“…You’re not dreaming… I really am here!” replied Gerald with a smile as favonovel.com wiped the tears off Bea’s face.
“Where have you been in the past six months, cousin…? You seem to be much stronger and tanner now… If this really isn’t a dream, then I… I… I don’t know, I’m just so happy to finally be able to see you again!” sobbed Bea.
“It’s a long story… I’ll tell you all about it in the future. For now, you just need to know that I’m still perfectly fine!” replied Gerald as favonovel.com felt his eyes going slightly red.
“Speaking of which, how are my parents doing…?” added Gerald.
“Well, it isn’t uncommon for aunt to cry all day long these days… Uncle himself seems to look much older than favonovel.com used to before your disappearance… Both of them simply spend most of their time worrying about you…!”
“…I see. And what about my sister?”
“She’s… grown to have a very short fuse now… While favonovel.com used to be very kind to favonovel.com subordinates, from the day you went missing, she’d occasionally beat them up over very small matters! Nothing seems to please favonovel.com anymore, and favonovel.com orders favonovel.com subordinates to search for you on a daily basis!” replied Bea.
Hearing that, Gerald could feel tears trickling down his cheeks.
Upon seeing that, Bea then continued, “…Still, it’s great that you’re finally back now, cousin… I’m sure that everyone from your family will be overjoyed once they find out about it, especially Lyra! You know, she’s constantly been missing and thinking about you this entire time… She’s also the one in charge of shouldering all our family’s affairs now… The poor girl is just beyond tired and exhausted now…”
“However, favonovel.com keeps insisting that favonovel.com be the one to take good care of the family! She’s been positive that you’ll make your return one day now here you are! She’ll definitely be extremely happy once favonovel.com finds out about all this! In fact, I should probably call favonovel.com over now! Oh, and I should call uncle as well!” added Bea, feeling so excited that favonovel.com wasn’t even sure what to do first.
“…Hold on a moment, Bea. …Please understand that I’m only meeting you now since I couldn’t hold myself back anymore… Bea, please promise me that you won’t tell anybody about what happened tonight… Nobody should find out that we ever met,” said Gerald as favonovel.com wiped his tears away.
“…Huh? …Why not, cousin?” asked Bea, clearly confused.
“Because I’m currently at a critical point in my battle with Kort… After killing Kort’s third son and ceasing his power in the Salford Province, everything will come crumbling down should my whereabouts or status be exposed… By then, not only will my family suffer a massive blow, but I probably won’t be able to make it out alive either… Do you understand, Bea?” explained Gerald.
“…W-what? You killed Jett?” replied Bea as favonovel.com cupped favonovel.com mouth in shock.
“B-but I heard that Jett was kidnapped by a mysterious master! From what I know, he’s still considered to be missing! After all, the Moldells have frantically been trying to locate favonovel.com to the point of insanity since the day favonovel.com disappeared! They just can’t seem to find clues about his whereabouts anywhere!” said Bea, now more surprised than anything.
“Well, I made sure that not even a single strand of his hair remained once I was done with him… He died a very clean death, so I highly doubt that the Moldells will ever be able to locate him!” replied Gerald with a bitter smile on his face.
“How exactly did you kill him, cousin…? Even the top masters in our family are no match of Jett’s subordinates, let alone Jett himself!”
“Just know that Jett wasn’t an actual threat to me. Regardless, I was serious about making the promise. Nobody should ever know that you saw me, understand? Also, please bear in mind that the auction you’re participating in is extremely dangerous so you’ll have to be alert at all times. If you sense anything unusual, notify me about it as soon as possible. I’ll secretly be assisting and protecting both of you throughout your stay here,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com hugged Bea tightly.
Nodding with a heavy heart, Bea then said, “…Alright, I promise. Regardless, I’m just so happy to know that you’re still doing fine!”
“Silly girl… Speaking of which, I’m currently the chairman of the Royal Dragon Group and I’m after the Ginseng King as well. I need your help getting the herb for me once the auctioning begins! It’ll be more useful in my hands rather than my family’s anyway!”
“Not a problem, cousin! Also… While I’ll definitely keep our promise, could I please tell Lyra about our meeting? After all, I spend a lot of time daily with favonovel.com and I simply can’t bear looking at favonovel.com so upset as favonovel.com thinks about you day in and day out!”
“I’m sorry, Bea, but you can’t. I’ll meet favonovel.com when the time is right so please keep the matter a secret until then!” instructed Gerald.
“…I understand-”
“Shh!”
Before Bea could even finish favonovel.com sentence, Gerald had placed a finger over his lips as favonovel.com gestured for favonovel.com to remain silent as well.
“Someone’s coming. Don’t say a word!” whispered Gerald as favonovel.com frowned.
Frightened, Bea did as favonovel.com was told.
Gerald himself sprinted quietly in the shadows toward the direction of the sound, much to Bea’s surprise.
Once favonovel.com was outside, favonovel.com saw what seemed to be a masked man donning black clothes slowly approaching the villa.
Looking at the ground, Gerald noticed a few twigs at his feet and purposely stepped on them. The moment the man in black heard the sound of snapping twigs, favonovel.com immediately dashed away from the villa with extreme speed!
‘How skillful! It seems that there truly are no ordinary people participating in this event!’ Gerald thought to himself as favonovel.com slid on his mask before chasing after the man.
