Alice did not give Shawn's question much thought. Her loyalty and devotion were absolute, and in her heart, everything the Fawley family owned already belonged to Shawn.
Besides, for the sake of their ideals, her grandfather had even dared to scheme against someone like Grindelwald.
"Apart from the employees at our shops, workshops, and plantations, our family doesn't really have any forces directly under our command. When Grandfather needed something done before, he hired people from the black market. As for information about those pure-blood old men in hiding, he probably relied on the connections he'd built up over the years."
A thoughtful gleam passed through Shawn's eyes as he listened. So even the black market was involved.
Moreover, he and Tom had yet to find the last pure-blood relic's hidden house. That inevitably cast suspicion on Old Fawley, who had supplied the information.
"Understood," Shawn said, then took Alice away by Apparition before she could add anything else.
At the mansion's window, Old Fawley smiled as he watched the two disappear. Then he returned to his study, considered for a moment, and took out a Two-Way Mirror...
Shawn and Alice Apparated to the gates of the Nott family's Dark Manor.
They announced themselves to the servant guarding the entrance. Before long, Gloria strode out and glared at Shawn.
"Chie-hmph! Shawn Black, how dare you show your face at my home!"
Shawn rubbed his nose, baffled. What was wrong with Theodore's sister?
He neither asked nor made another move. Alice understood at once, stepped forward, and said coldly,
"Gloria, remember your place and watch your words. If not for the Chief, the Nott family would have been swallowed up whole."
Gloria had delicate, pretty features, but her eyes carried the same streak of madness typical of the Nott family.
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