Chp 286 - Something In Return

Reyona told the staff to leave the array of refreshments on the table.

“It is fine. You can go.” she almost snapped in her anxiety.

The kitchen help bowed to them and left.

“Is this about the call you just received?” Reyona asked immediately. “Who was it?”

“Officer Guy,” Maxwell answered instantly.

Reyona’s heart kicked as she knew who Officer Guy was. And his call could mean anything.

“What…?”

“They were finally able to reverse the funds back to your account,” Maxwell said as she listened to him with rapt attention. “It was a bit tricky to get the source of the dummy account that the dead guy used. It was an offshore account and, thankfully, it had not been transferred to the intended account. After some back and forth with the bank, they were able to reverse it. He called to ask if you had seen it.”

Reyona patted her trouser pocket before she remembered that her phone was in their room.

“My phone is inside,” she said tersely.

She was glad that the money was returned.

That meant she