With the wine bottles destroyed and their contents spilled across the floor, any evidence of the alleged smuggling activities was gone. Entering the flooded cellar at this point was a lost cause and frankly disgusting.
Horace glared at Ashton sullenly before reholstering his gun. He turned around to leave.
He had barely taken two steps before he whipped around suddenly and said cynically, “I must say, Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, the two of you make such a lovely pair. Your teamwork is admirable, and I’d be hard-pressed to find another pair who were more in sync with one another!”
He did not fool me with his thinly veiled attempt at accusing us of being criminal accomplices.
How good can he be if he’s so intent on painting our family as villains over some baseless accusations?
I played dumb and replied sweetly, “What a lovely compliment. I’m sure the two of us will enjoy a long life together over your blessings!”
“Hmph!” Horace scoffed and said, “Let’s see if you’ll still be smiling like this during our next encounter!”
He left in a huff with the other officers in tow.
prejudice toward all businessmen. He was so ready to pin the blame on us even before obtaining
vicinity of the cellar before coming out. The sound of rhythmic crunching greeted our ears
and the chill sent me scrunching my neck into my collar. Hastily, I added, “You’re going to fall sick if you stay in those wet clothes. You should clean up in
fine,” Ashton replied. He looked at Summer grimly and added, “Get someone to move the rest of the wine away. Keep it in a discreet location; we
turned to look at the
and most of the smuggled wines were lying intact in their original crates.
gamble thankfully paid
return at any minute,
right now, except the security guards at the door or the cleaners in the hall. Be discreet;
set out to carry out
some rest. I’ll have someone send
shot a look of reassurance at Summer
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