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!”

a lock. It looked

extremely light, but you could immediately tell it held something inside

is a burr puzzle made using interlocked

his palm down on the top of the box, ejecting pieces of metal from all four sides.

looking like he was playing a

“Are these magnets?”

her hands

that occur at the cracks allow the pieces to fuse as one, but the bonds holding them together are extremely

as he continued pushing the metal

Hera nodded.

not stop adjusting the metal pieces

sure you

smiled. “Do you want to know?”

Hera was stunned.

“Nothing!”

lowered his head and continued adjusting the metal

Lauren exchanged

their gazes after

Crack!

box let out a crisp-sounding

sides of the box fell downwards like blooming

and leaned forth to see what the box contained.

also

bundle of yellowing papyrus.

ring in the shape of a dragon.

papyrus, which was covered in difficult-to-decipher hieroglyphs.

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