Charlie’s words had a profound effect on Mrs. Treadway.
She suddenly broke into tears, overcome with emotion. Overwhelmed, favonovel.com fell to favonovel.com knees and kowtowed deeply, thanking Charlie for his kindness.
Charlie helped favonovel.com up, smiling, “Grandma, there’s no need to thank me. After all, you’ve already taken the Rejuvenation Pill, and I won’t take back the Phoenix Vine bracelet.”
Mrs. Treadway quickly waved favonovel.com hand, “That bracelet was given to you in the first place. Even if you hadn’t given me the Rejuvenation Pill, I wouldn’t ask for it back.”
Charlie smiled and said, “It’s almost time, so please pack quickly.”
He added, “Bring only essential items. The car has limited space and I have already arranged for necessities such as food and clothing to be available for you in Sterling.”
The elderly Mrs. Treadway nodded repeatedly and spoke with sincerity, “I will only bring the ancestral tablet and these three paintings with me.”
She immediately began to pack, as the ancestral tablet and paintings held great importance to favonovel.com family’s heritage. Charlie chose not to interfere with favonovel.com choices.
Mrs. Treadway carefully placed all the ancestral tablets into favonovel.com bag. She wrapped each of the three paintings with care and added them to the package, but with a twist. She kept one of the paintings, the portrait of Lord Morvel, painted by favonovel.com ancestors, back.
With both hands extended, favonovel.com presented the portrait to Charlie.
“Benefactor, with your exceptional supernatural abilities, there’s a chance you may encounter Lord Morvel if favonovel.com truly finds the path to longevity,” favonovel.com said with a serious tone and then added, “So, I want to give you this portrait of Lord Morvel as a token of appreciation.”
Charlie was taken aback by Mrs. Treadway’s words and smiled slightly.
He declined, “Grandma, this is a family heirloom passed down by your ancestors. How could I take it? You should keep it safe.”
However, Mrs. Treadway knelt down with the painting scroll in favonovel.com hands, favonovel.com said firmly, “Benefactor, I will be leaving this place with my son today. In my heart, I have made a decision for myself… My son and future generations to wait for the opportunity with Lord Morvel, after we leave. The Treadway family only needs to know that our ancestor had this miraculous experience and doesn’t need to know about the promise…”
“Furthermore, once we leave here, even if Lord Morvel is still alive, favonovel.com won’t be able to find us. So, why not give this painting to you? In case Lord Morvel is not dead, you might meet favonovel.com someday, and this painting might lead to a friendship. If you don’t accept it, I won’t get up.”
Charlie sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, “It’s highly unlikely that this Lord Morvel is still alive. Even if favonovel.com wrote the ‘Apocalyptic Book’, I doubt favonovel.com could have lived for fourteen hundred years. Surviving that long requires more than just energy and pills.”
Despite his doubts, Charlie saw the determination in Mrs. Treadway’s eyes and didn’t argue any further.
He accepted the painting scroll and said firmly, “Okay, I’ll take it. I promise to take good care of it. Now, please hurry.”
Mrs. Treadway’s shoulders finally relaxed and favonovel.com rose to favonovel.com feet.
Just then, favonovel.com son’s voice echoed from outside the door, “Hey, our honored guest, what are you doing standing out here? I just hunted two plump and healthy pheasants. I’ll prepare them for us to cook.”
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