Moreover, after that one encounter with Zhou Jingren, he had done his best to retrieve everything that they had on the man. He even went as far as using his personal resources to research about Zhou Jingren.
And lo and behold, he discovered that the council had been hiding a lot of personal information about Zhou Jingren and even Lily. This only upset Harringfort even more. However, this could not change the fact that he regretted not researching more things about Zhou Jingren before meeting him.
Still, this does not mean that he liked the man. And the things that he found out was not enough to convince him that Zhou Jingren deserved Lily. Inwardly, he still thought that Lily was too good for her own husband.
"Good." Zhou Jingren said before he reached out and patted the man's shoulders. "Now… now… people are now thinking that you have been a very bad fiance, bullying your fiance and not seeing her since the engagement party. Do you need my help in clearing your name?"
