NovelEnglishChapter 373:
It was the bedroom Norah's parents had prepared for her. Norah's heart skipped a beat as she grabbed the dusty
doorknob and twisted it downward. With a gentle push, the door opened wide, revealing the large bedroom. It
was surprisingly much more spacious than she had expected. In the center was a big bed with its pink bed sheet
and pillows, all covered with dust.
A desk sat on one side, across from a dressing table. The bathroom and closet were separate and positioned on
opposite sides of the room.
When Norah opened the closet, she was surprised to find many clothes and accessories inside, spanning from
childhood to adulthood.
A particular long dress caught her attention. When she touched it, a bead from the fabric fell off.
As she crouched down to pick up the bead, she noticed a hidden compartment on the back of the closet door.
Curious, she opened it and found a small notebook inside. She took it out and flipped the cover to the first page.
The pages were already yellowish, likely because the notebook had been stored in the compartment for a long
time.
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Landing on the first page, pretty handwriting read, “Norah is one year old today, and we would have celebrated
it together if she were here. Calvin and | miss her terribly each day. It breaks our hearts to think we aren't
together on such a special day. | hope she can feel our love and longing for her wherever she is right now. We
wish for nothing today but her safety and to hear news about her whereabouts. Until then, we won't give up and
stop hoping.”
Judging from the ink mark, the writer must have paused before adding the next paragraph.
“Even if Norah isn’t here, Calvin and | prepared a birthday gift for her. We've decided to do it every year until
she’s back with us, and we're complete again to open them all together.”
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Norah's hand trembled slightly as she turned the pages, each containing a paragraph-long entry.
“I saw a gold pendant necklace when | went shopping today and thought it would look good on Norah, so |
bought it. | hope she likes it when she sees it.”
“For Norah's fifth birthday, | bought a matching dress. | saw a mother and daughter wearing a pair when | went
out today, so | bought us one. | bet she would look so cute in it.”
“Iker and | argued today. He said Norah is probably dead, and | refuse to believe it. | know she’s just out there
somewhere, waiting for us to find her, so | won't stop looking for her and hoping we’ll be together again.”
The next entry was about Norah's tenth birthday gift. At that point, Norah was certain the writings in the
notebook were by her mother, Bernice.
Enclosed in her writings was her love for the daughter she had lost and her unwavering hope to see and be with
her again.
And, by pure chance, Norah found the notebook and read her mother’s thoughts.
She blinked, causing the tears gathering in the corners of her eyes to trickle down her cheeks, her emotions
overflowing.
Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she turned to the last page, which read, “We finally found a reliable lead
about Norah's location. Calvin and | wept with joy when we got the news. Norah, Mom and Dad are coming for
you. Just wait for us, baby. We'll be hand together soon. We promise.”
That was the last entry, and Norah knew what happened after that day.
All the birthday gifts Bernice mentioned in the notebook were inside the closet.
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There was a lump in Norah's throat when she picked up the gold pendant necklace and held it close, her tears
falling like a waterfall.
Her parents were so close to being reunited with her.
If not for the car accident that took their lives, they would have seen Norah again and lived a happy life together.
Norah knew in her heart that her parents’ death wasn’t a simple accident.
Looking at the items in the closet, all tokens of their love for her, Norah vowed to seek justice for her parents.
She would do everything in her power to find the murderer and exact the punishment that person deserved.
Norah walked out of the bedroom and strolled around the villa, clutching the notebook.
Judging from the clean spots in the dusty space, Norah could roughly tell which items from the villa Iker had
taken.
As she descended the stairs, Gilda and Chayce approached her.
“I apologize for all the dust. | was so busy that | forgot to have it cleaned,” Gilda said apologetically.
Smacking Chayce’s head lightly, Gilda chided, “But if you had only reminded me, | would have booked the
cleaning services.”
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