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    Chapter 445 Her Mother’s Room


    “Then give up on that Nn guy and marry Henry.”


    Eliza stormed off. “Not happening!”


    **48 Pearts


    Christian had originally hoped Eliza could talk Halbert down. He hadn’t expected Halbert to go this <b>far</b>.


    “Halbert! That was out of line! She came to apologize to you sincerely, and this is what you say?”


    Christian red at him, clearly ready to give him a piece of his mind.


    Halbert, on the other hand, didn’t seem bothered at all. “If it weren’t for the three of you interfering, do <b>you </b>really think Eliza woulde apologize to me? No way. I don’t buy it.”


    He shut the door right in Christian’s face,pletely fed up.


    Christian looked from Halbert’s closed door to Eliza’s room, where she had already gone.


    For a moment, he didn’t know whose side to take.


    Meanwhile.


    Back in her room, Eliza found Nn already waiting for her.


    When she came in, Nn said, “Let me guess. It didn’t work.”


    “You’re spot on.”


    Eliza walked over to the sofa and plopped down. “We can’t get through a conversation without arguing. He won’t listen to a word I say.”


    “Family’s still family,” Nn said. “No matter how much you fight.”


    “Thanks for trying to cheer me up.


    Eliza sighed. “Right now, what I really want is to figure out where that ring is.”


    She’d nned to ask Tristan earlier.


    But Tracy’s unexpected arrival had thrown all her ns off.


    “You wait here. I’ll go talk to Tristan. Those boxes must’ve arrived by now they’ve been stored.”


    –


    we just don’t know where


    “Alright.”


    Nn had originally wanted to go with her, but remembering he was still technically an outsider, <b>he </b>decided not to push it.


    Afternoon came.


    Eliza snuck over to Tristan’s study.


    When the butler saw her, he looked surprised.


    <b>12:20 </b><b>Fri</b><b>, </b><b>25 </b><b>Jul </b>G G


    Chapter 445 Her Mother’s Room


    “Ms. Sue, what are you-”


    “Shh!”


    Eliza held up a finger and whispered, “Is Tristan inside?”


    “Yes, but-”


    But didn’t Ms. Sue just return to her room?


    Why was she sneaking around again?


    “As long as he’s in, that’s all I need to know. You can go.”


    Eliza waved him off and slipped into the study.


    Inside.


    Tristan was alone at his desk.


    The moment she entered, he said coolly, “Alright, what did youe back for?”


    He hadn’t brought it up during lunch, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know.


    He was certain Eliza hadn’t returned just to introduce Nn.


    Eliza was a little surprised that he saw through her so quickly.


    “You know why I came?”


    “No. But I can guess. Go ahead and say it.”


    He gave her the chance to exin herself.


    Eliza hesitated a moment, then said, “I want to look through my mother’s boxes. Her belongings.”


    “That’s all?”


    “Yes. That’s it.”


    “Alright.”


    Tristan stood, opened a drawer, and pulled out a key that looked like it had been kept for a long time.


    Then he walked out of the study.


    Eliza was surprised.


    It was just a key – but Tristan had guarded it so carefully.


    Then again, it made sense.


    These were Emilia’s things, everything her mother had left behind.


    They were worth billions. If it were her, she’d probably have stored it all in a massive vault <b>too</b>.


    Chapter 445 Her Mother’s Room


    “This way.”


    Tristan led her to a room that clearly hadn’t been opened in a long time.


    The key wasn’t for a vault – it was for the door.


    Tristan unlocked it and pushed it open.


    When Eliza stepped inside, she saw the boxes containing her mother’s belongings arranged neatly <b>on </b><b>the </b>floor.


    Everything in the room carried traces of her mother’s life.


    “Pick through them as you like. I’ll have someone bring Nn over. You two will move faster working together.”


    Hearing that, Eliza realized Tristan already knew what she was trying <i>to </i>do.


    “Tristan… you knew?”


    “Whatever you’re doing, I support you.”


    He gently patted her head.


    Then he turned and left the room.


    Eliza looked around at the space where her mother had once lived. A strange sense of familiarity washed over her.


    Before long, Nn appeared at the doorway.


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