Never See You Again

Chapter 522

Maeve pulled the folding chair out of the box and set it down next to Zion with a cheerful grin. “Alright, Mr. Spencer, show me what you’ve got”

Seeing her smile, Zion reached out and gave her rosy cheek a playful pinch. “Alright, I’ll try not to keep my wife waiting too long.”

He tapped the floor tile beneath the column, and with a sharp crack, the tile broke open. Zion chuckled softly and said, “Looks like this place hasn’t seen a renovation in a hundred

“What?”

Marve leaned closer and saw the tile shattered effortlessly. After a moment, she remarked, “That tile must have cost a pretty penny.”

“I’ll cover the cost,” Zion said as he lifted the dirt–covered bricks beside the pillar. Inside, he discovered a sealed mahogany box that looked remarkably antique–like something from a century ago.

mahogany box is exquisitely

relic from

and frowned.

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of it.” Zion took the box. He examined the lock and then removed a thin

in Zion’s necklace. He slipped the wire into the lock and, with a few deft twists, the silver lock clicked open. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access

and asked, “Do you know how to

“Just a little”

didn’t you open

lock was more complex. Besides, you had your own reasons for wanting

reveal several old books that looked like ledgers from the early 20th century, The blue covers had yellowed with age, and the writing

the Scott family’s

other books and said, “This one is from the Hackett family, and these are from

be the ledgers from