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.

box is exquisitely crafted. It must be

from a hundred years

lock on the box and frowned. “I doubt even my uncle has the

use such a small key, so it was Hely he didn’t know about this box hidden under the pillar. podging

it.” Zion took the box. He examined the lock and then removed a thin wire from a necklace around his

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 chapters of novels

“Do you know

“Just a little”

why didn’t you open the door

had your

opened the box to reveal several old books that looked like ledgers from the early 20th century, The blue covers had

this the Scott family’s

and said, “This one is from the Hackett family,

be the ledgers from