Chapter: 2096

Averie pressed her lips, as she knew for a fact he wasn't lying.

"I'm sorry about that. I shouldn't have said that. Continue with the investigation. I'll pay you. Thank you."

She hung up afterwards. Disappointedly, she turned around and went into the study again.

In the study, the shattered mouse was still on the floor. The laptop automatically shut down from power outage after being left on all night.

She plugged the laptop to charge and opened her mailbox again.