Chapter 206

It had been over twenty years since her grandmother went insane.

She would call out to this “Ruby” every time her condition acted up.

Felicity had tried asking her parents and other family members. However, they either refused to answer or brush her away.

Mr. Snyder Sr. spoke to her solemnly, which was a rare occasion. “Don’t ask questions about things you shouldn’t be asking about. I will tell you when the time is right!”

At Royal Bay, Jonford.

Nash informed Hera and her parents that the culprit was now dead.

The three hugged and cried tears of joy.

Maria dabbed at the tears that had welled in her

eyes.

Harrison clapped a hand to Nash’s back. “Nashy… you traveled thousands of miles just to catch the murderer, so I’m sure Mr. Lewis will rest easy now!”

Nash smiled. “Don’t mention it!”

Lauren glanced at Harrison. “Didn’t you say Mr. Lewis had left that box behind for Nash?”

“Oh, right…”

Harrison picked up a box from the couch and handed it to Nash. “He had been protecting this box with his life. We spent ages trying to figure out how to open it, but we still haven’t figured it out!”

cube-shaped box did not have a lid or a lock.

inside it because of the rattling

a burr puzzle made using interlocked pieces of machinery!”

top of the box, ejecting pieces of metal from all

the metal pieces, looking like he was playing a game

“Are these magnets?”

her chin on her hands and gazed

a rare type of chemical compound instead. Chemical reactions that occur at the cracks allow the pieces to fuse as one, but the bonds holding them together are extremely weak. You can break them by simply pushing on them!”

as he continued pushing the metal pieces.

Hera nodded.

stop adjusting the metal pieces for the next thirty minutes.

“Are you sure you

“Do you

Hera was

“Nothing!”

continued adjusting the

and Lauren exchanged

their

Crack!

let out a crisp-sounding crack.

four sides of the box fell downwards like blooming

forth to see what the

Lauren also

bundle of

map, and a gold ring

carefully unfurled the papyrus, which was covered

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