"...Perhaps you still rember that file folder."
"..."
In Nora Scott’s silence, Pedro Langley detected a trace of danger.
He quickly said, "It was your grandfather’s instruction. You can only hand over the contents of the file folder to him when you find the entrance. He didn’t specify what it was."
"So you didn’t tell ?"
"..." Pedro Langley coughed lightly, "He said that even if he gave it to you in advance, it would be useless. Letting you know might lead to leaks."
"You an my mouth isn’t as tight as yours?" Nora Scott was a bit irritable.
Pedro Langley was a bit helpless, "Of course, you also don’t know what the Loulanel Project and chanism City are. He thought it would be better if you could stay out of it."
"..."
Nora Scott understood Antonio Easton’s precaution but was still sowhat displeased.
At the ti, Antonio Easton had only known Pedro Langley for a short while, yet he was willing to entrust the entrance blueprint to Pedro Langley and not to her...
Understandable.
But she still had feelings about it.
"Whether it’s given to or to you, there’s no difference." Pedro Langley comforted her.
"Heh."
"I’ll bring it to you in Anchel."
"..."
"The blueprint of the chanical Box you gave last ti, I’ve already made it according to the design. It’s ant to store that blueprint; do you want to see the result?"
"I want to..." Nora Scott paused in her words, gently gritting her teeth, "Changing the topic, right?"
Pedro Langley’s voice had a hint of laughter, "Want to see it?"
Nora Scott was still upset, "No."
"Then we won’t see it," Pedro Langley said smoothly, "How long will you stay in Anchel?"
"Not going back."
"Coincidentally, Butler Loxley bought a villa in Anchel, just renovated, ready to move in. I can stay with you."
"..."
Always flaunting his wealth.
Pedro Langley knew that when Nora Scott was angry, he needed to coax her, and he had to think of ways to do so, accommodating her in everything, so he kept the call going, chatting on and on until Nora Scott’s anger completely dissipated, leaving no trace.
He then coaxed Nora Scott into a video call.
Nora Scott lost her temper as soon as she saw his face.
"Ending the call for now." After having a al, Nora Scott had long forgotten about the pregnancy test stick, cleaning up the trash as she said, "I’ll talk to you tomorrow when I get to Anchel."
"Alright."
In the video, Pedro Langley nodded.
Nora Scott hung up the video call, threw the trash in the bin, and then went to wash up and sleep.
*
anwhile, in Loulanel Village.
Annabelle Pinto had to loop around quite a bit before finding Baja’s residence, and by then, it was already getting dark.
An old woman was in the yard hanging clothes.
Before coming here, she had specially learned so of the local dialect and asked the old woman a couple of questions. After learning that Baja was still out, she pondered for a mont and decided to wait in the yard.
The old woman didn’t pay her any mind.
About two hours later, Baja finally returned. One hand wrapped in bandages and the other holding a drone. Upon seeing Annabelle Pinto, he paused.
"What are you doing here?" Baja frowned, asking her in Mandarin.
The only instruction he received regarding Annabelle Pinto was to hand over so relevant items to her.
Nothing more.
He didn’t even disclose his address to Annabelle Pinto.
They were all working for soone else. Everything was decided by those above, with no need for personal connections.
As the flashlight swept over, Annabelle Pinto glanced at Baja’s hand and frowned, asking, "Did Nora Scott do that to your hand?"
Baja showed an inexplicable expression, looking down at his bandaged hand, "Got hurt accidentally. What’s the matter?"
"Why didn’t you ask who Nora Scott is?" Annabelle was suspicious.
"I know who Nora Scott is," Baja said coldly.
Whether she asked the wrong question or not, Annabelle continued, "Did she co looking for you?"
"No."
"Really no?"
"Do you want her to?"
"..."
Baja’s tone wasn’t friendly, and Annabelle’s face looked a bit grim.
However, Baja soon issued an order for her to leave, "My grandma is still here, and I don’t want to get involved with you. If there’s nothing else, you can go."
"..."
Annabelle gritted her teeth.
However, she had indeed inquired earlier, and for a beauty like Nora Scott to seek Baja, the old woman would surely rember. But the old woman assured her that recently, she was the only one to visit Baja.
That’s odd.
— Could it be that Nora Scott really hasn’t found anything on Baja?
Maybe it’s possible.
Being soone connected to Alexander Vaughn, he must have so hiding abilities.
"Nothing else."
Annabelle said blandly, then left.
Baja watched her leave, his eyes darkened, then turned around and walked briskly to his room.
— With so much information snatched by Nora, how could he possibly co clean with Annabelle? Once Alexander finds out, he would be useless to him. Perhaps Nora predicted this, which is why she brazenly took the information in front of him and revealed her identity without any scruples.
He wouldn’t dare to speak out.
He had only t Annabelle once and knew nothing about her, how could he be foolish enough to tell?
*
The next day, Nora and Jared returned to Anchel, and then parted ways at the airport.
Without April by her side, Nora felt sowhat out of place at first, but after arriving at the Tofu Shop and seeing Benjamin Durant, Humphrey Jennings, and Rosie Sullivan, that faint emotion quickly dissipated.
"Uncle!"
"Hall Master!"
Benjamin and Rosie, who were playing a mobile ga, saw her and quickly stood up.
Humphrey peeked his head out from the kitchen, "You’re here."
"Where’s Clent?"
"As soon as things wrapped up, he returned to Returning Seal City," Rosie said. "He said his mom scolded him badly, and he had to go back to appease her."
Nora smiled a bit, not surprised.
"How’s the Durant family situation?" she asked, walking into the store.
Benjamin was taken aback, "My family?"
Rosie glanced at him disdainfully, "Robert."
"Your brother pampers you and you still look at him like that," Benjamin said, tapping Rosie on the head, then he told Nora, "Robert’s household, all those who committed cris can’t escape. It’s an overall roundup. The only one who might get away is probably just Luna Durant."
Nora seed thoughtful, "I rember Luna abused her assistant... her assistant should know quite a bit about her."
Benjamin was startled, "Eliminating all threats?"
"What else?" Nora squinted her eyes.
"Got it," Benjamin grinned, "I’ll take care of it."
"Hall Master, let handle this kind of thing," Rosie volunteered energetically.
"Let him go," Nora said, pulling out a chair and sitting down, "You’ve worked hard this ti, get so good rest."
Rosie mumbled, "This was much easier than other tasks..." She only directed a little and basically didn’t do much physical work.
"Then your hall must be quite tough," Benjamin raised an eyebrow, smiling at Rosie, "Want to work with instead?"
"..."
Rosie shot him an eye roll but didn’t speak, yet when she turned her head, the tips of her ears turned a little red.
Nora chuckled.
After having a al at the Tofu Shop, Nora didn’t stay long before Butler Loxley arrived.
"Oh, Grandpa Loxley."
Benjamin, who was fiddling with an abacus at the cashier, grinned when he saw Butler Loxley.
Although Benjamin wasn’t fond of Pedro, he really liked Butler Loxley!
Butler Loxley was versatile after all.
He kept wanting to recruit him into his own household, but Butler Loxley was devoted to Pedro, and he simply had no ans to do so.
Butler Loxley smiled at him, "Master Durant."
"Here for a al?" Benjamin asked with a smile.
"Here to pick up our young mistress," Butler Loxley replied kindly.
"..." Benjamin’s smile froze for a mont, "My uncle usually stays at my place since it’s closer."
Butler Loxley chuckled, "Our place is also close."
"..."
Butler Loxley added, "And I’ll be taking care of her."
"..." Benjamin was silent for a mont, then quietly asked, "Pedro’s not here, right?"
"Master Pedro’s not here."
"Oh."
Benjamin’s mood imdiately improved a lot.
At this mont, Nora approached, lazily giving Benjamin a sidelong glance, "Are you so happy that Pedro and I are often apart?"
"..."
Benjamin imdiately closed his mouth, not daring to speak.
He just didn’t like Pedro!
Ignoring Benjamin, Nora looked at Butler Loxley, her tone suddenly softening, "Let’s go."
Butler Loxley nodded imdiately, "Alright."
Benjamin: "..."
Forgot about the nephew with the butler around, completely inhuman.
...
Early the next morning, Nora made a trip to the hospital. After returning, she held the test report for a long ti, contemplated, and then dialed Pedro.
"What’s up?"
Pedro’s voice ca through the phone speaker—deep, powerful, richly magnetic, mysteriously offering a sense of security as it landed in her ears.
Nora suddenly felt much more at ease.
She was silent, hearing the sound of pages turning on the other end, followed by Pedro’s puzzled nasal sound, "Hmm?"
Gently squeezing her finger joints, she heard a "crack" and suddenly spoke, "I’m pregnant."
"..."
There was silence on the other end.
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