I chuckled lightly and brought her into the villa. Mrs. Eriksen brewed some tea. Stacey stared at me for a while before she said, “I heard Nancy got into trouble.”

I was taken aback as it had happened quite some time back. I lightly nodded and asked, “How have you been doing in J City?”

She smiled and replied, “Thanks to Mr. Fuller, I’ve been promoted to be the regional manager. I’m doing pretty well.”

Thinking about it, she was already in her thirties. She paused for a while and continued, “However, I have nothing much going on in my love life.”

If I had calculated correctly, Felix’s death sentence was held in early autumn.

She took a sip of the tea and said briefly, “I went to visit him. He had slimmed down a lot. I thought I’d be glad to see him in a mess since I used to hate him so much, but I did not.”

No matter how much she hated him, they used to share a loving memory after all. As time passed, she was left with a soft spot for him.

She paused and diverted the topic. “Oh! There’s an auction tonight. Do you want to join me for it? I heard that the Murphys from K City organized it.”

“You know me. I don’t like crowds.” I shook my head and replied with a smile.

box – similar to the one that grandma left for you. I heard it’s a puzzle box

while to react and repeated,

you want to join me? Who knows, we might be able to open the

response. “Sure, I’ll attend the auction

K City referred to the family of

but ask, “Do you have an invite? It would not be easy

of Fuller Corporation in J City, whenever the

lightly

one seemed to know. Observing how they’re auctioning many treasured items; I’m guessing that they must be very influential. However, I don’t understand their purpose for organizing the auction here, instead of K

one of them at Emery’s wedding. He seemed reputable.” I processed my thoughts for a moment and continued, “Maybe they’re intentionally keeping a low profile. Even though J City is an ancient city and is less glamorous than K City, there are several antique treasures and antiquarians here. They

the auction comprised some valuable items from the city. Many

valuable antiques to create an eye-opening experience

it was like

to show off, the antiquarians show off their knowledge, what they

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