The Heiress Who Took Revenge
Nolan said coldly, “I'm having my men seal off this district and search it, house by house.” When Colton and Lewis heard this, they thought Nolan must be insane. Seal it off? And search house by house? Did he know what kind of people lived here? How could they possibly let Nolan do this? If they disturbed some important figure, it would have repercussions for the Hayes family. “I know you're worried about Eliza, but you shouldn't lose your cool and judgment. Eliza can't be hidden by just anyone. Who in this circle doesn't know she's the Sue family's daughter? We already canvassed this villa district as much as we could. Eliza can't be here. Just wait for Henry's people to get the surveillance footage. It will be fine.” Lewis absolutely could not let Nolan be so reckless. “I can't worry about that. Nothing can happen to Eliza!” After saying this, Nolan immediately ordered his men to begin investigating every resident in the district. Colton's face was dark. “He's lost it. He's really lost it! Does he have any idea what he's doing?” Tyson already held a great deal of prestige in the Hayes family. Now Nolan was offending all these people. What if they tried to cause trouble for Nolan in the future? “Henry, aren't you going to stop him?” “Can't,” Henry said indifferently. “Because this is what I want to do, too.” They couldn't risk it, not even the smallest chance. Neither he nor Nolan was willing to gamble on that one-in-a-million possibility. Colton and Lewis were completely exasperated with both of them. Seeing they were determined, they figured they might as well go all in and ordered their men to follow Nolan and Henry. In any case, everyone understood self-interest. With so many of them searching for Eliza, no one should dare to be uncooperative or hold a grudge. ... Meanwhile, Eliza groggily opened her eyes. She seemed to be in an attic. Only faint sunlight seeped in from a window.She vaguely remembered Matteo drugging her in the van. Where had he taken her now? This didn't look like the Hartwell residence. The attic door was pushed open. Matteo walked in, holding a glass of water and a simple dinner. Seeing this, Eliza immediately tensed. “What do you want?” Seeing the wariness in her eyes, Matteo put down the tray. “We were allies just this morning. Now you're asking what I want? It seems you don't trust me at all.” “Stop kidding. Should I be calling you 'sir' now?” Hearing this, Matteo's hand paused. Eliza said, “Why did you bring me here? I can't guess your plan, but you don't seem like the type to just hold me for a day or two. How long are you keeping me?” From the setup, it seemed Matteo planned to imprison her here for ten days to half a month. He had specifically found an attic with a toilet and a bathroom. Although it was small, Matteo figured Eliza would be used to it, since she used to live in an attic at the River house. Sometimes, Matteo even felt he and Eliza were the same kind of people. Matteo said, “I'm keeping you until Nolan kills Nathaniel, of course.” “You're trying to use Nolan, to give you a legitimate reason to take over as head of the Hartwell family?” Eliza's mind instantly cleared. No wonder Matteo had to grab her and knock her out. He wanted to use her disappearance to make Nolan, Halbert, and Henry suspect that Nathaniel had ordered her kidnapping. They would then direct all their animosity toward Nathaniel. “But... won't Nathaniel defend himself? This is the kind of thing that could be cleared up with a simple explanation. How exactly do you plan to use Nolan's hand to kill Nathaniel?” “He won't get the chance to speak.” Matteo said unhurriedly, “Because I've already killed him.” Hearing this, Eliza immediately understood what he meant.Matteo had already killed Nathaniel, but Nolan and the others didn't know. When they couldn't find Nathaniel, they would look for Matteo. Matteo would then feed Nolan false information. As long as he could make outsiders believe Nolan was the one who killed Nathaniel, Matteo could justifiably take over Nathaniel's subordinates. The people loyal to Nathaniel were the most difficult part to handle.
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