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.

too high and I thought

you like it, then it’s worth the price. Besides, 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

asked, “Yeah, what

early. The cemetery is rather

wait for you

always felt that he was like

were going to the cemetery. Summer was

he had not slept enough. There

morning, Mrs. Eriksen had prepared breakfast. I looked at him and said, “Later, I’ll swap with you. Please take your

me a sidelong glance and shook his head. Smiling, he said, “There’s no

go on my own. You need to visit the cemetery with your family too. You can go with

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 go to the cemetery

everything to us

best blessing that

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

frowning, “Then, he probably

of the Murphy family? Did they buy the

for a while as he kept his eye on

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