Then, there was this one time Celeste was visiting her
daughter's grave, got so overwhelmed with grief she passed out. Carol took her to the hospital, left
without giving her name."
Arabella was surprised by the turn of events, “What about Celeste's staff?"
"Crystal's grave's close to the Temple estate. Celeste always walks there alone, probably wants some
private time to talk to her daughter." Jack speculated.
Arabella probed further, "So, the Temples cooled off yet?"
“It ain't that easy. Though Carol's back in her ancestral fold, there's the issue with her biological family."
Jack's voice trailed off, heavy with implication.
Arabella, sensing the discomfort in his tone, pressed, “What's up?"
She recalled Jack sending her details on Carol's birth family but hadn't had the chance to review them.
Now, it seemed there were complications.
“Carol's birth mother spent years searching for her missing kids to no avail, passed away from illness
long ago.
Her dad remarried, had twins who are now eighteen. So when Carol and her brother Dennis showed up
out of the blue, the stepmom wasn't exactly welcoming."
It was a clear threat to the family inheritance, wasn't it?
"So, Carol's finding it tough with her own folks,’ Arabella said, a touch of empathy in her voice.
"Not exactly tough. She's living with Clark, just visits her family now and then. But fitting in? That'll take
some time"
Understanding Jack's point, Arabella had a clearer picture now.
Just then, a servant knocked, "Ms. Bella, are you resting? Mrs. Griffith has awakened and wishes to
see you."
Arabella ended her call and opened the door, asking, "You mean my aunt's awake?"
"Yes, Ms. Bella, are you available now?"
“I am."
"Please follow me."
As the servant led the way, Arabella remembered their first encounter. She had arrived empty-handed
and now, on the spur of the moment, she wasn't sure what to bring her aunt.
She had only prepared a gift for her uncle before because she had never known she had an aunt.
It must have been because everyone thought Bard's wife was gone, and the painful memory was never
brought up.