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?"

quick-witted! He seemed glad. "Do you know anybody who might

Although she hadn't been in Regalia long, she had already made

not sure." She

He frowned. "Why not?"

know which one it is." Rose smiled

laughed out loud. "Oh, missy. You look like an

being used on Kelly. Knowing her charming

suggest you stop looking for

"Why not?" She frowned.

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

that be? Etta..." Rose recalled how Harriette defended her at the charity auction event and had been friendly to her since. How could it be

a great job disguising herself then. Or perhaps this is all a coincidence." He knew the possibility of the latter was

with every branching path posted with people. It had to be someone influential to

Rose 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

stopped and looked at Rose. "Are we still

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

at Aurora Crest today because our grandpa came here and hiked to the summit every year while he was

summit. "Grandpa came here because he missed his daughter, while we came here

of longing... It seemed they were here

summit with you,"

was shocked. "But... didn't you just descend from

sake of protecting her. Despite her gratitude, she refused to

him they could return to the main path and separate since it would be more crowded

"I didn't come from there. It'd be a pity if 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,

the back, Rose was momentarily speechless. She wasn't sure if he was telling the truth, but one thing was

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