Chapter 641

Evelyn Ross paid no more attention to Natalie Castillo.

She looked at Mr. Valentine.

Mr. Valentine understood and nodded.

"Since Miss Castillo enjoys the Valentine family's cuisine, perhaps she should stay a few more days."

This was a move to detain her.

To prevent her from causing trouble outside.

Natalie Castillo smiled innocently.

"Great, great!"

"Uncle, I want to eat roast duck tomorrow, and a whole roasted lamb too!"

"Oh, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! I've heard of this famous dish abroad..."

Seeing her agree so readily, Evelyn simply left the house with Alexander Vance.

Alexander started the car.

"She doesn't seem interested in the Special Operations Division's affairs?"

Evelyn fastened her seatbelt.

"Benjamin Wright has already been detained."

"Once the charges are confirmed, Marcus Wright's promotion is a done deal."

"She planted a mole in Marcus's camp. She must have a backup plan."

"Staying at the Valentine estate won't stop her from giving orders."

Alexander glanced at her.

"Then your purpose in detaining her is..."

Evelyn looked out the window.

"I'm afraid she'll kill to silence people again."

"With her at the Valentine estate, she'll have to be more restrained."

"Her willingness to stay means she understood my message."

Alexander was silent for a moment.

Evelyn turned to look at him.

"Maybe she wasn't responsible for what happened before."

"But do you remember the fire at my sister's cottage?"

"If my sister hadn't prepared a basement in advance..."

"If I hadn't felt uneasy and warned Mina Sherwood ahead of time..."

"What would have been the consequences of that fire?"

Alexander tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

"Regardless, the outcome was good."

"Mina and Mason went through that fire and reconciled."

"The Sherwood family also secured the cooperation."

"You weren't forced to choose between your best friend and the Sherwood family."

Evelyn was taken aback.

Alexander never wasted words.

This comfort held a deeper meaning.

"What do you mean?"

Alexander kept his eyes on the road.

"Don't you think everything has been too coincidental?"

Evelyn froze.

Alexander continued.

"Take Nathan White's situation, for example."

"The Fox lured Amelia White to kill Jane Evans."

"Yet Justin Evans was right there, taking the knife for Jane."

"Jane reconciled with the Evans family."

"And you became a valued guest of the Evans family."

He paused.

"Or the time Mina was caught in the fire."

"Every time the Fox acts, you end up benefiting."

Evelyn went completely rigid.

The car entered the parking lot.

Alexander parked the car.

Evelyn remained silent the entire way.

Only when they reached the entrance of the Special Operations Division did she speak slowly.

"I understand."

Alexander didn't press further.

He looked outside the car.

Grace Lorenz was pacing anxiously at the entrance.

Seeing their car, she immediately rushed over.

Evelyn got out of the car.

"Where's your grandfather?"

Grace's eyes were red.

Her body trembled slightly.

"He's being held at the Special Operations Division."

"Locked in his own office."

"The higher-ups said to detain him first, while they discuss the punishment..."

She grabbed Evelyn's hand.

"Evelyn, I'm not afraid of being implicated."

"I'm not afraid of being deported, or arrested."

"I just can't believe it..."

"Grandfather isn't that kind of person!"

Evelyn patted her shoulder.

"Don't panic."

"First, tell me exactly what happened."

Grace wiped her tears.

She took a deep breath.

"It was Grandfather's oversight."

"Do you know the physicist, Professor Nathaniel Wright from Aldoria?"

Evelyn nodded.

"I know of him."

Grace's voice trembled.

"Nathaniel Wright attended university here."

"He was accepted into a prestigious graduate program in Aldoria and left directly."

"Later, he got his Ph.D. and established his own lab in Aldoria."

"Reporters asked him why he didn't return..."

"He said many terrible things."

This happened over a decade ago.

It caused a huge uproar at the time.

Evelyn remembered clearly.

She and Grace were still in middle school then.

Grace was furious, cursing loudly.

"Ungrateful wretch!"

"Blinded by Aldoria's wealth!"

"Did he forget why our country sent him abroad to study?"

"He even said our country treated him poorly..."

"Without our country, could he have even left?"

"Ungrateful traitor!"

Professor Nathaniel Wright graduated many years ago.

He has mentored many outstanding students.

But his only requirement for accepting students—

They must not return to their home country.

This has been criticized online for years.

His family also publicly denounced him.

Evelyn frowned.

"What does he have to do with your grandfather?"

Tears welled up in Grace's eyes again.

"Grandfather was reported..."

"They said he's maintained a close relationship with Nathaniel Wright all these years."

"That he provided Nathaniel with our country's latest technological developments."

"These technologies helped Nathaniel's research abroad..."

"The evidence includes various records of their communications."

"And even absurd, unbelievable money transfers..."

She shook her head in despair.

"I don't believe Grandfather would do such a thing!"

"But... Grandfather admitted to it."

"Evelyn, what is going on?"

"Grandfather criticized Nathaniel the most harshly back then..."

"Has his patriotism all these years been an act?"