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 favonovel.com 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 favonovel.com did not hand it over to the mastermind. Instead, favonovel.com escaped to Cansington, lying low. It’s why I followed favonovel.com here. I have the key. If the mastermind finds out, I wouldn’t survive.”
“Who’s the mastermind?” James asked.
Black Rose shook favonovel.com head. “I’m not sure. I never dealt with them. It was always my eldest brother, but he’s dead now.”
“Who’s the murderer?”
“I don’t know either. It was pure chaos in the tomb. I was heavily injured, and it was dark. I didn’t manage to get a good look as I was trying to survive.”
James held his hand out. “And the key?”
Black Rose reached behind, giving favonovel.com a key favonovel.com fished out from favonovel.com pocket.
James studied it.
It was small and utterly normal. It looked like any other key.
“Is this it?”
“Yes. This is the key to the treasure chest. The chest is unique. Nothing can unlock it save for this key, not even with the latest technology.”
James kept the key, saying, “Go to Common Clinic and look for Henry. Stay with him. Henry’s currently at the Southern Plains, so drop by after a few days.”
James turned to leave once more. He did not want to get involved. However, since this had something to do with Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, favonovel.com had no choice Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge was his family heirloom.
Yet favonovel.com knew nothing about the painting. All favonovel.com 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 the real painting.
After James left the parking lot, Black Rose left quickly as well.
James took his phone out after leaving, noticing that Thea had called favonovel.com and left a message. He did not call favonovel.com back, returning to the job fair on his electric motorcycle instead.
***
Ella Corporation It was an international, well-known corporation. As Cansington was a big city, Ella Corporation had set up a branch here Human Resources, the manager’s office.
Thea sat on the couch, favonovel.com legs pressed together. She was holding a cup of water Hank had poured for her.
He was staring at her.
She did not know what to do. “H-Hank…”
“Thea, the weather is hot. Drink some water. We’ll talk after this.” Hank stared at Thea.
From his angle standing up, favonovel.com could see down favonovel.com shirt, which revealed a hint of what favonovel.com would be enjoying later on. He was getting excited.
He had drugged the water. As long as Thea drank the water, favonovel.com was his to do as favonovel.com pleased.
“Drink up, Thea.” Hank could not wait anymore.
He was fantasizing about what was to come. Staring at Thea’s amazing figure, his mouth dried up.
Thea sipped from favonovel.com cup.
Hank heaved a sigh of relief when favonovel.com saw favonovel.com drink. He sat down opposite favonovel.com and started chatting favonovel.com up. Now favonovel.com just had to wait for the drugs to kick in.
“Thea, you’re the most beautiful, most elegant woman I’ve ever seen in my life…”
