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 and I thought

“As long as you like it, then it’s worth the

replied, “It was taken away by a man named Yuri Bates. Joseph left him a message. After All Souls’ Day, I want to ask him to

what time will

early. The cemetery is

wait for you at

was like

we were going to the cemetery. Summer was still

he had not slept enough. There were dark circles under his

morning, Mrs. Eriksen had prepared breakfast. I looked at him and said, “Later,

sidelong glance and shook his head. Smiling,

go on my own. You need to

my parents are around and they will go themselves. So long as the people we care about are all here. They go to the

those who are important are still around. These 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 need to go through

best blessing that anyone could

way, last night I checked out Mr. Bates. He’s from K City and highly secretive. However, I managed to

not help frowning, “Then, he probably knows the

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

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

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