Chapter 696 The Anonymous Letter

When he returned to the office once more, his desk was laden with a heap of snacks.

However, Nilou and Rhizone were still somewhat reserved, not daring to touch anything.

Seeing them return, the siblings stood up and asked, “Josiah, Dr. Thorne, is this your child?”

Josiah paused for a moment before responding with a simple hum.

“You two have a child? Dr. Thorne never mentioned it before.”

Nilou used to help her parents take care of Rhizone when they were kids. Looking at Aurora’s tiny face, she exclaimed, “She’s so adorable! My brother was never this fair when he was a baby.”

A look of confusion crossed Rhizone’s face. “How come I didn’t know?”

“Fool! How could you possibly remember things from when you were not even a year old?” Nilou was quick–witted and clever. Her unexpected remarks always managed to amuse people.

Lysander returned with a smile, having prepared the baby formula, and joined. Josiah in soothing Aurora.

Aurora was quite familiar with their scents. Once the baby bottle was in her grasp, her crying naturally ceased. Her eyes, still moist with tears, quickly brightened up. with laughter.

Upon seeing the situation, Josiah tentatively attempted to sit down. However, the moment he barely touched the couch, Aurora crinkled her nose, letting out a whimpering sound.

That was a sign that tears were about to come.

In an instant, Josiah stood back up with Aurora in his arms. With one hand steadying the baby bottle and the other cradling her, he moved around the lounge with practiced ease and gentleness.

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secure yet. It’ll get better after a while.

“You’ll probably be busy soon. Right now, your

it sound as though he could just kick back and relax next.

down in the

will take some time

“You’ve always handled matters appropriately. I have nothing to worry about.”

tone affect Aurora’s mood. Lysander had not communicated with him in advance, but at this moment, she intuitively turned on the electric wind chime hanging in the baby stroller’s sunshade to

attention.

“Mr. Guerra, aside from the water sample, I’ve made another discovery. Someone has placed something in our

particularly observant, noticed that Carol seemed to be on the verge of discussing something crucial with Josiah. Taking the initiative, she pulled Rhizone along

softly. “What I’m about to discuss relates to the lake in the village.

his word, truly

his consent, she truly decided to stay and

a young age, Rhizone always listened to Nilou’s words. Even though he felt somewhat confused in this unfamiliar place, he still followed ben

The

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sat down next to them, and they all listened

said, “It’s an envelope. I’m not sure what’s inside, but I have a hunch that there’s a significant reason behind the sender’s efforts. It seems to be

brought his phone closer for a better look, his cyebrows deeply

envelope was small, but if it was meant for poisoning or intimidation, stuffing a few razor blades inside would have been sufficient.

repeatedly printed. on this type of paper. I’ve seen elementary school students at the

learning that this letter was most likely from a villager, Josiah said, “Open

“Understood.”

rolling, confidently tore off the tape on the

sheets of paper, folded together, densely filled with words. The handwriting was

just begun learning the alphabet. Even if they huddled close together, they couldn’t understand a thing. Hence, they patiently waited for Lysander and Josiah to finish reading and then explain the situation to

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