Chapter 1649

Arthur grew fond of Stella because she had a knack for tending to people's emotions from a young age. His affection for her had nothing to do with her being his family. That was why he did not care if she was Albert's daughter or not. However, Arthur respected Keegan's decision to tell him about Stella's parentage.

Stella's eyes welled up with emotion. She remained quiet, her gaze fixed downward for an extended period. Keegan had never shared any of this with her. She could not believe he had silently paved the way for her while she was worried about facing Arthur.

After a while, Arthur looked up to the night sky above. He spoke in a low voice, "Everything will turn out fine."

Marshall leaned against the wall as he eavesdropped on their conversation. Upon hearing Arthur's words, he, too, glanced at the sky. It was enveloped in darkness, and no stars were visible.

early the following day to prepare for departure. There was not much to pack, as both had traveled light. Among the items they packed were local specialties Arthur had thoughtfully prepared for them. These included walnuts, dried persimmons, pears, homemade beef jerky, sun-dried wild mushrooms, and several dozen pounds of farm-fresh

was clear they could not take the piglets with them. Stella chose a few items from the pile, as

her his coat, "Take a nap. I'll wake you when we

declined, stating,

up early this morning. There's still much to do when we get back. You should rest," Marshall suggested in

She saw Keegan's face every time she closed her eyes. Even if she managed to drift off, she would wake up

She wrapped it around herself but could not fall asleep. She glanced at Marshall and

have found your phone. The police were at a loss for leads, so I reached out to Landon's ex-wife. I showed her the last location you were at and asked if there were any places around there that Landon was familiar with. It was then that

fishing in the vicinity. She knew about an abandoned factory building where they had sought shelter from the rain

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