Returning With A Thousand Favors

Chapter 453

“That’s right. There’s not even a single false piece of news. This made Gavin especially puzzled.

“There isn’t even fake news?” Marina’s frown deepened.

Gavin shook his head. “No.”

Marina fell silent.

It took her a long time before Marina spoke again.

“This is a little abnormal. Things like the Akister Treasure are not particularly confidential.

“There are many people in this circle who know about it.

“Even if people don’t know the whereabouts of the real key, they will release some fake news to seek benefits.

“I don’t think it should be a situation like this with no news at all.”

“Yes, I also feel that this is very strange.” This was why Gavin wanted to come over to report this to Simon first.

“If it’s really as you said, then it’s very likely that people don’t even know that there’s a fifth key.” Marina suddenly looked up.

Marina’s statement instantly enlightened Simon and Gavin.

“Miss Bailey is right. We’ve been searching for the location of the fifth key.

“I thought it might have been hidden deeper, so I spent a lot of time and effort..

“That’s because we never thought that other people would not know about the existence of the fifth key.” Gavin’s train of thought was instantly opened up.

Marina looked at Simon again.

“How did you know there were five keys?”

“I’ve seen a copy of my mother’s notes. There’s a record of it,” Simon began. NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.

“By the way, where’s the note I found in the pile my mother gave us last time?” Marina suddenly thought of something.

Simon immediately got up and went to look for it.

Marina carefully checked the contents.

“Look, there’s only information about four keys on it,” Marina said.

Simon nodded.

Simon had noticed this before.

However, Simon had not taken it to heart at that time.

It turned out that this was the reason why they had never been able to find a clue to the fifth key.

“I believe your mother did this on purpose.

“She only left the clue to the existence of the fifth key to you.

“The purpose is to wait for you to activate the Akister Treasure.” Marina’s eyes shone.

Simon could not help but feel a strange feeling within him.

*Think about it carefully. I think your mother would definitely have left you a clue,” Marina said again.

Simon frowned and carefully recalled his daily interactions with his mother.

Simon wanted to find some useful clues from those few memories.

However, Simon’s mother had spent too little time with him.

Simon had also been a little young at that time and could not remember many things clearly.

“It’s alright. There’s no need to rush. You can take your time to think about it. Looking at Simon’s expression, Marina immediately comforted him.

“Yeah” Simon nodded.

However, Simon could not think of any useful clues.

Ultimately, he could only go with Marina to look through his mother’s belongings to see if they could find any useful clues.

The two of them went straight to the attic upstairs.

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“I was very young when my mother died. Many of her belongings were put together by the servants.

“Later on, my father married Ruth, and she threw away many of my mother’s belongings. These were all things I fought to keep. Simon took out a box from the storage closet in the attic.

Marina looked at Simon and felt an ache in her heart.

Simon must have been very helpless at that time, not even being able to protect his mother’s belongings.

“I’m fine.” Sensing Marina’s gaze, Simon shook his head and opened the box in front of him.

Simon had not been to the attic for a long time. The moment the box was opened, dust filled the air.

However, the things in the box were neatly packed.

Simon took out a child’s piano from the box.

“Is this your toy?” Marina was full of interest in it.

“Yeah.” Simon nodded, then tapped his fingers lightly on the piano keys.

However, after so many years, the little toy was no longer working and couldn’t make any sound.

“As far as I remember, my mother played the piano exceptionally well.

“She also taught me how to play, but after she passed away, I never touched the piano again,” Simon slowly said.

“Let’s see what else is inside.” It was a sad process to look through the belongings that were left behind by someone who had passed away.

The memories of all those items were still etched deeply, yet the person who had created those memories was no longer around.

Other than the person involved, no one else could empathize with this feeling.

Therefore, Marina could only change the topic.

“Okay.” Simon replied and continued to rummage through the box.

There were not many things in the box, and most of them were toys that Simon had played with when he was young.

It was probably because these were Simon’s things that Ruth had not dared to throw them away. As such, these things had been kept safe.

Apart from the pile of toys, there were not many things left that had belonged to Simon’s mother.

There was only a handkerchief that Simon’s mother had embroidered herself.

There was also a diary that had recorded Simon growing up and some jewelry.

Looking at it, it did seem pitiful.+

“I’ve never checked it seriously before. Now, it seems that after being the mistress of this house for so many years, she only left behind these things.”

Simon’s tone sounded a little bleak.

“I’ve heard people say before that the things used by a person when they were alive would retain some of that

person.

“And the more that person is remembered, the deeper the bond after their death.

“There are even many people who are not able to move on because their ties are too deep.

“So there’s always been an unwritten rule that after someone dies, their belongings must be destroyed.

“That way, we can cut off the worldly things holding them back and allow their spirits to move on.

“I don’t think your mother wants to be tied down anymore, so it’s not a bad thing to have fewer things.”

Marina had never believed in such things in the past.

But now, to comfort Simon, Marina was even repeating stories she had heard when she was young.

“That’s true. There’s nothing to miss here. It’s good to have a clean break.” Simon replied softly.

“But are there really hidden clues among these things?” Marina looked at the pile of things in front of her carefully.