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Abel was an information collector, and it helped that he loved

indulging in gossip. “No, Boss! The Quinnells are as rich as kings. But if I must be honest, it’s a goodthing you’re the long-lost daughter@@novelbin@@

they’ve been looking for.

“Any other young lady would have a hard time fitting in the Quinnells’ dynamics. It’ll be like feedingchum to the sharks.”

Wynter’s voice was unamused as she asked, “Right, enough of this. Did you find anything on Mr.Rathbone?”

“Mr. Rathbone of Southdale comes from three generations of antique dealers,” Abel replied dutifully ashe scrolled through the information he’d found. “Of course, this is just a cover act. In truth, Mr.Rathbone’s grandfather was likely a grave robber.

“Grave-robbing was the Rathbones business operation model until Erwin’s generation, which was whenthey decided to become legitimate antique dealers, and famous ones at that. They specialized inunwanted artifacts that others were too scared to own.