Chapter 735
Chapter 735
Esme’s eyes softened as she stood up properly. Britney’s face made her look like the girl next door.
“Is there any reason for you to askhere, Mr. Maxwell?”
Conrad didn’t answer her and simply continued to descend the flight of stairs.
He was holding a photo album in his hand as he walked over to the sofa. He sat down in a relaxed but cold manner.
He then tossed the album onto the coffee table. “Take a look, Miss Thomas.”
“What’s this?” Easked.
Conrad wasn’t willing to say another word and simply gestured with his chin toward the album.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEsat down in a ladylike manner and picked up the album.
After she opened the album, she frowned extremely slightly.
Conrad simply stared at her face coolly and didn’t miss her slight frown.
However, she was disguising it extremely well. Her frown turned into curiosity almost immediately.
She began flipping and looking at the photos in the album and asked, “Is this when Fia was little? She’s in a lot of pictures together with Esme. I really can’t tell, but… Eis several years older than Fia, right? Fia was still a little girl, but she was already in her teenage years.”
When she flipped to the last page, she raised her head and looked at Conrad.
“There used to be a photo on the last page, right?”
Conrad simply looked at her icily without saying a word.
Efrowned. “I can see that there used to be a photo here. I’m just asking out of curiosity.”
“It originally had a photo of me, Fia, and Esme. Someone stole it and sent it back to me.”
“Huh?” Epretended to be confused. “Who would steal your photo? Why would they send it back to you?”
Conrad’s voice was cold as he continued, “We didn’t have any bodyguards when we lived in our previous mansion. That thief only stole one photo and nothing valuable.”
Egritted her teeth quietly before asking in a curious tone, “Don’t thieves steal valuables. only? Why would the thief steal the photo and send it back to you? That’s so strange!”
“Ha!” Conrad felt disgusted for sreason. No matter how good the woman’s disguise was, he would feel disgusted. He then said coldly, “Maybe you can tellthe answer to that.”
Elooked nervous. “What do you mean, Mr. Maxwell? I’m just a girl, not a thief!”
“Maybe you were the one who hired him!” Conrad said as his volincreased.
Ehad just wanted to argue back when Silas pushed a man in.
There was a sack covering the man’s head.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer eyes were opened wide as she tried to hide the nervousness in her heart.
“Mr. Maxwell, why are your people so violent, pushing people in like that.”
Conrad said nothing and simply gave Silas a look.
Silas then escorted the man next to Conrad and removed the sack from his head.
“Take a closer look. Do you know this man?”
Elooked at the person and couldn’t help but gulp.
“No!”
There were sinjuries on his face, but the wounds had mostly turned to scars. It was truly a sight too terrible to behold.
The man’s mental condition wasn’t exactly at its best. His eyes were without spirit as he knelt on the ground.
“Take a good look, Miss Thomas!” Silas held the man’s chin and raised his head.
Eshook her head. “I really don’t know him. I know that the people outside are Esme’s parents, but I don’t know this man at all!”
Conrad chuckled icily. “You don’t?”