After knowing Who She Is They Kneeled novel Chapter 77

Chapter 77

“Your young master?”

Joel’s eyes went wide in surprise. “Why is Young Master Winthrop looking for her?”

His words made everyone who hadn’t left yet turn their heads.

They couldn’t have heard that right, could they?

Young Master Winthrop?

Looking for the “fake heiress”?

The bodyguard in black said tersely, “There’s something from the Whitman family that needs to be returned.”

Oh, so he’s just returning something.

Everyone looked at each other, relieved.

It made sense. How could Young Master Winthrop possibly know a “fake heiress” from a small town?

Alvin stood in front of Annelise. “I’ll go with her.”

After all, he’d promised his grandpa he’d look out for her. He had to see it through!

The bodyguard’s tone was stiff. “Sorry, sir. The young master only invited Miss Whitman.”

“My last name isn’t Whitman.”

Annelise, who hadn’t spoken until now, pressed a button on the phone in her pocket. Her eyes, dark as ink, were stun- ningly captivating. “Lead the way.”

The young master of the Winthrop family wanted to see her.

It couldn’t be because he’d found out about the Lenny .

It was possible a hidden camera had caught her by accident when she was in the inner hall.

That would be easy enough to explain away… Annelise mused, pacing after the bodyguard in black.

Alvin was worried about her. “Little sis, don’t be scared. The Winthrop family is reasonable!”

Annelise waved her hand, her back showing her usual nonchalance.

Alvin thought, what if the Winthrop family isn’t reasonable?

Fight?

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We can’t win against them!

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Alvin glanced around. These bodyguards were so built, one of them could take out two of him with a single punch!

Annelise had also observed the manor’s layout. She never planned on using force; after all, you had to use your brain for things like this.

“Miss Whit…” The bodyguard hesitated, unsure how to address her.

Annelise’s lips curved. “Annelise.”

“Miss Caldwell.”

The bodyguard pushed the door open. “After you.”

Annelise raised an eyebrow. “Aren’t you coming in?”

The bodyguard in black didn’t speak, just stood dutifully by the door.

Annelise’s expression was serene as her right hand, tucked in her pocket, quickly removed the SIM card, effectively bricking the phone.

It looked like a study, built as a sky loft. The open-air section was filled with green plants, an Ornate Folding Screen stood in the middle creating a Classic Southern China water-garden scenery, and Mind-altering Incense was burning to one side.

The first thing Annelise smelled upon entering was that scent.

There was no one in the study, just an empty scholarly aura.

However, a screen on one side was playing footage from the inner hall.

In other words, before this, the young master of the Winthrop family had been sitting right here, watching their every move in the inner hall?

As expected… he’s got his methods.

Annelise’s lips curled. The water on the tea table was still warm. A Go board was set on it, and it seemed the player with the white stones had been called away unexpectedly, leaving the game unfinished.

Annelise didn’t make a move, her beautiful eyes just swept over the wooden box in the center, on which lay a piece of gold-gilded paper.

The calligraphy on the paper was fluid, yet powerful and vigorous.

“Miss Whitman, please help yourself.

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Help myself?

A playful look appeared in Annelise’s eyes.

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She knew what was in the wooden box: the Etherhart Herb that the Kendrick family had snatched.

And this stuff outside the box… was she supposed to help herself to that too?

A black card, a stalk of Velvet Antler, and a large bundle of Ginseng Root.

Annelise lifted her chin slightly, her eyes meeting the camera on the other side, and then she made her move.

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She took the wooden box and left the rest, but the host’s Yunnan Black Tea caught her eye, so she poured a cup, propped her cheek on her hand, and ate a piece of honey sponge cake from the plate.

She’d just finished a day of seeing patients, so it was good to have a little something.

As Annelise ate, she looked down, picked out a fountain pen, and wrote a reply on the paper.

“My last name isn’t Ye. Thanks for your hospitality. I only took what I was supposed to. By the way, the dessert was good.”

“In return, a word of advice for Mr. Yin: it’s not good to be exposed to the Mind-altering Incense for long.”

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