Her Precious Baby

Chapter 278

Angeline seemed confused.

Judging from the old man's words, she figured he had quite a good knowledge of Joel.

“It shouldn't be a problem letting you know."’ The old man tightened liis grip on liis crutches, and his eyes gradually darkened as he began speaking. “That young lad has no parents and only has liis sister to depend on since he was a child. Even though life was tough for them, they eventually became quite capable. His sister became a nurse in the county, while he became a famous designer.”

“And then?” Angeline's curiosity was piqued.

“Unfortunately, liis sister suddenly died because of an accident just last year. That left him so devastated that he returned to Linlow Island.”

That undoubtedly left Angeline at a loss for words.

The old man heaved a deep sigh. “Ever since then, he became extremely eccentric. He never interacts with liis neighbors and only locks himself home to work on his design drawing. There were businessmen like you who visited him to ask for collaborations previously, but he chased all of them out.”

“Oh, I see.” A frown formed on Angeline's face, and her tone had a tinge of concern. "Does he not have any friends?”

“No one is willing to befriend him. You'll know once you visit him. He's a fine young man with a bright future but, sadly, very unmotivated and shows no desire for success. He's no different from a beggar.”

Angeline wore a thoughtful expression upon listening to those words. Deep down, she was incredibly shocked.

I can't believe Nancy has such a weird senior. I wonder how capable he really is. Nancy has flattered him so much and made him sound so impressive. Was she only trying to reassure me?

Despite her doubts, she thought she should still go and take a look since she had traveled all the way there.

Sensing Angeline's persistence, the old man lifted his finger and pointed to a mountain path not too far away.

“Joel stays on the other side of that mountain. You have to climb over to get there. I see that you have a suitcase with you, Miss. The route is a steep and treacherous one. It's not going to be easy for you...”

“I'm all right. Thank you for your help. Sir.”

Angeline pulled her suitcase and walked

her journey did she realize that the old man was right—the route was

there were many muddy puddles around. The rocks made the road uneven and bumpy, blocking the wheels of the suitcase from rolling forward smoothly. Angeline had a

Swoosh!

then, the branches in the bushes

and shifted her gaze toward the swaying leaves.

climbing the mountain

wonder why even the slightest noise

trembling violently, and a sheen of sweat had formed on the hand that was clutching onto the suitcase handle. She could not help

I must've watched too many suspense movies. There's no way

did Angeline step forward and make

branches away. What came into her vision was a black

Meow.

purred at Angeline and jumped out

chest lightly to soothe her heart, which felt as though it was about to leap

cat. Why did I freak out so

for her ridiculous reaction when the sound of plastic fabric ripping apart resonated

grounds around this place. Why is there such a strange

Out of instinct, she stomped her feet where she stood, and at that very moment, the ground below her gave

“Ahh!”

out a scream as she fell into the

the ground heavily. It was lucky that the ground in the cellar was much softer,

mud, Angeline

down, she fished out her phone and turned on the flashlight to check the injuries she had sustained. Although she suffered

she shone her flashlight around the cellar, she realized that her surrounding was full of

knew that there was a need to bury good-quality wine in the underground

where the villagers bury their

her analysis. Since there are so many wines here, the villagers