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?"

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

Regalia long, she had already made quite a few

not sure." She shook her

He frowned. "Why not?"

enemies. I don't know which one

out loud. "Oh, missy. You look like an endearing girl. What offensive

it being used on Kelly. Knowing her charming personality was a facade, Rose didn't care to be called endearing. When Elijah said it, however, it somehow gave her a

it? I suggest you stop looking for

"Why not?" She frowned.

connected to her being lost?" He implied that

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

herself then. Or perhaps this

had been eerily strange at Aurora Crest that day, with every branching path posted with people. It

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 another

stopped and looked at Rose.

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

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

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

It seemed they were here for

then. I'll hike the summit with

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

for the sake of protecting her. Despite her gratitude, she refused to trouble him

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

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

was momentarily speechless. She wasn't sure if he was telling the