Chapter 60 The Boomerang

Emery had to return to Serene Villa to retrieve her luggage before leaving. But without Eric's backing, she found she couldn't leave as quickly as she had come back. The maid urgently called Kieran when Emery was about to leave, but the call went unanswered. The two of them stood in a standoff for a while until the doorbell rang. The maid thought Kieran had returned and breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly said, "Wait here," and hurried off to answer the door. But it wasn't Kieran. Standing outside was a middle-aged man in a neat black suit, carrying a briefcase under his arm. The maid blocked the door, not letting him in as she was worried that he might be here to help Emery. She asked sharply, "Who are you looking for?" "I'm Mr. Paul, a trust fund manager," the man said, leaning forward slightly and peering inside. "I spoke with Ms. Young on the phone earlier." … Standing at the floor-to-ceiling window, Sam Paul methodically took the documents out of his bag. The maid, hidd