Honey, You're a Billionaire by Chandler Solar

Chapter 539 His Wife

Although Elijah's tone sounded light-hearted, it was filled with guilt and remorse.

Rose naturally noticed that and comforted him. "Perhaps one day, you'll find her!"

Her words caught him off guard. When he looked at her eyes, he was in a trance. "You're right. Perhaps I'll find her one day!"

But would there be such a day? Elijah took a deep breath.

"Miss, it's easy to get lost while searching for your friend on a mountain with so many branching paths. What if you encounter another man like that guy? It's dangerous out here. "If you trust me, why don't I keep you company during your search?"

Elijah dismissed his thoughts. For some reason, he didn't want to separate from this girl.

"Will that take up much of your time?" Rose naturally trusted him. The more she looked at him, the more she found him amicable.

He laughed. "Of course not. I'm free the whole day. Plus, I came here to find my wife. During her time in Regalia, we met here once. It'd be great if I could see her again."

His gaze was undeniably affectionate when he mentioned his wife. Rose's eyes once again caught him in a daze, but soon enough, he returned to normal.

The pair headed down the path, not going further up but backtracking instead. They planned to try their luck by taking a different branching path.

During their trek, the two chatted happily. When he mentioned his last name, Rose instantly thought of Clover but didn't overthink it.

Elijah told her about the stories of his wife, and through his words, she could imagine his wife was a stunning lady.

After trying a couple of different branching paths, they found no sign of Harriette. However, she noticed there were people at every branching path who made her feel uneasy. But when they saw her with Elijah, they seemed surprised. "The person we knocked out earlier might not have been here by chance." Elijah suddenly pivoted the topic away from his wife.

Rose met his gaze. "You thought so too?"

took him by surprise. She was quick-witted! He seemed glad. "Do you know anybody who might

across Rose's mind. Although she hadn't been in Regalia long, she had already made quite a few enemies. And the

She shook her

He frowned. "Why not?"

I don't know

answer, Elijah laughed out loud. "Oh, missy. You look like an endearing girl. What offensive stuff could

had heard plenty of it being used on Kelly. Knowing her charming personality was a facade, Rose didn't care to be called endearing. When Elijah said it,

it? I suggest you stop looking for her."

"Why not?" She frowned.

a feeling that these people are somehow connected to her being lost?" He implied that Harriette was attempting to

can that be? Etta..." Rose recalled how Harriette defended her at the charity auction event

don't think so? I guess Etta did a great job disguising herself then. Or perhaps this is

Crest that day, with every branching path posted with people. It had to be someone influential to be able to

stepped foot on any of these paths alone, she would be defeated by a strong man. In the wilderness, anything could happen. By then, she would be brushed off as

Rose. "Are we still

pulled her back to her senses. After some hesitation, she made a

my brother has already found her. We're here at Aurora Crest today because our grandpa came

at the summit. "Grandpa came here because he missed

It seemed they were

hike the summit with you,"

didn't you just descend from there?

sticking around for the sake of protecting her. Despite her

him they could return to the main path and separate since it would be more crowded there, and they wouldn't have to

I don't reach the summit while I'm here. Luckily, I met you and saved myself the regret. Let's go! To the summit!" With that, heted

sure if he was telling the truth, but one thing was