She Became Rich After Divorce (Cheyenne and Kelvin) novel Chapter 410

Chapter 410: Murder Case

His arrival threw her off guard, and Cheyenne's peripheral vision caught sight of his hand resting on her shoulder. She was about to remove it when Kelvin gently held her delicate wrist.

With his deep-set eyes gazing at her, his smile unchanged, he softly said, "Don't move. What if someone throws a stone and hits you?"

His tone was casual, but Cheyenne could sense a trace of concern in his words. She furrowed her brow.

"Kelvin, you shouldn't have come. Didn't we agree to part ways?"

As the words fell, a hint of helplessness flashed through the man's eyes. He inwardly laughed at her comment.

Part ways?

Don't even think about it... He wanted to entangle himself with her, even if Cheyenne hated him.

Although he thought this way, Kelvin still maintained a cold and indifferent expression on his face, pretending to be aloof as he lightly hummed, displaying a touch of petulance.

"Cheyenne, don't flatter yourself. I came here because my grandfather told me to. I don't like being indebted to others."

Upon hearing his words, a indescribable sense of disappointment washed over Cheyenne. So, that's how it was... If it weren't for his grandfather summoning him, someone like Kelvin would never make a special trip for her.

But that's fine.

This way, she would only owe Old Mr. Foley a favor.

Chris, who stood behind the two, couldn't help but sigh repeatedly, almost shaking his head publicly.

Mr. Foley, why do you bother with this unnecessary act?

You obviously wanted to help Miss Lawrence urgently, so why not just admit it honestly?

But you stubbornly denied it.

When will you be able to win back Miss Lawrence's heart if you continue acting like that?

Seeing her visibly relieved expression, Kelvin couldn't help but feel annoyed with himself for how he spoke earlier.

He had thought about it countless times in his mind. He wanted to tell Cheyenne - With me by your side, no one can harm you!

But he couldn't bring himself to say it when it mattered most. In his anxiety, he ended up bringing up his grandfather instead...

Couldn't a clever girl like her understand his true feelings?

After secretly glancing at Cheyenne, his handsome face darkened further, and the hand resting on her shoulder deliberately pressed her closer to his chest.

This small action did not escape the watchful eyes of Layne. With a cool glint in his eyes, he swiftly approached and stood between Kelvin and Cheyenne, separating Kelvin's hand from Cheyenne.

'This brat just ignored me completely? He dares to take advantage of my granddaughter right in front of me.'

Now Kelvin was feeling frustrated.

Originally, it was supposed to be Layne accompanying Cheyenne to investigate the crime scene. However, due to his unexpected injury, Kelvin took his place.

A small village in the outskirts of Akloit was home to over a hundred households. The village was neither big nor small, but it had a lush bamboo forest.

It was in this forest that Jase's body was discovered. A local villager who was preparing to cut fresh bamboo leaves to sell noticed bloodstains on the leaves.