After pausing for a mont, she continued, "Now that I think about it, maybe it was because my father knew I wasn’t biologically related to the Quinn Family that he wanted to get this longevity lock."
Only in this way can it make sense why my father insisted on getting the longevity lock at that ti.
"So, I just got a little injured, but managed to retrieve this longevity lock for you. It was worth it, wasn’t it?" Daniel Harris smiled and said.
She suddenly felt a heaviness in her chest, as if her debts to him were constantly increasing.
"Daniel Harris, don’t be so good to . I can’t repay it," Mabel Quinn said earnestly.
"Then just don’t think about repaying it. Back then, when you were good to , did you expect to repay your kindness?" he asked.
"But..."
"Alright, if you really feel bad that I got hurt retrieving the longevity lock for you, then accompany sowhere this weekend," he said.
"Where to?"
"You’ll know when the ti cos," he smiled and said, noticing her hesitant expression, he added, "Rest assured, it’s not a dangerous place. Alright, let’s head back first."
Because Daniel Harris’s arm was injured and he couldn’t drive himself, he waved for a cab.
However, after getting in the car, Daniel gave the driver the address of a tavern.
Mabel Quinn looked surprised, and Daniel said, "Sothing happened at your place tonight, the door lock is broken, too. For now, your house is only secured with a chain lock, which isn’t safe. I know that if I suggested you stay at Harris Manor for the night, you wouldn’t agree, so for tonight, just stay at a hotel, and we can deal with the lock tomorrow."
Mabel Quinn nodded at his words, indeed, staying at a hotel for the night was the best solution.
"However, if it’s a hotel stay, a budget hotel would do, at least I can afford it myself," Mabel Quinn said.
Daniel Harris glanced at Mabel and smiled gently, "Alright, let’s do it your way." Then he instructed the driver to find a budget hotel near the urban village.
When they arrived at the budget hotel, the two got off the car, and Daniel followed Mabel to the hotel’s entrance. After she completed the check-in process, he left.
After entering the room with the room keycard, Mabel took out the two most valuable items from her house from her pocket. One was the hard-earned longevity lock, and the other was the white jade ring.
"Dad..." she murmured softly, "Did you really hope I was a Quinn child so much? Even knowing there’s no blood relation, you still sought this longevity lock for . But Dad, do you know? I really can’t maintain the relationship with Mom and Brother, but you’ll always be my father, and I’ll fulfill your wish to be a good Quinn child."
The longevity lock and the white jade ring, under the lamplight, the glow of gold and jade intertwined...
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The next day, Mabel Quinn was at the corporation thinking of going ho during the lunch break to call a locksmith to fix the door lock. But then she received a call from Edward Quinn.
"Uncle?" Mabel was startled; her uncle rarely called her.
"I heard from Daniel Harris that your place was broken into yesterday. I thought it was unsafe there the last ti I visited. How about this, I’ll pick you up after work today, and we’ll go to your rented place to pack up and move sowhere else."
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