Chapter 916

“I don’t know them!” Lena shook her head. Was she joking?

Keira pinched her lightly and looped her arm through hers as they continued walking inside. Lena began, “I heard some gossip from my colleagues, something about the Mitchell family of Windy City.”

“Let’s hear it,” Keira said, strolling leisurely alongside her. Meanwhile, Hayden had already marched ahead, carrying the luggage into the hall.

He was always efficient and precise, a trait ingrained in his very being from his military days. It showed in his every move, even in his stride.

“A while back, the only legitimate heir of the Mitchell family in Windy City had an accident. Apparently, he fell from something high, hit his head, and ended up as a vegetable,” she said.

Keira had already heard Hayden mention this earlier.

“That’s it?” she pouted dismissively.

Lena huffed. “There’s more.

“The Mitchell family has spared no expense trying to treat him. They’ve consulted every expert in the country, flown in wave after wave of specialists from abroad. Rumor has it that the airline is ready to give them an award for their contributions to annual revenue.”

“Did it work?” Keira asked casually.

lying there, completely unresponsive. Since medicine failed them, they’ve turned to less conventional methods–inviting renowned monks, Taoist

knack for storytelling, always knowing how to

actually found something?” Keira teased.

family had committed some heinous acts in the past, and now a vengeful spirit had come back for payback. If they want the

the notion

the debt? How did they do it?”

part–they want to repay the debt, but they can’t

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that had been tailing me earlier, with the old man inside. “You think they’re following me because they owe me something?”

and looked at me. “It’s

paths with them before. This is the first I’m hearing

absurd, but why else would they be

Hayden’s already sent someone to track them and investigate quietly. Besides, gossip like this gets exaggerated. Maybe it’s just people

don’t come out of thin air. There must be some truth to it.

they chatted, they reached the main hall. Hayden was

dug myself into a hole I can’t climb out

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