After 12 hours, Holly and Hunter arrived at the Fox family's hometown with the bodyguards. It was located in an old city in the northwest, and Hunter's ancestors were buried at the bottom of Mt. Phoenix, which was north of the city.The mountain looked like a phoenix's head from afar, and it looked exactly like how it was drawn on the treasure map. As expected, Holly's hunch was correct.Hunter took a picture of the map with his phone so that it would be convenient for them to look for the treasure. Then, they found a decent hotel nearby and rested for the night.The next day, they headed to the mountain in the early morning. Mt. Phoenix was surrounded by other mountains. It was the only tall mountain there. In front of the mountain was a lake, and the center of the lake reflected the mountain's peak.In archeology studies, it was a good spot to bury valuables. The Fox family's graveyard was located at the bottom of the mountain. The locals believed that burying their ancestors i
However, Bryce looked noble and elegant. Meanwhile, Tristan looked brutish. Holly could tell she couldn't afford to offend him. Tristan was carrying a huge black bag with two straps. After greeting Hunter, he took off the bag and grabbed a pile of tubes inside. Then, he deftly put them together. It became ten feet long once assembled. Looking at the tool he had put together, Holly figured it was an archaeology shovel.After putting the shovel together, Tristen put it aside. Then, he called the bodyguards, and they started running around. He lay flat and put his ear to the ground to carefully listen. In their field, they had something called differentiating noises. Graves with treasures would sound hollow and different from other spots on the ground. Of course, a skill like this would take years to master, and an ordinary person wouldn't be able to tell any slight differences.After all, some graves were a few feet deep, and some were even a few dozen feet deep.The bodyguard
After giving Tristan her phone number, she got into the car that they had rented. Meanwhile, Tristan got into a black and old-looking Jeep Cherokee nearby. After driving for more than 40 minutes, Holly and the bodyguards arrived at a hotel. They got out of the car after parking it.Unexpectedly, Tristan parked his car in the hotel's parking lot as well. When Holly entered the hotel with the bodyguards, he followed them as well. Then, she took out her keycard after they took the elevator and arrived at the room they had booked in advance.Tristan appeared again and walked to the room next to theirs before opening the door with his keycard. It was a great coincidence. In fact, it felt like it was planned.Holly didn't have a good impression of tomb raiders, so she instinctively had a bad feeling. She said to the bodyguards, "Can you two take turns guarding the entrance tonight? Don't ever leave the door unattended."Tristan heard her and put on a cold expression. However, he said
Holly could tell it was Arthur's voice. Then, the call ended. Tobin had hung up the call.It was weird, and she had a feeling something serious was going on. Her mind was in a mess, and various thoughts formed in her head. She got changed and grabbed her bag. Then, she opened the door and said to the bodyguard by the door, "Let's go back to Jardington right now!"Holly felt anxious and couldn't breathe properly. She was incredibly uneasy. That was exactly how she felt when Winona passed away previously. The bad feeling was like a snake, crawling up her body, and she felt chills.She couldn't wait to get flight tickets, so she asked the bodyguards to take turns and drive her back to Jardington through the night.After they had been driving for a while, she realized Nina might know what was going on. So, she quickly called Nina and asked, "Nina, what's wrong with Bryce? He isn't answering my calls at all." Nina cried as she said, "Bryce… He's hurt."Holly felt like she had falle
The bills scattered in front of Arthur's face and slowly fell to the ground. This was the first time in his life that someone was throwing money in his face. He became angry out of humiliation.After wiping his face, he said in disdain, "Do you think you're great now that you've been on television twice and created some art? "I hate people like you the most who go back on their word and bother others. You delayed the divorce for so long and only did it after six months."Now that you're divorced, you should cut off all contact. You're despicable for still clinging onto Bryce."Just as Holly was about to say something, she heard a woman's crisp voice from behind. "How dare you say that, Dad? Mom has wanted to get a divorce for over ten years now. Who's the one delaying it and not letting go at all?"Holly turned around and saw Nina approaching her. Nina had her hands in her pockets and a bag behind her back. Arthur's face fell, and he scolded, "The adults are talking here, so
Nina scoffed coldly. "You're overestimating yourself! Let's hope you won't become the next Samantha!"Penelope glanced at Holly and saw the latter pursing her lips and not saying anything. Then, she said to Nina with an empty smile, "Ms. Gabelman, we should be kind and not burn bridges. Don't make things difficult between us. It won't do any of us a favor."Nina's face fell. She walked to the door and opened it. "Please get out!" Penelope calmly said, "Why are you so grumpy at such a young age? It's not good for your health." After saying that, she turned around and left at her own pace.Nina closed the door in frustration. "How could women like her be so shameless? They're overestimating themselves so much!"Holly hadn't been paying attention to their argument at all. She was focusing on Bryce and worried about his injuries. She asked Nina, "What did the doctor say about Bryce's injuries?""He said that the wounds on his arms are deep. However, his arteries are intact. The in
Holly stopped in her tracks and turned around. It was Arthur. He pointed at the small yard next to them with his chin. "Let's talk there."Holly answered with a hum and followed him. Upon arriving there, Arthur lit up a cigarette with one hand and took a smoke."I don't actually hate you that much. To be honest, you're not that bad. However, families like ours don't need love when it comes to picking our partners. What we need is someone to help us through thick and thin."Holly bit her lip and softly said, "I'll do my best to become impressive. I don't think I'm worse than Samantha and Penelope.""You're not worse than them. However, Samantha has the powerful Cott Group behind her back. As for Penelope… "Do you think I'm interested in her family's museum? No. Not only is Brandon great at investing, but he also has a few plots of land in his hands."What about you? What does your family have? Our families are only successful today because of generations of hard work. Even if you
Abelin walked toward Holly and studied her. Her small, elegant face was unusually red, and her gaze looked empty. She was clearly drunk. He asked the bodyguards, "Why did you let her drink so much?"The bodyguard didn't know much about Apricot Blossoms. "Mrs. Gabelman just ordered one glass of Apricot Blossom. We didn't expect her to get this drunk." Abelin frowned when he heard that. Of course he knew how much alcohol an Apricot Blossom would have.He helped Holly to a tree next to the road and gently patted her on the back. "Feel free to vomit. You'll feel better after that." She pressed her chest and dry-heaved a few times. However, she didn't manage to vomit anything.Then, Abelin held her slim waist and said, "I'll send you back first." Holly's head and ears were buzzing. She was so disoriented that she could feel the world spinning around her. She didn't even know who was speaking to her. She felt uncomfortable, and her stomach felt worse.Abelin helped her into his car