After discussing the matter with his son, Herbert left the room. As Gabriel closed the door, his gaze shifted to the mysterious book on the table.But before he approached the book, he sent a message to Pevita Leroy, informing her that her father's collaboration proposal had been officially accepted by Herbert Ashton.Gabriel sat down on the sofa. He picked up the book and read it. His keen eyes carefully scanned every detail.Spending an hour browsing through the book, Gabriel frowned as he read about a secret hidden in a villa near Mount Silvare."So, this book can't be opened by just anyone because it holds a secret?" he muttered to himself.His frown deepened as he read about a path through a secret tunnel within the villa that led to a box containing something secret."I can open this book, so I'm meant to find this box?" Gabriel muttered.Gabriel couldn't stop himself from reading the book until the very end. He reached the final page and closed the book. He had spent four hours

On the way to Nicholas Holtam's birthday party, Gabriel and Pevita didn't engage in conversation for the first few minutes. Gabriel's gaze was focused ahead, staring at the road, while she glanced at him silently.Not wanting the awkward atmosphere to continue the entire journey, Pevita dared to speak. As she was about to open her mouth, her eyes accidentally landed on his wrist as she noticed his limited-edition luxury watch. Her eyes widened in surprise. Her soft voice broke the silence between them. "Gabriel, how did you get this watch? Wow!" Her hand touched Gabriel's wrist with an expression of amazement."My dad has been hunting for this watch in every store, but none of them are selling it. There are only 10 of these in the world, and you own it." Her words dripped with praise and admiration.Gabriel smiled and responded. "Yes, my master gave it to me.""Your master?" Surprise spread across her face. "He is so generous!" she indirectly complimented Herbert Ashton.Hearing abou

Gabriel accepted the waitress's offer. He took off his suit blazer and handed it to her. The cleaner arrived and quickly cleaned up the broken, shattered glasses. At the same time, Alexis Blaise and Fiona Laurent arrived in the main party area. Seeing the new guests, Nicholas moved to greet them. "Alexis, thank you for showing up at my birthday party," Nicholas said, shaking his hand and then hugging him. Alexis returned Nicholas's handshake. Nicholas's gaze shifted to Fiona, and with a respectful gesture, he extended his hand to shake hers. "You must be Alexis' woman. You look so elegant, lady," he complimented her. Fiona let out a soft smile. "Thank you, Nicholas." Nicholas gestured with his hand to ask the waiter to bring two glasses of wine for Alexis and Fiona. As the wine glass was about to touch his lips, Alexis caught a familiar face in his sight. He lowered his glass slightly, resisting the urge to take a sip. He frowned as he stared intently at the person. Fiona notic

In the middle of the dance, the announcement echoed again, making everyone fall silent and listen to what the announcement was about to say.“Ladies and gentlemen, we ask for your understanding regarding this matter. This ring is a Holtam family's ring and is very valuable, so we will be conducting a further search. We request permission to search your bags and pockets, and our staff will search you individually. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we have no other choice.”“Please don’t take this action as a sign that we are accusing you. We never had such thoughts.”Everyone exchanged glances as whispers were echoed through the air.“This is a bit rude, but it seems Nicholas had no other choice.”“Do you think someone found the ring and deliberately hid it?”“If the ring really was in someone’s bag or pocket, then that person must have been very panicked and nervous.”Pevita frowned and looked at Gabriel. “Wow, they really did everything for this ring. Do you think there is some

Nicholas glared at Gabriel as he retorted. “Don’t try to twist the fact, lad! You’re the one who stole my ring, and the evidence points to you! No need for further proof!”Fiona sighed in frustration. She was so worried about Gabriel. For some reason, she still believed that Gabriel hadn’t stolen Nicholas’s ring.“I’ve been kind enough to offer 100,000 dollars to anyone who finds my ring. But this man, Gabriel Bruhn, chose to keep the ring. Therefore, for his action, he must be held accountable!” he declared.“I won’t let you leave here until you kneel at my feet and apologize!” Nicholas continued, his command making everyone gasp.A smirk tugged at the corner of Thais’ lips. He was pleased that his best friend had successfully avenged him.Gabriel’s eyes widened, and his fists clenched tightly. He would never do what Nicholas ordered because he felt innocent.“No, I won’t do that!” Gabriel yelled, undeterred.“Shut up, you cleaner’s son! I was so kind to let you come to my party, but