The Man's Decree

Chapter 561 A Lucky Man

“Why didn’t you come out for a word with your grandfather before he left, Lizbeth? I’d thought that you girls weren’t home!”

Jared did not answer Josephine as he gazed at Lizbeth in question.

“If he sees me, he’ll make me go home,” Lizbeth said with a giggle. “I don’t want to do that!”

Jared shook his head helplessly. “Maybe you should.”

“You haven’t answered me, Jared,” Josephine pressed on haughtily. “Where are you planning on going?”

“There is an auction for antiques in Jadeborough. Mr. Grange has kindly extended an invitation to me.”

“Sounds fun! We would like to come along,” trilled Josephine.

coming along,” affirmed Lizbeth. “I have friends in Jadeborough. We’ll be

that they had planned to tag along the

getting involved. You tell your grandfather that when you see him tomorrow.” Without another word, Jared

bodyguard, arrived at Jared’s residence early the following

Jared and Luca merely exchanged a helpless glance before the

when Luca arrived with Josephine and his granddaughter in the car. However, he regained his composure quickly and merely smiled at

offered in the passenger seat while Jared

man flanked by two beauties,” Josephine

shocked speechless at the innuendo. He knew that the seating arrangements had been

from the incident of her rescue in the hotel, she had never been anywhere this close

ignore his overwhelming masculine scent, Lizbeth kept her eyes glued outside and prayed that the others would not be able to hear

and smiled

knew his granddaughter well. Though Walter could tell how Lizbeth felt about Jared, he did not stand in their way. If Lizbeth ends up with Jared, I can think of no better

Chance,” Walter began in an attempt to ease the younger man’s discomfort. “There will be many consulting geomancers hired by businessmen in this auction. Hence, there will be no shortage of masters plying their trade. In fact, the top geomancer from Zaprington, Boris Yonce, will be present too. He was personally hired by the richest man in his city to modify a talisman which had kept him unscathed in a horrifying