Chapter 161 The Search
Edwin couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt after hearing those words and seeing the stark red blood on Helen’s wrist.
The anger in his chest slowly began to subside.
His voice softened as he said, “Don’t just stand there. Come over here and get that wound cleaned and bandaged.”
He walked over to the TV stand, pulled a small first–aid kit from the drawer, and set it on the coffee table.
“Yes, we need to take care of that cut right away. It could get infected,” Alaina added while gently pulling Helen toward the couch.
Helen lowered her head to hide the satisfied smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
As Edwin carefully bandaged the wound on Helen’s wrist, Alaina muttered angrily from the side, “This whole mess is that damn Caroline’s fault! I had no idea how she managed to trick Helen.”
She swore to find a way to get back at Caroline.
And when she did, she’d make her pay a hundredfold.
Hearing Caroline’s name reminded Edwin why he had come to the living room in the first place.
He sped up his movements, and once he finished wrapping the bandage, he looked up at Alaina and asked, “What happened to your jewelry box? Did you move it?”
Alaina frowned as if she hadn’t heard him clearly. “What box?”
“The one you always keep in the nightstand drawer,” Edwin clarified, this time with more urgency in his voice. “The jewelry box. It’s gone.”
“Gone? That’s impossible!” Alaina’s eyes widened in disbelief, and her voice rose with surprise. “I saw it there this morning when I woke up! How could it suddenly disappear?”
Edwin assumed she was genuinely clueless based on her expression.
He frowned slightly, his tone filled with resignation. “It really is missing. Since you didn’t take it, I’ll go look around some more.”
Alaina immediately put on a worried expression, her features twisting in concern. “The box was right where I left it. How could it just vanish? Someone must’ve taken it!” she exclaimed as she carefully watched Edwin’s
reaction.
There had been two guests in the house today, but everyone had seen them leave empty–handed.
That meant only a few people in the house could’ve done it. The men were unlikely suspects, and Helen wouldn’t do anything to it.
Alaina was subtly trying to steer Edwin toward suspecting Caroline.
But to her dismay, Edwin shook his fread firmly and replied, “No, that’s impossible. Carc is the most suspicious, sure, but she’s still in our bedroom right now, waiting for me to bring her the bracelet. She even threatened that if I didn’t give it to her, she’d send Helen’s video and today’s recording to Teresa.
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Chapter 161 The Search
“If she had taken the box, she could’ve just left with it. Why stick around?”
Alaina’s expression darkened as she stared at Edwin without saying a word.
But inside, she was cursing him to hell.
She knew it–Edwin couldn’t be trusted. Good thing she’d had the foresight to hide the jewelry box ahead of time.
Otherwise, he’d definitely have used it to secretly hand the bracelet over to Caroline.
There was no way she’d let that bracelet go. Still, she needed to figure out a way to shut Caroline up.
Her eyes narrowed slightly as she began plotting.
Just then, Helen tugged on her arm gently, her voice trembling with panic and pleading. “Mom, I don’t want Linden to find out about all this. What should I do?”
Her other hand, which was resting on her knee, was clenched into a tight fist. The fresh manicure on her nails dug sharply into her palm.
She couldn’t let Caroline spill anything about today’s events/
Alaina patted her hand reassuringly. “Don’t worry. I won’t let Caroline say anything. I’ll go talk to her. After all, she’s your aunt. She wouldn’t ruin your happiness like this.”
Edwin stood up and glanced at Alaina. “It’s no use. She was chatting with Teresa when I left the room. She already tried to send the video to her. Luckily, Miguel managed to stop her and convince her to wait a little longer. If not for him, the Graysons would probably already know everything about Helen.”
With that, he turned and started walking back toward the bedroom, still wondering where the jewelry box had gone.
Helen panicked when she heard what her father said.
She grabbed Alaina’s arm tightly, her voice cracking with desperation. “Mom, just give her the bracelet. We can find a way to get it back later. Maybe we can do what she did today and find something to use against her.”
She waited anxiously for a response, but Alaina stayed silent. That made Helen even more frantic. She shook her mother’s arm forcefully.
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“Please? Don’t worry. If we can’t get it back, I’ll ask Linden to buy you one even more expensive than that bracelet.”
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