Awkward Yet Polite Smile

Emma was completely dumbfounded by Lu Ban's question.

Wasn't he supposed to be investigating the pollution in her father's manor?

Why was he asking about Gaud?

Gaud had nothing to do with her father's inheritance, so why ask about him?

The detective was quite handsome, but how could he be so unprofessional?

Lady Emma regarded Lu Ban suspiciously, beginning to have some doubts about him.

Nearby, Stone also looked embarrassed as he watched Lu Ban.

"Cough, cough. He's just a little curious. We still want to ask about your relationship with your father first. Did he say anything memorable over the past few years, or do anything that left a deep impression on you?"

Stone cleared his throat and asked.

"My relationship with my father wasn't that good. He always followed the rules and had his own way of doing things. He was never willing to stray from his plans, like a precise grandfather clock that always clanged at midnight. Although that brought him tremendous success in business, if you ask me, my father was truly a very boring person."

Emma seemed to have found an outlet and began rambling.

"So if you want me to tell you about anything memorable he did, I really can't think of anything offhand, because he was the same every day for ten years."

At this point, Emma glanced at Lu Ban and seemed to have another thought.

"Now that you mention it, it's not as though there was absolutely nothing. Buying this manor was quite bizarre. My father had never been interested in real estate or anything like that. He'd lived in the same house for decades, only renovating it every so often. He didn't have much desire for material things, and he only drank and smoked in moderation. After Mother died, he