Seeing me, she came over and said, “Mr. Ashton called a few times, enquiring if you are back. He’s probably worried. Please call him back.”

I nodded. Just now we had been busy all the way and so I had neglected my mobile phone. Taking it out, I found that it was off.

I decided to charge it in my bedroom. After freshening up, I called Ashton. Immediately the call was picked up.

He seemed to have been waiting for my call and his voice was a little low, “Are you lying on bed?”

That was funny. I turned on the speakerphone and placed it on my dressing table. “I’ve just taken a shower. How about you?”

“Thinking about you!” Sometimes, this man is really…

I did not banter but laughed instead. “How was your day? Did it rain in K City?”

It rained often during this time of the year. The rain was heavy in J City. It was sowing season and sufficient rain was a good thing.

He hummed in reply and his voice was still low. “How was the auction?”

After some thought, I said, “I saw the box. It’s identical with the one at home.”

“Why didn’t you get it?” He asked softly.

I was stunned and thought of asking how he knew I bid for the box but I realized that Joseph must have told him.

said, “The price was too high

it, then it’s

did not argue but just replied, “It was taken away by a man named Yuri Bates. Joseph left him a message. After All Souls’ Day, I want to ask

and asked, “Yeah, what time will

early. The cemetery is

for you at

smiled as I always felt that he was like a child. After hanging up, I

to the cemetery. Summer was still half asleep. In the car, she finally

and he had

breakfast. I looked at him and

his head. Smiling, he said, “There’s no need. I’ve already

is All Souls’ Day so I said, “I can go on my own. You

his head, and said, “It doesn’t matter because my parents are around and they will go themselves. So long as the people we care about are all here. They

are probably the words that everyone wished to say on All Souls’ Day. In our life, if those who mean everything to us are around, then we don’t

that

checked out Mr. Bates. He’s from K City and highly secretive. However, I managed to get some information. He seemed to have met old Mr. Murphy a

not help frowning, “Then, he probably

hesitating for a moment, I voiced my thoughts. “Could this Yuri be a member of the Murphy family? Did they buy the sandalwood jade box at the auction just to

his eye on the road. Then, he said plainly,

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