Chapter 18

Tristan picked up his glass and downed his drink. "Xav, she's dead. Let bygones be bygones."

As soon as he said that, he realized that he was actually speaking up for Yvette.

But Xavier didn't realize that something was different about Tristan that day. The former continued to read on. Just as he was nearly finished, his

one rang. He picked it up and saw

that it was Mark.

"Mr. Lane, I've tracked down Claude's movements." Then, Mark sent him an address.

When Xavier opened it, he saw that it was a small, remote county called Sangine County. It sounded a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

When Xavier didn't say anything after a long silence, Tristan couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?"

Xavier got up. "I have to go somewhere. Call me if anything happens." Without saying another word, he got his coat and walked out the door.

Tristan wanted to ask Xavier where he was going, but the latter left in a hurry. Soon, Tristan was the only person left in the manor.

It was getting late, and he hadn't gotten much sleep. So, he decided to just stay the night there.

At dawn, Xavier finally reached Sangine County. The sky was

I was getting heavier.

umbrella as Tristan got out

car.

explained, "When we found out that Claude had

Ms. Snyder's nanny, who took on the role as Ms. Snyder's adoptive nother when she

Adoptive mother...

rain, Xavier's eyes dimmed.

why Sangine Country sounded so familiar now. Yvette had mentioned

three years of marriage, whenever there had been a special occasion, Yvette had asked him nervously, Xav, there's something I need to

then, Xavier hadn't cared where she had gone, so he had never asked what she

in an indifferent tone, "Go wherever you want. You don't need to report

liked going out much. So, most of the time that she had gone out, it

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When he took a closer look,

The latter

to

"Wait here," Xavier said.

"Yes."

the dampness hit him in the face. The house was very squalid, and the smell

there

inside, his gaze fell on a black-and-white photo on the

he gazed at

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