The doctor had said that her mother must not be shocked with this illness. Cordelia subconsciously thought that the box was something that would shock her as well.

She pressed down the confusion—no matter how many questions she had—and softly closed the door.

Cordelia brought the box home and kept it in the same cabinet as the jewelry box. She looked at it for a long time and sighed. The moment she closed the cabinet door, though, she suddenly felt that the retro carving on the box felt familiar—like she had seen it somewhere but could not remember it.

She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling. It felt like she was in a maze where she could not see the exit. Her mind was chaotic.

Robert was booking the return trip flight ticket for Zephyr and showed him a few selected times, but he rejected them impatiently.

Robert was at a loss. This was the first time he had encountered something like this. Ultimately, he asked the great lawyer, Frederic, for help.

Great lawyers had eyes for details. Frederic immediately saw the issue and circled the earliest red-eye flight with a chuckle.

Robert was so surprised that words escaped him.

“Sir hated midnight flights like this the most in the past!”

“He’ll like them very much now.”

“But… first class is sold out on this flight.”

“Book him economy then. The kind where three people are squeezed together on the same row!”

Robert broke out in a cold sweat.

“You won’t be wrong listening to me!” Frederic was experienced. “Even if you ask him to go back hanging on the plane now, he’ll be happy to!”

As expected, the red-eye economy flight was booked, and Zephyr boarded punctually with his luggage through the night.

he arrived in Jangasas, and

stepped inside, he was

was astonished. The pair of shoes did not belong

and heard a man snoring!? The house was not big, so he got to the living room in a few steps

Nicholas!?

slowly relaxed his raised

at her in confusion but closed the door as

on the chair, her gaze was fixed somewhere outside the window without

Cordelia crouched down in front of

snapped out of her trance after some time and slowly turned to the box in the

and her heart

she could lift it with a hand. The carving on it

about the box too, but Xyla

was actually her first time being

was a vintage copper lock on the box that could barely be

sounded a little aggrieved. “Cordelia, I’m not a good mother. I’ve been a burden

back. Consider it

don’t open it if nothing calls for it. Can you

Cordelia froze in bewilderment.

some kind of secret in this box? The lock looked sturdy and would

box, but not the key—and she did not say what was in it either… What was the meaning of

Xyla looked tired as she lay

on out.” Her back was against

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her mother must not be shocked with this illness. Cordelia subconsciously thought that the

down the confusion—no matter how many questions she had—and softly closed the

as the jewelry box. She looked at it for a long time and sighed. The moment she closed the cabinet door, though, she suddenly

the bed and stared at the ceiling. It felt like she was in a maze where she could not see the

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