In the following days leading up to the Dragon Boat Festivals, the atmosphere at Graceville Manor was generally peaceful.
Leslie focused on her rehab sessions while not neglecting Calliope. Sotis, the little one accompanied her in the gym-turned-rehab in the basent.
Calix was busier at work before the public holiday started, including his upcoming business trip. He felt Edward’s absence because the other assistants were not as efficient as the younger man.
At the sa ti, Calix had to deal with Old Madam Li. The matriarch wanted to invite him to the Li family’s ancestral ho for the festival yet, she didn’t receive a satisfactory answer from her grandson-in-law.
"I’ll co to visit you next week, Grandmother-in-law. I’ll be busy with my family."
"Why don’t we have two families eting? I’d love to et your grandmother and parents. You haven’t visited in a long ti ah."
"No can do, Grandmother-in-law."
Calix promised to visit the Li family’s ancestral ho after the festival. Despite being upset, Old Madam Li couldn’t do anything. She begrudgingly accepted the arrangent.
All in all, Leslie and Calix weren’t too disturbed by Old Madam Li’s call. They also were relieved because Rowan and Bianca seed to lay low after their previous confrontation.
The day Calix t Old Madam Li would be the day Leslie officially severed her ties with the Li family.
As for Evelyn, she succeeded in irritating Chase. The man ca ho exhausted from his long and hectic work hours to tiny glitters at the random places and trails of ants.
News about the rising actor’s apartnt beca ho to ants and glitters reached the news site. Most people thought Chase had bad luck with an obsessive fan.
"Urgh, it’s a waste I can’t see his face ah. I should’ve really installed caras!"
Evelyn’s complaint made Leslie and Calix smile in helplessness. The superstar initially planned to bug Chase’s apartnt with spy caras but, she ended up forfeiting the idea.
Soon, Evelyn flew to the west of the country, planning to stay there for two days. Bella and her small family lived in a small town there after leaving Silvercrest City.
According to the report, Mrs. Yao opened a small food stall using what was left of Bella’s acting fee. They rented a small one-bedroom apartnt nearby.
Bella and her younger brother took part-ti jobs most of the ti to help their struggling mother. At the sa ti, they didn’t neglect their studies.
Evelyn went to et Bella with a heart full of hope but, she returned with disappointing news. Without hiding anything from Calix and Leslie, she inford them about her eting with the teenager.
"Bella and her mother refused to pursue this case. They said they just want to forget everything that happened."
Leslie and Calix could tell how disappointed Evelyn was but, they quickly cheered them up.
"They’re most likely nervous and afraid. You left your contact number with them, right? They might co around later. Even if they’re not, you won’t stop here, don’t you?"
Evelyn knew her elder brother was speaking the truth. Bella and her mother insisted on burying what Chase had done to the teenager, but this didn’t an the end.
"I’ll destroy him now."
Evelyn’s security team began anonymously sending various tips about Chase’s hidden misconduct to the dia.
Two years ago, Chase started a fight in a small bar with a group of n. The reason? He tried forcing them to hand him so money.
One year ago, Chase was involved in illegal racing. He claid he was blackmailed into joining the race.
Seven months ago just before Chase and Evelyn started dating, Chase was almost caught drinking with minors. He successfully fled from his acquaintance’s apartnt and fabricated his alibi.
Calix’s security team handed the evidence and witnesses’ statents to Evelyn’s.
Most of the ti, the witnesses tried getting the trashy man to be responsible for his cris but, his agency did a good job in shielding him.
Even though Chase was still a less popular actor, they believed in his talent. The agency also didn’t want to tarnish their reputation by getting the public knew they signed a problematic actor under their wing.
Including the hard piece of evidence, the man’s agency had a terrible ti dodging the public’s wrath. Chase’s reputation dropped in just a few days.
In just a short ti, the evening of Wednesday, June 21st arrived. Calix returned earlier than usual because all of them would head to the Xu family’s ancestral ho.
The Dragon Boat Festival started tomorrow. The celebration would end on the coming Sunday. Calix was scheduled to fly to Switzerland at the beginning of the other week.
Knock! Knock!
Startled by the knocking sound, Calix lifted up his eyes from his working desk. He saw Leslie appearing at the door of his ho office. He unconsciously tightened his hold on a piece of paper.
"Everyone’s ready now?" asked Calix as he glanced at the wall clock. Rising to his feet, he said, "Sorry, I keep you guys waiting."
Calix headed to the ho office after making sure everything essential was all packed. They didn’t have to bring many belongings because Harper arranged for their necessities.
After finishing a few tasks, Calix lingered a mont longer. He took out a file from the topmost drawer, the one containing the face sketches.
Despite being busy with the company and Evelyn’s matter, Calix didn’t forget about his search. His security team only had these sketches to rely on.
Calix wanted them to look for the rundown apartnt where the couple lived but, he barely had helpful clues. He also hadn’t found matches from news about hikers’ deaths in autumn.
"Do you have incomplete work?" Leslie looked from Calix to his working desk. She didn’t wheel herself into the ho office, "You’re busy even... right before the festival..."
Smiling, Calix shook his head, "It’s nothing ah. Wait for a second."
"En."
Putting the file inside the drawer, Calix held back from looking disappointed. He wondered what kind of dreams he would have tonight if all three of them slept together.
Whatever it was, Calix hoped he would get beneficial clues. He loathed how desperate he felt because this seed to be a wild goose chase.
The man and the woman...
Just who were they?
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