Chapter 206

It had been over twenty years since her grandmother went insane.

She would call out to this “Ruby” every time her condition acted up.

Felicity had tried asking her parents and other family members. However, they either refused to answer or brush her away.

Mr. Snyder Sr. spoke to her solemnly, which was a rare occasion. “Don’t ask questions about things you shouldn’t be asking about. I will tell you when the time is right!”

At Royal Bay, Jonford.

Nash informed Hera and her parents that the culprit was now dead.

The three hugged and cried tears of joy.

Maria dabbed at the tears that had welled in her

eyes.

Harrison clapped a hand to Nash’s back. “Nashy… you traveled thousands of miles just to catch the murderer, so I’m sure Mr. Lewis will rest easy now!”

Nash smiled. “Don’t mention it!”

Lauren glanced at Harrison. “Didn’t you say Mr. Lewis had left that box behind for Nash?”

“Oh, right…”

Harrison picked up a box from the couch and handed it to Nash. “He had been protecting this box with his life. We spent ages trying to figure out how to open it, but we still haven’t figured it out!”

lid or a lock. It looked like

extremely light, but you could immediately tell it held something inside it because of the rattling sounds it made when

burr puzzle made using interlocked pieces of

palm down on the top of the box, ejecting pieces of metal from all four sides.

pieces, looking like he was playing a game as he did that.

“Are these magnets?”

her chin on her hands and

occur at the cracks allow the pieces to fuse as one, but the

he continued pushing the metal

Hera nodded.

not stop adjusting the metal pieces for the next thirty

you sure you can do it?”

“Do you

Hera was

“Nothing!”

continued adjusting the metal

and Lauren exchanged

quickly averted their

Crack!

let out

box fell

leaned forth to see what the box

also

bundle of yellowing papyrus.

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