Chapter 271

Anxiety was building in his chest as Henry approached the car. He opened the car door to find Monique’s new phone on the car seat. The old phone and handbag had been stowed away in the storage compartment. Henry went around the car to access the compartment. The old phone and handbag were untouched. Did the woman run away? The memory of Simon Leeds waiting for Monique’s return to the city entered his mind and evoked unpleasant feelings. He made a call to Mrs. Lawson. Mrs. Lawson was downstairs waiting for Monique. She could sense the woman was in a bad mood. In the morning, Monique had left the house with the young master. Why was she back without him? Judging from her exhaustion, the woman must have made the journey back on foot. As Mrs. Lawson was debating whether to bring the food she prepared upstairs, the phone rang. The first question she heard was “Has Monique returned?” There was a note of restraint in the man’s voice. “She has. She brought Angel upstairs for a nap,” M