My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 65

When Yvette was a little girl, she had drowned while playing in the village pond.

Why in the world would Jasper even know her at all?

He certainly wasn't related to Aunt Helen in any way. In the twenty years that Willow had lived with her, she'd never heard the Hughes name mentioned even once.

Jasper laid that bouquet of flowers back down upon the grave reverently, and didn't answer her question.

Meanwhile, Samantha's heart was racing wildly. She was absolutely terrified that Willow's inquiry would expose her own lies. "I told Mr Jasper about our Yvette," she answered for him. "He's a kind soul with a gentle heart, so he was moved to come here and pay a visit to her grave. So what?"

Willow frowned slightly, but didn't say anything out loud. So... it was Samantha who had told Jasper about Yvette...

Perhaps these two were close? Otherwise, why would Samantha tell an outsider about this chapter of their family history?

It would also explain why Jasper would come all this way to pay his respects to Samantha's cousin.

the Hughes Corporation headquarters whenever she pleased, even strolling right into

close were

gazing intently at Yvette's headstone for a long moment. This was the girl he'd slept with, five years ago... she'd been so alive with passion, yet also tender and warm... he still

was lost to him forever,

for

You're welcome to visit my place! I'll prepare a lovely feast for you!" Samantha hovered near Jasper, a big smile on her face, eager to please. Jasper looked towards Willow. "I'll be visiting

wanted to see what kind of home Yvette had grown

by this. Jasper wanted to have dinner at

to host an important guest like you properly... no, you should come with me. We'll show you a good time." Willow's house was a ramshackle ruin. She'd missed out on the morning market, so they had nothing to eat besides some lettuce and carrots from their garden. That was nowhere near good enough for someone

finest foods from around the world every day... how could

the Nason Village had a guest like him... someone of his

nothing less than

of the family... if they talked about Yvette, and what had happened in the

brought out into the light of

lose all

about