Chapter 284

Chapter 284 Wynter’s Formidable and Mysterious Background

Abel was an information collector, and it helped that he loved

indulging in gossip. “No, Boss! The Quinnells are as rich as kings. But if I must be honest, it’s a good

thing you’re the long-lost daughter

they’ve been looking for.

“Any other young lady would have a hard time fitting in the Quinnells’ dynamics. It’ll be like feeding

chum to the sharks.”

Wynter’s voice was unamused as she asked, “Right, enough of this. Did you find anything on Mr.

Rathbone?”

“Mr. Rathbone of Southdale comes from three generations of antique dealers,” Abel replied dutifully as

he scrolled through the information he’d found. “Of course, this is just a cover act. In truth, Mr.

Rathbone’s grandfather was likely a grave robber.

“Grave-robbing was the Rathbones business operation model until Erwin’s generation, which was when

they decided to become legitimate antique dealers, and famous ones at that. They specialized in

unwanted artifacts that others were too scared to own.

“At some point, the Rathbones’ business expanded overseas. Now, most of their exhibitions that I can

find are held in Kingbourne.”

Wynter’s expression remained unchanged as she took this in. “What do you mean by ‘unwanted

artifacts?”

“Probably those that were dug up from the earth,” Abel guessed. He asked in hushed tones, “Boss, do

you think those artifacts dug up from the ground are still circulating on the market? The government

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would have seized them all, right?”

“I want more information on Erwin. Find out when he’s coming back to the country. I plan to meet him,”

Wynter said instead of answering

Abel’s question, her fingers tapping against the purple sugilite

pendant she was wearing.

“Yes, Boss!” Abel began his investigation at once.

Before ending the call, Wynter said, “By the way, tell Mr. Lopez Senior

to stop worrying about finding a new school for me. I’ll be bringing Grandma to Kingbourne with me

sometime this month.

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“That said, I’m going to need you to find me a house. It must

with a courtyard.”

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“A house? Boss, won’t you be living with the Quinnells?” Abel asked

“No,” she answered nonchalantly. “You said if I did, it’d be like

throwing chum to the sharks.”

“I mean, you could go and get some money out of them.” Abel rubbed

his hands deviously. “Also, you’re no chum. You can survive them,

and I doubt shark-infested waters could bring you down anyway.”

Wynter drawled, “Yeah, I’m not interested. The courtyard has to be

big. Wolf doesn’t like small ones.”

“Got it!” Abel let out a low whistle. He shouldn’t have underestimated

how cool and awesome Wynter was. After all, any young lady would dream to live with the Quinnells

and enjoy the luxuries they had.

Then again, Wynter was probably the only person Abel knew who wasn’t tempted by what the

Quinnells had to offer.

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Hotels in the county had nothing on their big-city counterparts.

However, Fabian made do with what he had and made sure the hotel was decorated with flair. After

that, he sat in the center, chuckling as he waited for Wynter to come downstairs.

Alexis could tell how happy Fabian was. The old man had never bothered himself with the way eggs

were cooked, but he spent the entire morning supervising breakfast preparations.

Occasionally, he would ask, “Wynter will like this, won’t she, Alexis?”

Alexis chuckled. “You’ve prepared a whole feast, Mr. Quinnell. There’s bound to be something Ms.

Quinnell likes.”

“Good!” Fabian gripped his dragon headed cane and laughed. “You should’ve seen my little princess’

appetite as a child. She’d stuff her face with food and still want more.

“I can tell by the way she finished her pizza last night that she’s not picky about food. That’s more than

I can say about her bratty brothers.” It was clear to see that Fabian was enamored with Wynter

Alexis tried to hide his laughter. Before he could speak, his phone

rang.

He couldn’t help his annoyance when he saw the caller ID. “Mr. Quinnell, it’s your son.”

“Shane?” The smile on Fabian’s face sl*pped. “Here, I’ll take it. I figured he should know his daughter

has finally been found.”

Alexis obediently handed the phone to Fabian.

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The first thing Shane said as soon as he was put through was, “Dad, I need to talk to you about

something. I understand you had your

reasons for scolding her.

“However, the fact that you’re still angry with her over some debacle with an unknown doctor really hurt

her feelings.”