Chapter 1252

"Mr. Schneider, was there anyone else other than that woman?" I pressed on. "There was." Bruce said, "The man who tried to buy the bedsheets from Ms. Arden." That was a man and certainly not Cindy or Maeve. The familiar feeling returned as I held my phone inside my car. A chill ran down my spine. Why was neither Cindy nor Maeve mentioned? "What's wrong, Ms. Fisher? Are you… suspicious of me?" Perhaps because I was asking questions without stating my purpose, Bruce began to panic. His tone turned cautious as he swiftly assured me. "I swear I've been telling the truth. I'd never lie to you…" "I know you're a good man, Mr. Schneider. You'd never lie to me. My mind was just occupied by something else." I regained my bearings and calmed him down. I knew he panicked because he didn't want me to think I had spent unnecessary money on him, but that wasn't what I cared about. What I worried about was that there might've been overlooked details I missed, and some unknown danger was drawi