Chapter 518

"Shh. Don't go poking your nose where it doesn't belong," said Pedro.

The guard swiftly clamped a hand over his mouth.

Marion heard the sound and wrapped an arm around Debra's waist. She glanced down at his hand, her eyebrows knitting together.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing. Just make sure you don't fall."

Debra brushed his hand away. "Behave yourself."

Marion smiled, "Anything you say."

On their way back, Debra examined the key in her hand, her fingers tracing the intricate craftsmanship. It was clearly an antique, the lock's shape rare and distinctive.

"Let's go to the old house. I want to check the ancestral hall."

"Ralph mentioned there was nothing valuable there, or perhaps the value lies not in what's hidden but in the secret itself."

"Since my father valued the ancestral hall so much when he was alive, there must be something important hidden there. Ralph might not have found it because it's not obvious."

Debra recalled her visits to the ancestral hall when she was a