Chapter 625. The Man Who Steals

It was already 3.00 AM by the time Matthias arrived home at his villa. He had come up with numerous excuses to stay around at the Langston Residence, and Heather could only comply with his wishes since she didn’t want to disturb the Langstons—after all, they were already soundly asleep. Still, she made a miscalculation, for Robert called her to his study early in the morning.

Heather had scrubbed herself down last night and sprayed perfume on herself, but there was still a faint smell of alcohol on her. Robert’s nose was very sensitive to the smell of it, so he smelled the alcohol on her at once. However, he was completely absorbed in his drawing, so he didn’t even look up when he saw her.

Heather felt somewhat nervous. She didn’t know why Robert had purposely called her over, and the tense atmosphere made her feel that this wasn’t a good thing. Heather, who always had a strong intuition, braced herself for Robert’s lecture and silently huddled in a corner.

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