Chapter 94: 094 Jewelry Goes Missing, Zoe Accused as Thief? (2nd Update) Chapter 94: 094 Jewelry Goes Missing, Zoe Accused as Thief? (2nd Update) William Hale only smoked half a cigarette before forcibly suppressing the urge, then took a bath and went to the study to look through so docunts.
In the group chat, a few friends were discussing whether a certain country’s economic policy would impact foreign trade, and he opened a video call to join the conversation for a while.
Everyone saw the damage at the corner of his mouth, but in tacit understanding, no one ntioned it.
“Hale, when exactly are you planning to introduce us to your sister-in-law?”
Everyone knew about Zoe Bell’s existence, having seen photos and videos, but they had not t her in person.
William’s tone was indifferent, “There will be a chance.”
“You have to bring her back to Capital City for the Mid-Autumn Festival, right? We can et up then if you’re free.”
“Busy.”
“Busy during the holidays? If you dare not go back for Mid-Autumn Festival, Grandpa Hale will co and hunt you down himself.”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t go ho for the holiday.”
“Then what are you busy with?”
“Got the marriage license, now it’s ti to prepare for the wedding. I’ll let you know when the date is set, so you guys can be groomsn.”
“…”
Despite all their precautions, they still couldn’t guard against his flaunting of affection!
**
Wyatt Hale tossed and turned until the late night before he finally slept. Zac Cruz felt as if he’d lost half his life, it took him forever to coax that person back to his room.
This wasn’t work; it was selling his soul.
In order to ensure his boss had a good life, he really went all out.
After finally getting Wyatt settled, Zac breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling as if he had been released from prison.
The next day, as he was preparing to get up, his phone vibrated. He received a ssage from William:
[I’m giving you a day off, you worked hard last night.]
Zac was moved to the verge of tears.
Zoe Bell woke up late, with a headache so intense it felt like her head was splitting. After William sent Lucas Bell away last night, Wyatt, that little rascal, insisted on her drinking a few more glasses. She was also to bla for letting her good mood get the best of her and overindulging. The result was…
She rembered last night’s events very clearly.
Great, now you have absolutely no image left in front of Mr. Hale.
When she went downstairs, she found Brock Hale and Lily Lott had returned. William was chatting with his father, and after Zoe politely greeted them, she suddenly noticed a wound on William’s mouth.
Feeling a rush of blood to her head, she dove into the dance studio and refused to co out again.
Lily Lott smiled, “Zoe is quite adorable.”
“Your Aunt Lott and I ca because of so issues with the Bell Family, but it seems there are no problems now. We plan to take your brother back to Capital City in a couple of days.”
Brock sipped his tea, “Wyatt is also about to start school, so he can’t stay in Greenland forever.”
William nodded, “Which day are you leaving?”
“It depends; nothing is certain yet.”
Brock looked at his son, “About her leg surgery, I went to see Old Sir Lewis specifically for you. He said that you had sought him out previously for this matter?”
“Why does this old man spill everything?” William’s voice was gentle, betraying no emotion.
“For this girl, you really went to great lengths.”
“Who wouldn’t go to lengths for his wife?” William retorted.
This question left Brock at a loss for words, only managing a light hum, “He said the surgery would be fine, but he’s currently researching surgical plans for several challenging patients and doesn’t have ti to co to Greenland. The surgery would have to be done in Capital City.”
“Coming to Capital City is good, it’s close to ho and convenient for taking care,” laughed Lily Lott.
As they were speaking, accompanied by a scream, Wyatt Hale dashed down from upstairs.
“Bro! The sky is falling!”
William raised an eyebrow at him, his eyes filled with confusion.
“Was my bank card hacked? In an hour last night, all my savings were gone.”
“What happened?” Lily frowned.
William spoke calmly, “It wasn’t hacked, you spent it yourself.”
“? Have I gone mad?”
“I also think you’ve gone mad. Could you make sense of suddenly going to tip a male strear?”
Brock and his wife both looked at their younger son in unison.
Wyatt Hale felt a tingling numbness on his scalp.
After his final reassessnt, he discovered that most of the money had been swiped by his two cousins from his uncle’s side. When he demanded it back, they refused, which infuriated him.
He sent a harsh ssage in the group chat, “You all just wait.”
The result was:
They would always be waiting.
Because provoking Wyatt Hale…
Was equivalent to provoking nobody.
anwhile, Zoe Bell received a transfer of funds as scheduled, her monthly allowance had been deposited.
**
In the following period, Zoe was busy preparing for the semifinal. Unlike the preliminaries and the first round, the semifinals allowed spectators, and as a professional competition, it was tougher. She already felt her legs were struggling and the pressure mounting.
Lily Lott had originally planned to watch her compete, but seeing Zoe so tightly wound, she feared her presence would only add to Zoe’s nerves and affect her performance.
So she decided to cook personally and wait for good news from Zoe.
After the scores were announced, Zoe was waiting backstage for the final results, a staff mber approached, leaned in, and whispered, “Miss Bell, could you please co with ? There’s a matter that requires your cooperation.”
“What’s the matter?” Zoe was sowhat on guard.
“There are two police officers from the station looking for you.”
The staff mber didn’t want to disturb the other competitors, so they chose to notify her discreetly.
However, many already suspected Zoe was a beneficiary of nepotism. Seeing the staff mber leading her away, so competitors who had finished their own events wanted to see what was really happening.
They assud she was wooing the staff in private.
What they saw instead was her talking to two individuals, one of whom was dressed in a police uniform, and then she left with them in a vehicle.
After that, rumors ran wild at the venue:
Zoe Bell had committed a cri and was taken away by the police!
—-
Indeed, at that mont, Zoe was in a police car. Kyle Lowe wanted to follow, but was denied and could only drive behind them.
“Officer, are you saying the Bell Family has reported a theft, suspecting that I stole sothing?”
A theft?
What had their loss to do with her!
“We’re currently in the investigative phase. We asked you to co back to assist us because the item lost is valuable. If you could provide any clues, it would be very helpful.”
“I no longer have any relationship with the Bell Family.”
“But your relationship with them is quite special.” The police had their reasons for seeking out Zoe, “I heard that you moved a few boxes from the Bell Family ho recently.”
Zoe paused.
“They were all trophies and dals I won from competitions, all personal items.”
“If it’s unrelated to you, you don’t need to be nervous. This is just a routine investigation. We had to consult you because Ms. Lange first suspected you, and we hope you will cooperate with us.”
Zoe nodded.
Relations were already severed; why not just let bygones be bygones?
But in moving her things back to Larkhill, aside from her Passport Card, she hadn’t bothered to go through the rest.
Could it be,
that there was sothing else in the box?
She speculated that it might also be because Lucas Bell was too close to her, and the Bell Family was deliberately causing trouble. When she arrived at the station, she saw Vivi Lange crying her eyes out, which didn’t seem like an act.
That was when she found out that the jewelry Vivi Lange kept in the safe… had all vanished without a trace.
Zoe knew that the Bell Family kept nearly all their valuables in that safe.
Property deeds, jewelry.
Previously, to prevent her from taking her Passport Card and leaving, her card was also locked in there,
And since she took the Passport Card, Lucas and she had beco suspects.
That’s why the police specifically asked her to co in; the stolen jewelry was worth tens of millions, and given the imnse value of the theft, the case was of high importance to the police.
When Vivi Lange saw her, she beca extrely agitated, “It was her, she definitely instigated my son to steal the jewelry.”
“She’s a thief!”
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