Chapter 232
Late that night, nearing eleven o’clock, the lights in the living room of Warren Manor were still on.
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The TV was playing, but there was no sound. Alex, dressed in pajamas, lay stiffly on the couch with a scowl, staring at the clock on the wall.
Hearing a noise outside, he immediately sprang up from the couch in reflex.
When he saw Ellie stumble through the door, clearly drunk, his facial muscles twitched in frustration.
He turned off the TV and walked toward her. Leaning in, he sniffed the air. “You’ve been drinking?”
Ellie, still focused on changing into slippers, absentmindedly nodded, and then tried to push past Alex, heading upstairs.
Seeing her go up, Alex turned off the lights downstairs and followed her up the stairs.
At the top of the stairs, seeing Ellie turn left toward her room, Alex snapped. “Ellie, have you lost your mind? Didn’t you see me waiting for you?”
Ellie, holding onto the railing, turned her head to look at him. “What’s wrong?”
Alex grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from the railing, gritting his teeth. “Change my bandages.”
Ellie blinked as if realizing something.
Shaking off Alex’s hand, she pointed at his forehead with a serious expression. “I’m a doctor. Trust me; skipping a few days won’t kill you.”
With that, Ellie turned and walked toward her room.
Behind her, Alex stood, his face turning an even darker shade of fury.
But as he saw how drunk Ellie was, he quietly followed her to her room.
Alex blocked her from entering and cautiously asked, “When you told me you gave Haley a necklace, was that true?”
Ellie, still tipsy, gripped the doorknob, nodding honestly. “Yes.”
Upon seeing her answer without hesitation, Alex’s heart nearly skipped a beat.
His hands shook slightly as he gripped both of her shoulders, his eyes bloodshot as he locked onto her face.
Seizing the moment while Ellie was drunk, he asked again, more urgently. “Ellie, are you sure?”
Ellie paused for a moment before shaking her head. “She didn’t want it.”
Alex’s eyes narrowed dangerously. “Where is the necklace now?”
Ellie mumbled vaguely, “I lost it,” as she opened the door to her room.
Just as Alex moved to follow her inside. Bam! The door slammed shut in his face.
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Chapter 232
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The next morning, before heading to work, Ellie went to check on Alex’s bandages, only to be told by the butler that Alex had left Warren Manor the previous night.
For the next two or three days, Alex didn’t return to Warren Manor.
Ellie, on the other hand, felt a sense of relief.
Ethan had been sentenced to life in prison, and now Haley was fighting with Alex over a breakup. Alex would have to be handled with care.
At around seven o’clock that evening, in Alex’s private suite at the Earl Hotel, Barry, the head of the Warren family’s security team, handed a file folder to Alex. “Mr. Warren, all the information has been verified, and no discrepancies were found.”
“Expand the search. Keep looking,” Alex said, grabbing his coat and leaving the room.
About twenty minutes later, at the Owens residence, Haley received a call from Alex and rushed out the front door, excitement evident on her face.
Before she could steady her footing, Alex quickly called out, “Is the necklace I gave you on you?”
Haley froze for a moment, confused by his sudden question.
Not understanding Alex’s intent, Haley hurriedly explained, “That necklace is too precious to me. I didn’t dare wear it.”
Alex’s voice was stern. “Go get it and bring it to me.”
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