Chapter 499

Gordon turned his head to look at Sophie. Sophie noticed his gaze and asked with curiosity, “is something wrong?”

Gordon pursed his lips, buttoned up Sophie’s coat, and said softly, “it’s cold. Let’s go back.”

Okay,”

Even though Gordon was wearing a woolen sweater, his face was still pale.

Sophie said in a low voice, “Sorry for dragging this out so late today.”

She should have considered Gordon’s frail health. The weather was getting colder, and the late–night chill was likely to make them sick. She really shouldn’t have asked Gordon to accompany her here late at night on a whim.

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“Curiosity is natural to everyone. If I hadn’t brought you here tonight, you probably wouldn’t have been able to sleep.”

Sophie pushed Gordon’s wheelchair forward and fell silent for a moment before asking. “Mr. Gordon, is the Aldridge family’s ancestral hall similar to ours?”

family and the Russell family are both locals from Devonport, whereas the Costello family and

Sophie nodded and said, “Could there be secrets hidden inside the ancestral

Gordon’s tone was flat.

Aldridge family for so long. If there was anything to

perhaps Gordon knew the truth but chose not to tell her. After all,

must’ve known some of Devonpon to be

wouldn’t come to Devonport without solid evidence. Mere rumors wouldn’t be enough to entice him. With these thoughts, Sophie suddenly heard Gordon ask, “Where are you pushing me to

she had inadvertently pushed Gordon to the other side of

so sorry I

direction, but this time, the wheelchair hit a stone on the ground, nearly causing Gordon to lose his balance.

worry, I told you all this just so you wouldn’t keep quarreling with Colby. For so many years, no one has ever seen the treasure of Devonport. It might

Colby’s mother die?”

was always sickly. She died accidentally a

you mean by accidentally?”

from a building”

the rumors Colby had mentioned before alcoholism, smoking, and

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