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“Zeke.” Daniel asked, “Is the kidnapper dead?”
Zeke nodded. “Yeah, he’s dead.”
Good to know.
Relief washed over the old couple.
Are they worried that I’ll force the truth out of the kidnapper if he’s still alive? Zeke mused.
After exiting the cave, Zeke gave Rosie a call, asking her to take care of the man’s body and study the solution he
had concocted.
“Don’t tell Lacey we were kidnapped, Zeke,” Daniel urged Zeke on the way back. “We don’t want her to worry.”
“Okay!”
It was already past midnight when they arrived at the Williams Manor.
Lacey was waiting in agony at the door.
Upon seeing her parents, she jogged up to them. “Mom, Dad, where have you guys been? We’ve been worried sick
today.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHannah stroked Lacey’s cheek lovingly. “Atheville is too big. We got lost. We’re sorry to worry you. We truly are.”
Lacey chided, “Mom, Dad, you must inform me the next you go out. I’ll send someone to escort you.”
“Of course!” Hannah smiled in agreement.
“Oh yeah,” Lacey uttered. “Zeke’s parents want to meet you. They’re waiting inside. Come on.”
“Okay.”
Faith and Diego greeted the Hinton couple warmly as soon as they entered the house.
Faith and Diego were of noble birth. They had an extraordinary elegance; their speech and manner were refined.
As Hannah and Daniel were simply commoners, they were rather reserved in front of them.
But Faith and Diego were considerate. Most of their conversations revolved around daily topics.
With Lacey’s occasional gags to regulate the atmosphere, Hannah and Daniel slowly loosened up and started
talking with eloquence.
Seeing that the timing was almost right, Faith cut to the chase as she served the Hinton couple tea and said, “Zeke
and Lacey are not getting any younger. It’s time to talk about their marriage. How about we set the date now so we
can get ready for the wedding?”
Hannah and Daniel flinched at the word ‘wedding’.
They exchanged a glance that only the both of them could read. It was as if they had something difficult to voice.
“Okey.”
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Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Marriage is no child’s play. We shouldn’t take this lightly,” Daniel spoke up.
“It’s getting late now, and we’re actually a little exhausted from wandering around all day. How about we pick a
time some another day to discuss this properly?”
Faith and Diego didn’t think much about it and nodded in response.
Zeke and Lacey, however, couldn’t wrap their heads around it.
Mom and Dad used to be very passionate when it came to the topic of our marriage. But why are they avoiding the
topic actively now? Something isn’t right.
After settling down the Hinton couple at the Williams Manor’s guest room, Zeke left, slipping on a pair of in-ear
monitors.
He had planted a bug on Daniel and Hannah as he wanted to listen to the sore subject that the old couple was
hiding.
As expected, their voice sounded over the monitor not long after, with Hannah sighing, “Who knew he would come
straight at us after so many years.”
Naturally, she was referring to the man in black who had kidnapped them today.
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