The bodyguards released their grip and left the room.

“What were you thinking? Why did you sell the house?"

Aldrin explained, "I hoped you could help me find Laura, but you vanished. Isaac wasn't at home, and I couldn't find anyone else to assist me. I wanted to search for her on my own, but I had no leads. She disappeared without a trace. One day, while drowning my sorrows at a bar, I coincidentally overheard Isaac's secretary conversing secretly with a man in a corner. Intrigued, I followed the man..."

He glanced at Camila and asked, "Care to guess what I witnessed?"

"Well, what did you see?" Camila pressed, her impatience evident.

"I saw the man deliberately hitting Alick, Isaac's assistant, with a dump truck."

Camila's expression turned to one of shock and disbelief.

She stared intently at Aldrin, barely blinking.

“Are you absolutely certain about what you saw?"

“Absolutely. I have leverage on that secretary now. I used her to drive a wedge between Divya and Forrest, and made Divya pay the price."

Aldrin felt a sense of pride as he spoke. However, he quickly lowered his head and continued with palpable resentment, "Selling the house wasn't a choice. I needed to monitor the secretary's every move, and I had to enlist someone's help. But if I wanted someone's assistance, I had to compensate them. The company had shut down, and I was strapped for cash, so I sold everything of value at home."

Camila didn't admonish him; she acknowledged that he wasn't useless.

At least he had done a good job regarding Alick's situation.

Without him, no one might have ever discovered what Wynter had done to Alick.

"Did you have someone tailing me?" Camila asked.

Aldrin scratched his head sheepishly, confessing, "It was me. I was afraid you would be angry about me selling the house, so I didn't dare to approach you. I sent someone to monitor your movements and investigate."

"You certainly have become quite resourceful," Camila remarked, fixing her gaze on him.

"But why did you muster the courage to come before me again? Weren't you afraid I'd give you the beating of your life?"

“Did you report me to the police? They're investigating me. I had no choice but to show up," Aldrin admitted. If he wasn't concerned he'd be arrested for all the stalking he'd done, he wouldn't have shown his face.

"You better retract that report immediately. Tell them I've returned, safe and sound."