At noon, Lomen rushed back from outside. He pulled Jenna to a quiet corner and said in a low voice, "Madam, I've asked around. The villa by the sea is indeed Liya's. The luxury car as well."
"I see." Jenna frowned and then asked in confusion, "Where did she get the money to buy all these?"
Jenna was shocked to hear that. She didn't believe Liya could afford those things.
"Madam, they were all bought by Oscar Jones. From what I've gathered, she's his mistress, and Mr. Jones has spent tens of millions of dollars on her," Lomen said with a pained expression.
Ah! Jenna was shocked upon hearing that fact. Her mouth agape for a long time.
"Madam, this woman is just disgusting and horrible. She does things that are too shameful. You can already kick her out based on this fact alone. You don't have to be kind to her anymore," Lomen said. There was a hint of disgust flashing across his eyes. He almost threw up when he found out those facts.
Jenna pondered.
"Lomen, isn't Oscar engaged to Zoella? How is it possible that Liya is his mistress then?" Jenna asked in confusion.
"I also find this strange. I can't get a clearer picture of this for now, but I guess that Zoella isn't engaged to him of her own accord. She made use of their relationship to frame the Richards Group, and she managed to pull off this by kidnapping Matteo. I don't think she's interested in Oscar." Lomen analyzed.
Jenna narrowed her eyes with a thoughtful look.
"Lomen, Liya and Zoella, they must be working together on this. Liya was involved in framing the Richards Group back then. Even so, she can only be considered as a witness. We don't have solid evidence against her. Furthermore, she won't tell us the truth either. Now that we've figured out the situation, we shouldn't be in a hurry to kick her out. Continue to keep an eye on her, and I'll think of a way," Jenna said to Lomen as she continued to process her thoughts.
After thinking for some time, Lomen nodded and analyzed, "Madam, it's likely that Liya was only involved with Oscar for the past few months. She knows she can't live a mediocre life anymore, and she has no choice but to resort to such cheap tactics. She's a terrible woman. She is pestering Mr. Richards now, but I doubt she has feelings for him. She's just trying to milk something out of this or get herself the Mrs. Richards title, so that she can continue her lavish lifestyle. I don't think she'll be used to living in the Ink Garden. She will stir up something sooner or later. Madam, you have to be careful and don't let her take anything away from Richards Manor."
The light in Jenna's eyes dimmed as she said slowly, "Her behaviour is horrifying, but we can't drive her away for now. Zoella is the one who framed Richards Group, and Liya is definitely still in contact with her. Zoella is no longer in A City. So, we have to keep Liya with us. At least she's still within our control. It's better than her hiding out there and making moves on us. Also, we still have to figure things out about the will. We have no choice but to keep her with us. We can slowly figure out what to do with her by then."
Lomen was silent for a while before saying, "Madam, that works too, but you have to be careful. A woman like Liya is capable of doing anything. If you don't bring her to justice, we can never stop her. We have to get evidence against her, so that she'll stop trying to get something out of Richards Manor. This time, we will get rid of the malignant tumors like them."
Jenna smiled and said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll be extra careful. She's holding herself back during her stay in Richards Manor because of me. She won't try anything if we don't make a move on her."
Lomen could only nod in agreement. He was also hoping that Hansen would return soon.
After Lomen left, Jenna then headed to her office with a heavy heart.
She could finally understand what was different with Liya at that time. It turned out that Liya was already with Oscar.
Upon arriving in the Ink Garden's hall, Jenna spotted a figure creeping inside. Jenna's heart trembled a little, and she blinked. After taking a careful look, it was none other than Liya.
Liya was holding a bag, leaning against the doorframe as she peeked into Vivian's bedroom.
Jenna frowned. What was Liya planning to do? Was she trying to sneak into Vivian's bedroom again?
What in the world was Liya planning to do!
Jenna walked over and stood behind her quietly, without saying a thing.
Liya peeked into the room for a while. Then, she withdrew her gaze and turned around.
"Ah," She screamed out, and then she quickly covered her mouth.
Jenna was standing right behind her, looking at her with an icy expression.
"Jenna, what are you doing? Are you trying to scare me to death?" Liya was startled and asked in surprise.
"What am I doing?" Jenna frowned and asked in a cold voice, "I would like to ask you the same thing. What are you planning to do by sneaking around here?"
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