Chapter 36 His Identity Remains a Mystery

b“/bWhere is he?b” /bSte asked.

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She still felt a little dazed bthat /bAbraham had actually found her.

“Mr. Abraham got a phone call and went out. He told me to let you eat by yourself.”

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bAbraham /bhad always been busy. Back when they were still in Falvaria and her father was alive, she sometimes wouldn’t even see him for ba /bwhole bweek /b

This time, since he came to Rivermount, he probably wouldn’t stay long. He was bound to be busy again.

The kitchen had made ball /bher favorite dishes.

Ste had said earlier that she wasn’t hungry, but the moment she came downstairs band /bsmelled bthat /bfamiliar aroma, she couldn’t help but stop in her tracks. It was the taste she had grown up with.

To be honest, during her two years in Rivermount, she had never quite gotten used to the food.

Now, tasting what she truly bloved /bagain, she ended up eating four portions of the main course, and beven /bhad two bowls of soup.

The

e servants were all stunned by how much she ate.

Thendline rang. The butler walked over to answer it.

It was a call from Abraham. He asked about Ste.

The butler instinctively nced toward the dining room. “Ms. Dawson is balready /bup and eating.”

“Her appetite? Well, very bgood/b. She’s already eaten four portionsb./b”

Ste was stunned upon hearing the butler’s words. Four portions already? Did iI /ireally eat that muchb? /b

She hadn’t eaten this much even once

nce in t the past three years at Rivermount!

She had bno /bidea what was bsaid /bon the other end of the call.

The butler hung up and quickly walked to the dining room. “Ms. Dawson, Mr. Abraham said you can’t eat anymore.”

Ste had just been about to take another piece of fish n chips. Hearing the butler, she looked up bconfused/b.

The butler added, “Mr. Abraham said you’ve eaten too much. You might get a stomachacheter.”

When she heard it was from Abraham, Ste obediently put down her fork.

As she left Verdant Vi, Ste bhappened /bto see Jason at the gate, basking /babout the owner of the estate. When he saw her, Jason froze.

Ms. Dawson? What are byou /bdoing here?

Ste braised /bban /beyebrow and asked in return, “What are you doing here?”

In Jason’s mind, she bwasn’t /bbsupposed /bto be here. bBut /bin Ste’s mind, bJason /bbwasn’t /bsupposed to be here either.

When he heard her question, Jason’s eyes flickered with something he tried to hide. “Just here on some business.”

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Chapter 36 His Identity Remains & Mystery

Jason had thought she wouldn’t press, but she asked again.

He hesitated, clearly unsure what to say.

Seeing his expression, Ste could already guess. “It’s because of Lillian, isn’t it?”.

b“/bWell…”

Hearing that. Jason didn’t know how to respond.

And his inability to give a direct denial only confirmed Ste’s suspicions.

She said nothing more, just let out a shortugh and walked away.

Taws

Finished

Jason watched her bgo/b, then looked toward the security guards. While he had been speaking to Ste, they had already called up to their supervisor.

b“/bbYou /bshould leave. The owner’s not seeing any visitors.”

“So this estate…..

“It’s not for rent”

The guard’s firm tone surprised Jason.

bStill /bunwilling to give up, he asked. “Did you mention the rent price to them?”

After all, Jason knew how bad Lillian’s condition was and how desperate Ethan felt.

This might be thest stretch of time she had left.

If so, Ethan would do anything–absolutely anything–to make sure Lillian’s final days were happy and peaceful,

When he mentioned rentb, /bthe security guard gave him a look of bdisdain/b.

“Mr. Harrison, even though the Keene family is Rivermount’s most powerful family, if our boss bcan /bown this estate, do you really think he cares about that bit of brent /bmoney?”

Jason was speechless. Fair enough.

“May I bask/b, who owns this estate? My boss is in a bit of a special situation right now. We really need to borrow itb.” /b

He changed “rent“, to “borrow.”

Jason understood why Ethan had his heart set on this bce/b. It bwasn’t /blike the Keene family didn’t have any other nice estates.

But the problem bwas/b, the elders in the Keene bfamily /ball bhated /bbLillian/b.

If Lillian were to stay in any of their properties, those elders would definitely intervene.

By then, forget about peaceful brecovery/b, it’d just be endless btrouble/b.

Hearing Jason trying to bask /babout the owner, the security guard’s expression turned bcold/b.

“Mr. Harrison, you’re asking all the wrong questions.

Jason remained silent.

All the wrong questions? Over the years, plenty of people have tried to bfind /bout who owns Verdant l’i. Everyone wants a piece of this primend. But even nose, no one has figured it out. Who exactly is the person behind it all! Tu identity remains a mystery.

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