Chapter 749

Fabian left, feeling a mix of excitement and unease. By the time he got home, he couldn't shake the surreal feeling of it all. Was it really that simple? 50 thousand dollars just for writing up a name list? The details he'd provided about the villagers—their personalities, their histories—were things anyone could learn with a bit of digging. It wasn't anything secret or special. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that Andrew simply wanted to thank the people who had helped Melina in the past. That was the only explanation that made sense. And with that thought, Fabian couldn't help but admire Andrew. Melina sure had married a wealthy and generous man. … After Fabian left, Andrew sat down to review the list. His eyes scanned the pages quickly at first, then more carefully on a second read. By the third pass, he moved even slower, as if committing every name and detail to memory. When he finally finished, he closed the notebook, leaned back, an