The Hartwell family's business was never respectable, so everyone was desperate to distance themselves from them. Why would they invite Nathaniel to Wendy's funeral? Nathaniel's desire to attend the funeral must be his own personal wish; it didn't mean anything. But Matteo's last sentence made Eliza's heart pound. A woman is suspicious. Was it a suspicious woman who had suddenly appeared by Nathaniel's side? This was the only possibility Eliza could think of. Halbert glanced at the message, though he didn't seem to notice the last line. Instead, he looked at Eliza. "Since when are you in contact with Matteo?" "..." Eliza gave a dry laugh. "This... we got off on the wrong foot, but we got to know each other. I never thought we'd have any connection..." "Matteo is an even more dangerous person than Nathaniel. Be careful when you're around him." "We just have a cooperative relationship. I help him take down Nathaniel so he can become the heir, and he helps me out occasionally. It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy in Westbrook, right?" Eliza laughed nervously, afraid her fourth brother would see something was amiss. "Speaking of which, there's something I've been meaning to ask you." "Ask what?" Eliza watched Halbert warily. Halbert pulled out several photos. "The beauty brand 'MISS' that exploded online... the more I look at this person, the more I think it's you." When Eliza heard the brand name, her heart sank. Halbert hadn't mentioned MISS in a long time. She thought he'd stopped paying attention, but who knew he was still watching it. "A gossip reporter, trying to make a name for himself, was staking out the MISS company. He actually managed to catch something. It's just a back view, but little sister, do you think I, your older brother, would mistake you? Even if you say this woman isn't you, what about the man next to her? Isn't that Nolan?" Her own back view was one thing, but Nolan was in the photo too. When she saw Nolan's back in the second photo, Eliza felt like her world was collapsing. Couldn't that reporter photograph something else? Why target them? Eliza said, "You know, the backs of those two really do look a lot like me and Nolan.""I already know. Are you still trying to fool me?" Halbert's words shut Eliza up. "I didn't press you on it before, so I didn't expose you. But what's the situation now? You're dealing with the person behind the scenes. Your companies and your lives are linked. If that person wants to get to you, they'll target your companies first. If something happens to MISS, a brand with an unstable foundation, what then? Are you expecting an outsider to clean up your mess?" "..." Eliza knew it was wrong of her to hide that she was the boss of MISS, but she had done it to leave herself a backup plan, just in case the Sue family ever abandoned her. "Fourth Brother, I didn't do it on purpose. I've already delegated the management of MISS. I have trusted people handling most of the business. Outsiders don't know who the boss is, so I don't think the organization's leader will notice me. Besides, MISS isn't even a big brand yet..." "MISS isn't considered a big brand?" Halbert said, "In just half a year, MISS is already leading the pack in the beauty industry. And in less than six months, it went international and became a publicly listed company. Who else can achieve that much with a company in such a short time? I really underestimated you. I didn't know you had this in you. If you have this kind of ability, you'd be a far more suitable successor to Big Brother." Eliza felt like Halbert was being passive-aggressive, but she had no proof. Eliza forced a smile. "You've got to be kidding me." "You think I'm kidding? Tristan said he will investigate that organization himself. You and Nolan don't need to waste time on this." "Tristan?" "He has always wanted to find Ms. Evelyn's killer. Now that he has a lead, he will naturally investigate it himself. You know what Tristan is capable of. I came to tell you this specifically. For the sake of your brand and your future with Nolan, don't worry about other things. He will handle it."