Why did he return after so many years leaving all his businesses behind like this? I didn’t believe he was that kind of man who’d leave everything behind just so he could look after his nephews.

He must have some other agenda. But what?

Then it hit me. Of course! His brother’s property. That passed down to Ace. And he won Ace’s trust to get a hold on the power and money Ace had. With his help, he expanded his business more within the whole UK now.

“Can’t your cousin get any proof? I mean, there must be something.”

He shook his head. “He stopped his illegal businesses a long time ago after he started handling Valencian Corp in Achilles’s absence. Now he only runs legal businesses across the UK. And with the power Ace had given him, I can’t say if he still runs something in the shadows while destroying every evidence he has against him. Though I told my cousin to look more into it. He’ll get back to me as soon as he finds anything out.”

I sighed. He was right. He was quite a powerful man, all thanks to Ace’s trust in him. I wished I could tell him, but without any proof, will he believe me? But he could also hire someone to look through Arthur’s past just like I did, right? He’d find out the truth himself.

A determination etched on me.

I’ll talk to him as soon as possible. But not now. We’ve come into a relationship just now. I didn’t want any tension in it. Maybe after a day or two, when Warner’s cousin would find something solid against him? Then I could easily reveal everything before Ace without fearing anything.

“All right. Tell him to do it fast. Before Arthur gets a hint of our quest, we have to get a hold of something strong against him.” I looked into his eyes. “And thank you, Warner! I couldn’t do this without you.”

He put a hand on my shoulder. “No need to thank me. What are friends for, after all? I would do anything for you, you know that, right?”

Nodding, I smiled.

“You just be careful around him, Em. He’s a very dangerous man. Don’t get yourself into any trouble.”

I squeezed his hand. “Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”

“You didn’t tell me he gave you this dress. Nor did you tell me you guys are together now,” Cassie grumbled, holding her cocktail in her hand. “I thought you confided me in with everything.”

I chuckled.

The reception was about to begin. After helping Tess with retouching her makeup, Cassie pulled me aside to throw questions about the faint hickey on my throat. Of course nothing went past her eyes. So, I told her everything.

“Don’t be overdramatic now. We just sorted things out.”