Chapter 617

More than an hour later, Jude arrived at the villa.

Caroline personally went to greet him at the door. “Welcome, Grandpa.”

“I hope I didn’t make you wait long.”

Jude observed everything around him and asked casually, “Is your husband at home?”

“He went to work. Sorry, Grandpa. You said you wanted to come over for a meal, but I still haven’t been able to make time for it.”

Caroline scratched her head in shame. She had been busy meeting with Marietta, so she hadn’t had time to arrange a meal with Jude and Kirk.

“Oh, it’s all right. We can have a meal any time. I know both of you are busy, so I came here to visit.

In fact, I don’t need to see your husband. As long as you’re living happily, I can rest assured.”

Jude walked towards the villa as he spoke, “All right, why don’t you show me around?”

Caroline nodded and led Jude into the villa. Meanwhile, a pair of angry eyes watched the villa from a place no one could see.

After the two entered the villa, Jude looked around. Although this place wasn’t as glamorous as Morrison Manor, it had a warm and cozy atmosphere.

“It seems you’re doing well after your marriage, Carrie.”

The state of a couple’s home perfectly reflected the state of their marriage.

A couple who always fought was unlikely to have a sweet and cozy home. On the contrary, a happy couple was unlikely to have a dirty place to call home.

Caroline couldn’t help but chuckle. She said with a bright smile, “Yeah. Although we fight occasionally, we still resolve our issues every time.

“Aren’t all marriages like this? We constantly grow and adapt to each other’s habits, slowly uniting ourselves in the process.”

Jude noticed the joy in Caroline’s gaze and hesitated for a moment.

Then, he stuffed the photo back into his pocket. “Let’s go look at the other rooms.”

“All right!” Caroline was about to step forward and help Jude walk to the second floor when a figure ran into the villa Then, a stern voice sounded, “Nobody move!”

Caroline turned around and saw an unkempt homeless man holding a gun.

He looked familiar, but his face was covered in a mask, so she couldn’t properly see his face. She could only see a pair of reddened eyes glaring at them.

Edith ran over as well when she heard the commotion. She was stunned when she saw the intruder holding the gun.

Caroline and Jude had returned to their senses and looked at each other.

Then, Caroline said to the intruder, “Calm down… What do you want? Money or jewelry? We’ll give you anything you want.”

Then, they raised their hands to make the intruder lower their guard.

However, the man strode over and aimed the gun at Caroline’s head. “I don’t want anything. I just want payback for what happened to the Collins family!”

At this moment, Caroline finally realized who the person before her was. “Howard?”

Caroline had heard Kirk mention that Eddy’s second uncle had kept the Collins family in check, but she hadn’t worried about it. She didn’t expect to see Howard so depressed about it.

For a moment, she had mixed feelings about this.