Starting with A Divorce by Gloria Warren

Chapter 508 The House Is Mortgaged

Irene naturally heard of Herman. A trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. She did not let Herman

notice. She only nodded and said, “I understand. I will take care of it. You can continue to adopt a

conservative treatment.”

After that, she turned back and sat on the bench, silently guarding Brady.

The doctor did not dare to say anything else and silently left.

The person in charge of monitoring Irene came back and told Manuel about her movements for the day.

Manuel nodded and asked another question, “How is the investigation going?”

“No progress.” The detective shook his head.

Hearing that, Manuel frowned. After a few seconds of silence, he said, “Send more people. Even if we have to

search every corner of Seattle, we have to find evidence.”

The detective was determined to succeed, so he agreed.

Because it involved the two leading companies in Seattle, the police did not dare to neglect it.

They quickly found clues and Matteo’s assistant, Charles Hunter.

Charles honestly said he hadn’t called Ainsley that night.

Ainsley’s phone was requisitioned by the police. One police officer asked Charles and the other checked her

phone behind the headphones.

Through the call record, they found that unknown call. It was indeed not the number and region of Charles,

but a one-time number made by a program. In other words, no information about the number could be found.

That meant the case once again ran into a dead end. If they continued to investigate, they had to start.

looking for new clues again.

Even though the police were used to the repetitive work, they could not help but feel a little depressed. After

all, it was just a car accident and not a big case.

Irene returned to the Wade’s house like a walking corpse. Looking at the large but empty house, he stood silently at

the door for a long time and walked in with heavy footsteps.

The servants had been sent home a long time ago. With the Wade family’s current financial resources, they could

no longer pay them wages.

Walking up the stairs that had not been cleaned for a long time, Irene smiled bitterly and closed her eyes.

It was so unfair that the Wade family was reduced to poverty.

Until now, she still had not realized her mistake.

When Irene returned to her room and closed the door, she looked at the room that was dark because the curtains

were closed. Her heart suddenly surged with an uncontrollable feeling of defeat.

She suddenly lost all the strength in her body. She slid down the door and sat on the ground. She wrapped her

knees with both hands, and her eyes were empty. In an instant, she lost the vitality that she barely managed to

maintain.

After an unknown period of time, she buried her head in her knees, and her shoulders began to tremble gently.

Soon, she couldn’t help but let out low sobs. They echoed in the room.

At this time, someone gently knocked on the door. “Miss, are you inside?”

The crying stopped abruptly.

Irene looked up, blinked, and squeezed her tears dry. She got up and turned on the light in the room. Then she took

out a pancake to fix her makeup. After confirming there was no sign of crying on her face, she opened

the door.

What came into view was the old servant who had worked for the Wade family for more than a decade.

Irene acted as if nothing had happened and asked arrogantly, “What do you want?”

The servant rubbed her hands and looked a little embarrassed. “Um, Miss, the housekeeper paid me yesterday, but

I did some calculations. The number is not quite right. You see…”

Hearing that, Irene immediately froze. She never thought such a thing would happen.

She gave the housekeeper named Jacob Field more money than what was needed. Even if all the servants.

were paid off, the rest of the money would be worthy of Jacob’s efforts.

“Miss?” The servant saw Irene standing there with her eyes blank and was a little anxious. She could not help

but wave her hand in front of Irene.

Irene finally came back to her senses. She closed her eyes and slowly exhaled. She looked at the servant and

said, “How much do I owe you in total?”

The servant’s eyes lit up. She quickly took out a crumpled note from her handbag and said.

“Miss, look. This is the cost of the villa this month. The salary amount is right, so you just have to reimburse

me for the villa expenses.”

Irene took the note and suddenly frowned. “Why did you spend so much money? The details of income and

expenditure show you are only in charge of the flowers and plants. How can there be such a large

expenditure?”

The servant was afraid Irene would not pay, so she quickly explained, “Miss, you do not take care of the villa,

so you don’t know the facts. All the flowers and plants in our garden are expensive species transported here from

abroad. They require a lot of money to stay healthy. I know the Wade family is in trouble, so I won’t ask for the rest

of my salary. But please think of a way to get this money. After all, I have ***to feed.”

Although the servant spoke sincerely and tactfully, Irene still felt extremely embarrassed.

Irene felt her self-esteem was forcibly stripped off and thrown to the ground to be trampled.

Irene pinched her palm hard before she calmed down.

She took out a stack of cash from her bag and bit her lip. Then, she counted the money in front of the

servant and handed the amount of money said on the note to the servant.

The servant took the money and thanked Irene excitedly before leaving.

Irene looked calm, but when she turned around, she staggered.

She held the door handle and was about to return to the dim room. That was the only place she could hide.

However, things were not that simple.

A group of people broke in through the gate, and the noise they made was impossible for Irene to ignore.

Irene hurried downstairs and saw four or five people in uniform standing in the hall with a seal.

The leader heard the footsteps and looked up at her. “Ms. Wade, it just so happens that you are at home. We, are

the real estate executors. I think you know what we are doing here. See if there is anything else to pack.

up. Is half an hour enough?”

When the company was in trouble, the house was mortgaged for a loan from the bank.

The Wade family thought it was just temporary, but things had come to this point.

Irene thought of a way. As long as Daniel was willing to buy the Wade Group, she could get a sum of money.

Moreover, with Daniel’s means and connections, as long as the Wade Group was restored to normal, she and

the shareholders could get dividends every year, although not as handsome as before.

Unfortunately, the board of directors’ discussion ended in failure and shattered her last hope.

Irene’s tears seemed to have dried up today. Although she felt extremely uncomfortable, she could only hold

back her emotions and remain calm.

She tried hard to smile, but it was twisted. “Thank you, but I have a lot of things. Can you give me an hour to

pack up?”

The law enforcement officer looked at his watch and nodded expressionlessly. “Sure, then you should hurry.

up.”