Chapter 74

The Prince of Orchid Mountain’s tomb, the treasure chest, the key, Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, and Black Rose? James looked at Black Rose, gracefully clad in a black leather jacket. He got lost in his thoughts. Was it just a coincidence, or was all this part of some bigger plan?

“General, please grant me your protection,” Black Rose said again, a pleading expression on her face. James glanced at her.

“You just told me that someone murdered all your companions. Not only did you not run away, but you followed the attacker to Cansington. Now, you’re asking for my protection. How is this logical?”

Black Rose explained, “The murderer who took the chest isn’t the mastermind. The murderer wants the box for himself, so he did not hand it over to the mastermind.Instead, he escaped to Cansington, lying low. It’s why I followed him here. I have the key. If the mastermind finds out, I wouldn’t survive.”

“Who’s the mastermind?” Black Rose shook her head.

never dealt with them. It was always my eldest brother, but he’s

“Who’s the murderer?”

chaos in the tomb. I was heavily injured, and it was dark. I

fished out from her pocket. James studied it. It was small and utterly normal. It

“Is this it?”

the treasure chest. The chest is unique. Nothing can unlock it save for this key, not even with the

for Henry. Stay with him.Henry’s currently at the Southern

did not want to get involved. However, since this had something to do with Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, he

knew was that the painting had been around for years, famous in the world of antiquities. Currently, it was the most expensive painting in the world. Several fake paintings cropped up, but no one had seen

parking lot, Black Rose left quickly as well. James took his phone out after leaving, noticing that Thea had called him and left a message. He did not call

branch here Human Resources, the manager’s office. Thea sat on the couch, her legs pressed together. She

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