Beyond the Divorce novel Chapter 1171

Neil suddenly knelt. "I-I didn't mean to. I got carried away for a moment."

Vincent's eyes widened, filled with rage. "Get up and get to the point!"

Despair was evident in Neil’s eyes. He was still kneeling, appearing utterly hopeless.

"Someone, help him up! What's the matter with you?!" Vincent roared in anger, looking at the driver. "Tell the truth!"

Two plainclothes officers lifted Neil, his face already pale.

"A-A few days ago, I met a guy at a restaurant. We hit it off, and he's from out of town. He had an accent. He claimed to be unfamiliar with our small town, so we had a couple of meals together. I-I showed him around."

Neil confessed to the process of how he got acquainted with Navi.

Atlas extended his hand to Cane, who immediately flipped through his phone and handed it to Atlas.

I didn't understand what Atlas was doing.

Atlas's sharp gaze locked onto Neil as he handed the phone to him. "Take a look. Is this him?"

He let Neil glance at the screen's photo.

Neil nodded. "Yes, yes, it's him! I don't know who this gentleman is. He claimed to be from out of town and is just passing through."

"You don't know who he is, yet you dare take money from him?" Atlas's tone was cold.

I was surprised by Atlas's foresight. I didn't know if it was speculation or if he had already found out.

"I..." Neil's eyes flickered toward Vincent and, unable to speak, continued to kneel on the ground.

"How much money did you take from him?!" Vincent roared.

"I-I..." Neil looked at Vincent in horror, obviously nervous.

"Speak!" Vincent yelled in anger.

Neil immediately sputtered, "15 thousand!"

Neil swallowed hard and said, "He mentioned liking Bibury's slow pace. I joked about settling down here since the houses are affordable. Unexpectedly, he said, 'I like that idea!' and asked me to help him find a property.

"But he had a condition. He wanted to live among cultured and educated people in a quiet neighborhood without too many idle folks. I thought of the Nomunal College's residential area. It's filled with cultured people and not crowded. It perfectly fits his requirements."

It seemed like Navi had set a trap for him.

"When he heard my suggestion, he asked me to find him a house there."

"I never expected there was a house for sale. I gave him the details, and he asked me to go negotiate since he was heading to the capital for business. I was to take a few pictures for him to see."

"That explains why you were the one looking at houses," Mike muttered. "Who would have thought you..."

"When did he give you the money?" Vincent asked.

Neil lowered his gaze, hesitated, and stammered, "This person is quite generous. H-He handed over a substantial sum. He even mentioned his interest in investing and doing business in Bibury. Seeing that I am a loyal person, he suggested we could develop together."

I shook my head helplessly. It seemed that money could truly corrupt a person. Greed was the perfect excuse for one's downfall.