Chapter 631

Everyone knew Jahan's grandma was a bar girl in her younger days. She had a lucky encounter with a general of Yartran one day, and eventually, she became his wife.

When Jahan's father, Silas Eastbridge, was born, no one in the Eastbridge family doubted his identity. That was simply because he shared a similar look to his birth mother. However, when Jahan was born, his appearance was nowhere close to anyone in the family's genealogy. In fact, he did not even look like his parents.

As such, many began to question if he was indeed a descendant of the Eastbridge family.

Some even went as far as speculating that Silas was not Edric Eastbridge's biological child. Nevertheless, Edric was very confident that Silas was indeed his child. Deep down, he knew he was the one who took Agatha Barlowe's virginity.

Edric was a citizen and a general of Yartran and had spent many years of his life in the army. That was why when he came across a woman who could still protect her maidenhood despite working in a hedonistic environment, he could not help but have a fair bit of admiration for her.

Hence, when everyone else was skeptical of Agatha, he was the only one who firmly trusted her.

Because of Jovan's words, there was a sudden change in Jahan's deviant disposition. Even though the whole of Yartran had been debating about his background and whether he truly belonged to the Eastbridge family, no one in the family had ever said a word, much less said anything in front of him.

But with how Jovan had expressed his thoughts so explicitly, it was inevitable that their already bad relationship would take a turn for the worse.

“Let me remind you about something, Jovan. The Eastbridge family has never raised any outsiders. I hope you'll keep what you've just said from Mr. Isaac!” Finishing his words, Jahan strode out of Jovan's office.

The whole situation at the presidential palace grew hostile as the tension between Yartran's major-general and crown prince thickened.

At the same time, on Conch Island, Rayna, whose freedom was limited to Primrose Mansion, weaved through the streets in town with Caylie by her side. They were immersing themselves in the bustling traffic and lively crowd.


“Ms. Griffith, we came out at the right time. There's a fair here today.” It had been a long time since Caylie went to town. The rare opportunity obviously made her excited.

Coincidentally, the town was holding its annual fair. That explained why she was over the moon.

“It smells so good!” The fragrance of grilled seafood drifted with the wind and wafted into their noses, causing Rayna to gulp her saliva. “Caylie, did you bring money with you?”

“Of course.” Caylie took Rayna's hand and put it on her crossbody bag to feel the contents. Rayna could not help but chuckle brightly. “Are you hungry, Ms. Griffith?”

“Mm-hmm.” Rayna nodded candidly. As much as the chefs at Primrose Mansion had excellent cooking skills and ensured that the food selection and nutrition were well-balanced, she always felt like something was missing.

“It'll be my treat today, then. I'll let you have a taste of the delicacies of Conch Island, Ms. Griffith.” As Caylie said that, she led Rayna into the crowd.

“Jovan, who are you calling?” Irina held a plate of fruits in her hand as she strolled into the study, only to find Jovan standing on the balcony, repeatedly making calls on his phone while wearing a frustrated look.

“It's none of your business. Get out first.” The frustration building up within Jovan only grew more intense when he turned back and realized that his sister was in his room. At once, he chased her out.

Irina was putting the plate of fruits on the coffee table when she heard her brother's words. She was briefly stumped, and soon displeasure became apparent on her face as she turned and walked toward the door. “Tsk. As if I came up here willingly! Mom asked me to bring you this plate of fruits, okay!”

The call to Caylie's phone did not go through. When Jovan called the mansion's number, the housekeeper answered and told him that Caylie and Rayna had gone to town, along with the driver. With that information, the man gave the driver a call, but the latter said he left after dropping the ladies off on the streets.

Jovan had no outlet to vent the fury burning within him. Irina abruptly barging into his room earlier became the perfect chance for him to release his anger, thus why he had snapped at her.

“Sir, this is the location of the number you asked me to check.” Jahan's assistant, Alex, passed a note to the man in the car. The words “Primrose Mansion” was written on it.

Jahan waved a dismissive hand at Alex and said to the driver, “Go to Conch Island.”

“Caylie, what place is this?” Caylie took Rayna with her and arrived before a wishing tree. There, Rayna could smell a faint smell of incense burning.

“This is Conch Island's famous wishing tree. Beside it is a monastery. It's a place frequently visited by tourists.” Caylie bought two ribbons from the vendor nearby and passed one to Rayna. “This is a wishing ribbon. You can write on it.”

Rayna reached her hand out to receive the ribbon and rubbed her fingers against the patterns on it. “Caylie, I can't see...”

As much as she wanted to write, she could not see anything.

“It's all right. Just write based on your memory. Anyway, the ribbon will be folded with only the ends jutting out. No one will be able to see what you write inside.” With that said, Caylie grabbed a pen from the wooden table beside her and passed it to Rayna. Then, she held her hand and said, “Here you go. Just write along.”
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