Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 294

After Leanna was done sorting the work at hand in the afternoon, she grabbed her belongings and headed out of her office. "Zoe, I'm going out for a bit. I probably won't be coming back but head straight home instead."

Zoe nodded in acknowledgment but still asked, "Where are you heading?"

"There's finally a lead for the pocket watch I'm looking into. I have a rendezvous with the person in charge of the factory."

"Is it legit?" Zoe asked.

"It should be. I asked a friend to help me look into it."

"Okay. I'll go with you. The studio isn't busy anyway, and I don't like the idea of you going alone. If something does happen, at least we have each other."

"Sure."

After leaving the studio to their staff, the young ladies headed to the rendezvous point, only to end up in an abandoned factory area. "Is this the place? This place looks deserted," Zoe doubted as she drove.

To that, Leanna checked the address again. "This should be it… We should arrive after making a right turn at that junction."

With that, Zoe turned the car in that direction and found a hoary old man standing in front of a locked factory after driving a few more yards ahead.

"This is it," Leanna announced.

"Hi, are you Mr. Muston?" she asked after getting out of the car.

The elder nodded with a smile. "You must be Miss McKinney."

"I am," Leanna answered, then introduced Zoe. "This is my friend. She's here to keep me company."

After a quick exchange of pleasantries, the elder went to the gates and pulled a large set of keys out with trembling hands from his pocket. He took a long while before he was able to unlock the gates.

provide you with useful leads? He

her face, Leanna nudged

his hands. If he tries

second, the elder's voice rang out. "Alright, come with

the elder, then followed after

stale air and dust came at them, and Leanna couldn't help coughing while fanning the dust in

ages since anyone was here. You girls can consider yourselves lucky. This entire area

documents placed on the rows of shelves. "Are all

one of the top manufacturers a couple of decades ago. We used to have retail stores all

here. If we look through them one by one, it'll be next

was sold in all of our retail stores, the information would still be sent to the headquarters, so you'll surely be able to find the purchase information of the watch if you look through the headquarter archives." While speaking,

Looks like we'll still have a lot to look through, even

want if you don't manage to find

thanked the elder as she took the keys from him. "I'll return them to you once I find

worry about it. Just be sure to lock the gates when you leave. Someone will come and clear these documents when they're demolishing this

your help."

waved his hand in response. "I didn't think I would still be able to see this pocket watch model again after two decades. I

seeing the elder away, Zoe had already started flipping

model's purchase information would be sent to the headquarters, they evidently

from purchase records, there were records of factory employees, various data and

two ladies flipped through document after document,

of a

to find Aidan calling. With that, she put the report in her hand down

you?" he

at…" Unsure of how to tell him her exact location, she just