Chapter 81

“You’re going to marry mum?” Valarian squealed, hurting my ears, his little eyes lighting up as he danced and wiggled in his seat. “Well, I hope so, that is why we are going t o the jewelers. We need to find her a ring, “Valen claps his hands excitedly.

 

“Oh, I know. What about grandma’s rings? Grandma had heaps,” Valarian says. “Her mother?” I ask him, a little confused. But he shakes his head. 28 “No, Grandma Valarie, your mum. They are in the storage shed, mum has where she keeps all grandma’s stuff,” he says.

 

 

 

“I don’t remember seeing a jewelry box in there,” I tell him. “No, mum packed it in a box after I dropped it, and had all my grandma’s “Yep, they didn’t take anything, just wrote rogue whore on the brick walls, Aunty Macey scared them off,” “Language! And you remember this?” I ask him.

 

“Ah, it was only last year, when mum got her 5 star rating for the hotel, just before Christmas. Mum thought it was another Hotel owner. Aunty Macey smacked one i n the head with her bat when they tried to get in the office area,” Valarian laughs, making a swinging motion with his hands before he shrugs. Daily new more chapters update on: noveljar.com

“And she didn’t call the police?” I ask him. oc “She did, they laughed at her and said it was her problem, so mum moved the jewelry from the safe, said it would be the first place they looked for valuables,” oc “And how do you know where she hid it?” I ask and Valarian drops his head.

 

 

 

“I accidentally knocked a box over and broke the jewelry box. Mum spent hours crying, trying to put it back together with glue. She wouldn’t

 

lost a stone out of one of the rings when

he says with a shrug while looking down at his hands in his lap. 3 OS “Do

 

a secret agent?” he asks, and I chuckle when my phone starts ringing again. BE “You should answer

 

Valarian snickers. “Father-son outing. Where are you?” “I just got home. Zoe went into heat, so I

 

makes me tired!” “Well, we should be home before dinner,” I tell her before turning the car around at the roundabout

 

the radio, I heard it’s going to get worse overnight too,” Everly screeches through the phone. “Father-son outing,” I

 

mirror before pressing a finger to my lips. He giggles and nods. “Fine, I will start dinner, I guess. Oh, can you grab more milk and coffee on your way home? Oh, and Oreo ice cream?” “Oreo ice cream?” “Yeah, I feel like ice cream,” “But it’s raining?” I ask her. “Just get the ice cream, Valen!” she says. “Fine, I will grocery shop too, then. I love you,” I tell her. “I love you too. Don’t forget my ice cream, “Everly says, hanging up. og The rain had eased off a little by the time we reached the hotel, but the car park was flooded, and the wind was

 

before grabbing the spare key from my glove box. The trees were bending over from the wind, the sound of the wind whistled past the car, and the storage locker door rattled loudly.

 

wanting t o get out in this weather either. “Yellow Box?” I ask while turning to look at Valarian sitting in the back. “Yes, unless mum

 

can’t tell your mother.” I remind him, and he nods. I hold my pinkie out to him. “Pinkie, promise?” “I can keep a secret,” Valarian whines, but wraps his little pinkie around mine. “And it isn’t a

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