Chapter 124. A Woman’s Best Friend

Being the heir to a super consortium was not at all easy. After moving from place to place to ensure that his home was not at risk of being attacked, he had to head to the office and be a good boss.

After work, he took a detour to a place he had planned to go even before his trip to California. He was paying a visit to his biggest new business partner. Jonathan Foster was in town, and Carlos wanted to see him; he hoped to be able to borrow the painting that Fiona had named Esmeralda.

At first, the plan was simply to have it investigated again in case they missed something. He felt there was a reason to look it over considering the new information they got from Fiona. That was simply the reason before; now Carlos thought about how Fiona might react if he brought her the painting.

He remembered how she had brightened when he had brought her the book from her childhood, the book that was connected to the mystery that had been her obsession for years. The painting was