Silly Bride

Chapter 182

the treatment, it was no surprise that Yolanda remained Sebastian’s first pick.Even though Winnie had doubts about Yolanda’s motives, she, unfortunately, couldn’t find any evidence to back her assumptions up.She had gotten people to keep tabs on Yolanda, only to find out that the latter had hardly left the house in the past few days, and even her call history didn’t seem unusual.Yolanda was either truly innocent or had another phone that was very well-hidden.Alas, what else could Winnie do when she hadn’t found any concrete proof? She couldn’t approach Sebastian to voice her suspicions about Yolanda wanting to harm Xavier, could she?It wasn’t long before the acupuncture needles were all applied, and it was time to leave them in place.Sebastian had wanted to use the opportunity to get Winnie familiarized with the various acupoints on the human body, but to his surprise, the latter had other plans in mind.“Old Mr. Xander, there’s something I need to tell you. It’s about your grandson, Harrison Xander.”Despite his initial shock, Sebastian soon became visibly excited.“What about him? Have you found any information? He’s still alive, isn’t he?”Seeing how happy and hopeful Sebastian was, Winnie suddenly couldn’t bring herself to break the news.After a while, she frowned and said, “No, Master. Didn’t I tell you before that I found out he has a property in Avenport? I had to stop the investigation back then for personal reasons, and it was only yesterday that I asked Xavier to help me with it. Thanks to him, I was informed earlier that we finally tracked down Harrison’s residence in Avenport. That’s why I wanted to share whatever information I currently have with you.”As disappointed as he was, Sebastian quickly recomposed himself. “Oh, well done! I didn’t even know he had a property in Avenport! Show it to me, then!”The truth was, he knew he had reacted too emotionally. After all, what were the chances of his grandson surviving when the latter had gone missing in the Arcvas Desert for two long years?That said, it’d still be a consolation to Sebastian if he could find out anything about Harrison, no matter how trivial.Now that she had gotten his consent, Winnie promptly took out the collated information and handed it over. “Here’s the property in question. The house got purchased five years ago, but Harrison didn’t use it often. In total, he probably stayed there for less than a year.”“Indeed! That’s because I’ve always kept him busy in the research institute, so he barely had time to head out,” Sebastian explained before looking through a stack of photos. “What about these? What are they supposed to be?”“These photos show the items we found in Harrison’s mailbox, which include utility bills and postcards. However, those postcards were all sent anonymously, so we have no idea who the senders were.”“Do you have a clearer picture of these postcards?”“Yes, I believe there are two more. Give me a second,” Winnie replied as she swiftly dug them out.Alas, the moment Sebastian held the photos up for a closer look, his hand started trembling.“That’s Harrison’s handwriting. I recognize it! Where are my glasses? Yolanda, fetch me my reading glasses! Hurry!”Yolanda, who was standing behind her grandfather, couldn’t help but sigh. “Grandpa, you’ve been wearing your glasses this whole time. Where do you want me to go?”Upon hearing that, Sebastian quickly felt his face, and only then did he realize his folly.He carefully studied the content on the postcards, and even though there weren’t any names, the dates on them were clear as day.Wait a minute. There’s something odd about this. The sign-off date on one of the postcards is after Harrison had been reported missing! “Take a look at this, Yolanda,” Sebastian piped up. “The date written on this postcard was after your brother had gone missing, and I’m sure that’s his handwriting. Furthermore, the postage stamp is from Epea! Do you think he could still be alive? He clearly wrote this to his future self, saying he wanted to drink his own homemade beer and watch his favorite movies two years later. Two years from the date on this postcard is this year! That means he must still be alive! He’ll be back, won’t he?”Yolanda took the postcard from her grandfather and glanced at it. Her reaction, however, was less than enthusiastic.“So what if he’s still alive? It’s been two years, Grandpa, but has he bothered to contact any of us? That shows he doesn’t want us to know anything related to him,” she reasoned. “Besides, the postmark and sign-off date are different. I think the sign-off date was merely an error, and he mailed the postcard before he went missing. He probably visited Epea before going to Alendor and felt happy enough to send