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!”

have a lid or a lock. It looked like a piece of

but you could immediately tell it held something inside it because of the rattling sounds it

a burr puzzle made using interlocked pieces of machinery!”

the top of the box, ejecting

re-arranged the metal pieces, looking like he

“Are these magnets?”

chin on her hands and

allow the pieces to fuse as one, but the bonds holding

continued pushing the

Hera nodded.

adjusting the metal pieces for

“Are you sure you can

you want to know?”

Hera was

“Nothing!”

continued adjusting the metal pieces.

and Lauren exchanged

averted their

Crack!

out a crisp-sounding

box fell downwards like blooming

jerked to attention and leaned forth to see what the box contained.

and Lauren also

of yellowing papyrus.

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