"Thank you..."

Christina took what he handed over and did not look at him again.

She turned around and walked away side by side with the man beside her.

Cory stood rooted to the spot, looking at the two figures who were leaving away.

He looked gloomy, pursing his lips tightly, and was about to say something.

But his words wouldn't work.

He felt bitter.

"Patrick, how much do you know her better than I do..."

He muttered in anger.

"What's in the box?"

Patrick and Christina got into the car.

He frowned and looked out of the window with a complicated look.

Christina did not speak, and they were both quiet.

The car drove smoothly back to his house, but the driver felt the atmosphere in the car was serious.

Trembling, he looked up at the rearview mirror and saw that their young master looked gloomy, while the woman lowered her head with excitement, looking at the contents of her little wooden box without paying attention to the bad mood of the man beside her.

"What are these..."

was holding some objects in that

valuables

carefully examined the objects

careful and

"Nothing."

at him in a daze, and a strange look of

packed up

car continued to move steadily

about, and suddenly the car quieted

and stared at her for

she would ask about Cory's appearance and what the two men were talking about,

was a

and she glanced at the small wooden box on her right from time

he didn't know her that

Patrick was annoyed and turned his head, staring at the speeding back outside the car

strange silence in the car when

Christina was startled.

phone out of her bag and looked at

Suddenly, she hesitated.

"Your aunt called."

looked back and

her in a deep

responded, glancing away

immediately pressed

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