Michael chuckled, "You probably won''t believe this, but after I finished work, I found this thing right outside my door."


    "What?" Debra was shocked.


    Michael exined, "Since that night you asked me to keep an eye out, I reached out to a few international contacts. But I came up empty. Then, the very next day, this thing was sitting outside my door."


    Debra mused, "So, you think someone knew you were investigating, so they gave you a shortcut?"


    "If that''s the case, then the organization must be massive, and the entertainment industry could very well be their way of spreading their influence," Michael said.


    A lightbulb went off in Debra''s head.


    At those banquets held by the Lowe family, most of the guests were from the entertainment industry. Whether they were once-famous stars or rising ones, these celebrities were typically the targets of wealthy businessmen.


    If the entertainment industry was being used to spread Illuminati teachings, then it wasn''t the stars trapping the rich men. It was the rich men being manipted by the Illuminati.


    Debra didn''t dare continue that thought. The Illuminati''s influence was global, and the celebrity effect could spread like wildfire.


    She remembered how obsessed Jeffery had been and how he had disappeared for 20 years.


    Back then, he left with nothing. Yet he managed to rise again. Someone must have been supporting him behind the scenes. It had to be the Illuminati.


    Then she thought of Cathryn, who gave up everything to y a game of revenge. It was very likely Jeffery did the same thing to get the gems and fulfill his dream.


    "Marion..." Debra said, her voice shaky. "The Illuminati is aiming for those four gems."


    She was sure about that.


    The other day, when she woke up, Fermin and those gems were gone.


    It was very likely that he had taken them.


    ...


    Barton rushed into the study, cing a box in front of Andrew.


    "Sir, we found them."


    "Open it."


    Barton opened the box, revealing


    four gems inside, but e


    Content b


    only


    SWI


    Barton said, "We found them at Fermin''s residence. There''s


    they''re fake." Content bel


    Andrew


    and


    up to the light. It


    hecked up one of the gems clear, pure, and wless.ne


    The next second, he let it drop onto the table. It shattered instantly.


    "How is this possible?" Barton was stunned.


    "They were swapped," Andrew said tly.


    "But ording to Miss Eaton, Fermin hardly left the house in the past month."


    "What if the gems were fake from the start?"