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Chapter 16 - The source of the pendant

"Edward, that pendant isn't just jewelry," Carl said, his voice dropping to a serious hush.

"It's a long-lost relic belonging to a princess from Prince George's family. She vanished twenty-five years ago. No trace was ever found, so the royals eventually presumed she was dead."

"What are you saying?" Drake asked, leaning in. "That someone found a ghost's jewelry?"

"I'm saying," Carl countered,

"that whoever had that pendant must have a direct connection to the missing princess."

Lee cleared his throat, his expression grim. "In the William family, Princess Addah's name is sacred. She was a once-in-a-generation genius. By twelve, she had already surpassed most scholars. By fifteen, she was a world-renowned lawyer—the legendary 'Lawyer NEXT.' She never lost a single case."

"What do you mean?" Drake asked.

"What I mean is that this pendant whoever possessed it must have a connection with that princess," Carl said.

"Wait, the legendary 'Lawyer NEXT' who never lost a case? That was her?" Drake was surprised. 

"The same 'NEXT' who built the William Corporation?" Edmond asked

"The very same," Lee nodded.

"But on the night of her birthday, right after the corporation was officially established, she vanished. The Empress, William Xianzah, was so heartbroken she became a recluse. They say she marks every passing day since the disappearance on her calendar, waiting for a sunset she'll never see with her daughter."

'I didn't know the royal family's secrets ran this deep,' Edward thought, a chill settling in his chest.

"Then who is that lady, she was an ugly woman and dressed chubby, but knew martial arts, and her movements were not simple they were for a professional.

Therefore she must have been in contact with her before her death" Edward said.

"Then why did she disappear on her birthday?" Edmond asked.

"Not even the royal family could find anything "

"Princess Addah was a genius person hence hiding and covering anything that could lead to her whereabouts wouldn't be a problem; it would be a piece of cake."," Lee said.

"meaning she didn't want to be found, " Drake said.

"Prince George is asking where the pendant came from and the person who had it," Carl said.

"Things are not simply the way they might seem to appear" Edward added.

"yes brother," Carl said.

Time passed by so quickly and a week was gone.

"Jessy, have informed my best friend she will pick you up at the airport," Rubby said.

"Please Jessy take good care of our child, make sure that she or he is okay, Communication between us must be often," Tasha said.

"Okay, I will take good care of myself I want to find myself and build my personality I wanna be a good mother but I don't know how. I just hope that I will be a mother who will do the right and good things for her child.

If you face any difficulties just call me, our project is coming up soon and we need to launch our vehicles, new models.

We have to understand that this will improve our business to the next level, sisters Stay cool until I come back" Jessy said.

"We will take you to the airport," Eller said.

To make sure Jessy was safe, forced her to use Young's private plane.

They know that this lady though just a minor and only nineteen years she lacks nothing.

"Jessy we will miss you for sure, though we haven't met for a long time you are such a darling," Eller said.

After she had boarded the plane the three friends stood at the airport as they watched the plane fly to a distance.

"Too bad I just lost a good and potential sister-in-law my brother is doomed to stay single forever," Eller said.

"Haha, friend pray that God has saved your brother, we only know her as gold but let me tell you, the face we have been seeing all this while is not a real face.

Our boss is no simple woman, this woman has lots of things that are better kept away from humans" Tasha said.

"I once saw her side profile without that mask, she is a rare beauty, Jessy is a stunner," Rubby said.

"So you mean to say that, the woman called Nancy is her?" Eller was overwhelmed with the news.

"Yes that is her, She is the architect behind that mansion and a big boss to a very powerful corporation"

"I must have fought for peace in my previous life to meet, such a powerful young lady and you two can never be any less,

My AI technology system must air and sell out before bosses return, Ladies I'm out of here I'm gonna make money" Eller said.

Tasha and Rubby felt like she was too cute and funny, but they also followed suit They wanted to appear on the pyramid as the richest woman and that was to be achieved.

Eller drove to her brother's villa.

She collapsed on the bed and said.

"

"Oh my God," she groaned into the pillows.

"That girl is not a human being. She's a devil. A genius, beautiful, terrifying devil."

Drake looked up, amused. "Why are you cursing your only friend? I thought you two were inseparable."

"You don't understand!" Eller bolted upright, her hair a mess.

"Is she even real? I'm starting to think she's the leader of some secret US mafia, or maybe the reincarnation of a demon concubine from the Sheng Dynasty!"

Edmond handed her a glass of water with a dry smile.

"Drink some water, Eller. Then tell us about this 'demon concubine.'"

"Do you remember when we visited the new neighbor?" she asked, her eyes wide.

When they nodded, she continued, "That lady has a high-tech surveillance system hidden in her gate. It scrapes the data of anyone who walks through. That's how she knew about Nancy and Lee's family maid!"

She took a breath, dropping the final bombshell.

"And it gets worse. She was Nancy. She's been playing us this whole time. Oh, and that genius architect we've been trying to hire for the firm? That's her too. Jessy is the Architect."

The room went dead silent. The men traded looks of pure shock.

"I need to talk to her," Edward said, standing up immediately. "I want her on my team now."

"Too late, big brother," Eller sighed, flopping back onto the bed.

"She's already on a private jet to the UK. She said she wants a new environment for her baby. She's gone."

"What do you mean"

"She has left for the United Kingdom, she had a business there so she left for it and she wanted to have her babies in a new environment she said that she has no one except her baby so she had to take good care of her baby," Eller said.

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