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.”

showing her gratitude, Angeline pulled her suitcase and walked in the direction of the mountain

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

around. The rocks made the road uneven and bumpy, blocking the wheels of the suitcase from rolling

Swoosh!

the branches in the

herself together and shifted her gaze toward the swaying leaves. Fear started to arise from deep within

and windy night, and she was climbing the mountain

the

now. Angeline was trembling violently, and a sheen of sweat had formed on the hand that was clutching onto the suitcase handle. She

watched too many suspense movies. There's no way

herself some encouragement did Angeline step forward and

branches away. What came into her vision was

Meow.

cat purred at Angeline and jumped out of

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

gosh, it's merely a black cat. Why did I freak

sound of plastic fabric ripping apart resonated

muddy grounds around this place. Why

line. Out of instinct, she stomped her feet where she stood, and at that very moment,

“Ahh!”

as she fell into the

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

mud, Angeline choked

the injuries

she realized that her surrounding was full

in brewing wine, she knew that there was a need to bury good-quality

the place where the villagers

are so many wines here,