Chapter 339

Shaun, however, had already noticed the clues. His old face immediately darkened, and he stomped his cane, saying in a deep voice, “In ten minutes, not a single one less, find them all for me!”

The servants, covered in cold sweat, dared not say anything more. They hurriedly took out all the items. Soon, the ground was covered with a pile.

It is worth mentioning that, surprisingly, almost half were taken by Alivia!

Shaun’s face was dark, but it wasn’t the time for an outbreak. He said to Graham, “Graham, take a look and see if anything is missing.”

This was just a polite remark, and no one believed that Graham, a respectable person, would actually go for it. But unexpectedly, Graham stepped forward to count the things.

He said, “Sir Whitaker, I apologize. These are all Mrs. Pruitt’s belongings. Mr. Winford instructed me to bring them back without missing anything, so I had to be careful.”

He explained so thoroughly that Shaun couldn’t say anything. Graham actually noticed at a glance that the box containing ginseng was missing, but he still pretended to inspect it before saying, “Huh? I remember there was a 500-year-old ginseng in there, personally found by Mr. Winford for Mrs. Pruitt. How come it’s gone?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Shaun lifted his hand, holding the cup, and suddenly paused. The rest of the Whitaker family also changed their expressions.

Lenora exclaimed, “A five-hundred-year-old ginseng?” She glanced at Isabelle subconsciously. You see, last night, Isabelle presented her grandfather with a 500-year-old ginseng, claiming she had gone through great difficulties to obtain it from someone.

Looking towards Isabelle, as well as Freya and Helena, and the surrounding servants, Graham wiped his hands and said, “Yeah, in the whole Dragdom, how many five-hundred-year-old ginseng roots can there be? This thing isn’t something you can easily get; it’s not like cabbage. Mr. Winford went through the trouble of finding it for Mrs. Pruitt out of filial piety.”

This time, even Shaun’s gaze fell on Isabelle. No one is a fool; Graham’s words were so clear! Ophelia gave a ginseng, but it disappeared. Isabelle got the same ginseng from someone last night and made soup for Shaun to drink!

What a coincidence! The ginseng, so rare to find, suddenly appears in two branches of the Whitaker family at once?!

Isabelle lowered her head, avoiding Shaun’s sharp gaze, with slightly sweaty palms. Graham seemed oblivious to the Whitaker family’s strangeness and politely smiled, “Did I accidentally leave it somewhere? Could you please ask Sir Whitaker to have someone look for it again?”

Shaun instantly realized that Graham was probably here for that ginseng root, or rather, Isabelle! “Isabelle,” Shaun’s voice sounded authoritative, “what do you have to say?”

The rest of the Whitaker family looked at Isabelle in astonishment. Last night, they were still praising Isabelle for being filial and thoughtful, but it turned out that the ginseng she brought was not what she had claimed. How could the usually aloof Isabelle do such a thing?

Under the gaze of the crowd, Isabelle couldn’t help but stiffen. She had done this so many times, but this was the first time it was discovered, and it was even exposed in front of the entire Whitaker family!

“Isabelle, is that ginseng really sent by Ophelia?” Helena stared at her in disbelief.

Isabelle pinched her palm, thoughts racing through her mind. Soon, she calmed down and said with shame, “Yes. I’m sorry, Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, I lied to you last night!”