Chapter 427:

Daxton gave the taxi a brief glance and asked nonchalantly, “Mr. Norris didn’t come with you?”

Carrie gave a quick nod and replied, “No, he went to Ofrubert.” She was aware that Kristopher and Daxton didn’t exactly get along, but she wasn’t sure about the specifics of their conflict.

Daxton kept his calm, friendly smile and said, “Let’s head in. The police are expecting us.”

As she walked behind him, her eyes caught sight of a pack of cigarettes peeking out from his pocket. She vaguely recalled Daxton disliking cigarettes; he’d even frowned at people smoking near him in public before.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked, “Daxton, since when do you smoke?”

lately, and the pressure’s been piling up,” he admitted casually. “I only smoke once in a while to take the edge off. This brand is pretty mild, kind of like what you’d call light cigarettes.” He opened the pack and

the faint scent

her head, puzzled. “Wait… aren’t you the owner of Fayedge Hot Spring? Kristopher mentioned it could be very profitable with the right management. Instead of working elsewhere, why not focus on that? You could even bring in bloggers

a unique situation and can’t reveal his identity, so he used my name instead. Anyway, he’s not doing it

blinked in surprise. “Looking for someone? Why would he set up a hot spring in a county just to find someone? Is it to stay under the

spiraled into

not after anything so complicated… just looking for

then asked, “How do you even know I’m

ties with a few people over at Silver Elephant Media.” Considering his connection to the Norris family,

identity public, it

concluded she was

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