Chapter 1042:

Gravestone after gravestone came and went. Most of the main grounds had already been covered, but Sadie and Noah were still empty-handed. Sadie’s steps began to slow. Confusion etched itself across her face as she glanced at Noah, silently asking what their next move should be.

Wandering like this was pointless.

The grounds stretched too far, and the faint lighting made the search almost impossible.

Beside her, Noah seemed to come to the same conclusion.

As if struck by a sudden thought, he spoke casually, eyes still scanning the tombstones. “Now that I think about it… I had a friend mention that one of his relatives was buried here. That must have been five years ago or so.”

That comment made the attendant halt and turn around, clearly intrigued.

“Five years?” he repeated, blinking in surprise.

tight, uncertain smile

land. People around here called it Evergreen Mountain. When we developed it into a formal cemetery, any

shared a brief, silent glance between

So that explained it.

Sadie’s hand, Noah reached into his jacket and pulled out a thick bundle of cash. Without a

guard, the man stared at the money, fingers tightening instinctively around the

𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖓

least thirty thousand dollars,

confusion, he found Noah still wearing the same carefully crafted expression of grief. “We would like some time to walk around on our own,” Noah said gently. “Just to absorb

the attendant stood

What was happening?

them a short tour, and now he was holding a small fortune? For him,

was remarkably generous in

“Oh, you two are too kind! Really, it’s just part of my job.

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