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Eden returned back to Eliana with some bruises and scratches on his skin. He looked so pale and weak that Eliana’s heart dropped in worry.“There is something more…I was at the verge of discovering what it was right until Vincent’s men attacked!” Eden said with a deep frown on his face.Eliana was taken aback and for a second, she gazed at him intently.“Vincent’s men?” She asked with her eyes widened in surprise, obviously not believing what he had just said.Vincent and his men were meant to be at another city. It was quite weird to hear that he was in the same city with them and informed about what they were up to.“He is a lot more smarter than we ever thought or imagined. Apparently, he has spies all over that keeps an eye on anything that interests him”, Eden explained to Eliana who nodded her head in affirman and continued dressing his wound.Eden winced in pain at intervals while Eliana tried to be a lot more careful with it.Eden took some pills to help him sleep, especially
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Eliana stood still as she gazed at the mine. Her heart raced and she tightened her grip on Eden’s arms.Eden was quite surprised as well. They had thought that the map wasn’t going to take them to the mine as it has showed.However, seeing that it actually led them there made him shocked to the bones.“We are here”, Eden said in a voice that sounded like a whisper after which they walked closer.Apparently, the mine had been in use, because it looked as though it was been used at the moment. The equipments that laid at the corner looked so clean and neat, and Eliana could say that there were men who worked on the mine.“Vincent is making use of this for himself”, Eden muttered, with a massive frown making way to his face.Eliana was not pleased as well. She clenched her fist in fury after which she took in a deep breath and started walking outside.Eden followed her and just as they walked, they looked around for signs of anyone who would help them out with the information they needed
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The trio, in a bid to unravel the plans of Vincent decided to search for someone who would give them authentic information in that regard.Together, they tried to brainstorm in that aspect and after a long time, Eden thought of the nanny whom he had seen the last time he was present at Arnold’s parents house.“We should go look for her. I think she has something to do with all of these”, Eden said, with every convinction written on his face.Eliana nodded her head as well. She had been the one who received the package the nanny sent and that was a major indication that she certainly had an idea of everything“I think Eden is right. She knows something and we should take advantage of this”, Eliana said with a small nod.Emily was not fully convinced about this. But then, she decided to move with them since it appeared as though they had an idea of what they were doing.They all strolled towards the Amari mansion where Eden had met with her the last time he was there.Surprisingly, they
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Eden was the first to hear the sound. It sounded more like a ruffle, followed by the creaking sound the floor board at the front of the house made.At first, he thought that he was only hallucinating, but when Eliana turned to face him with a face filled with fear, he knew that it was anything other than a hallucination.“Someone is outside”, Eliana said and quickly jerked to her feet. Her heart was beating heavily and beads of sweats were beginning to trickle down her forehead.She held Eden fiercely as though whatever it was would take her away in a split second.Eden turned his eyes to the clock and that was when he saw that it was only 1:am.And then, that was when the knock came. It sounded urgent and immediately, they jolted up and dashed over to the front door.“Who is it?” Eden said with a deep and coarse voice which he used to suppress the anger that he felt in his heart.“It’s Arnold’s nanny”, they heard her voice that sounded like a whisper and in a split second, they turne
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The nanny returned to visit them some days later. Eliana was still in a mood that was difficult to be appeased while Eden tried as hard as he could to make her feel better.It was still hard to come in terms with the fact that her family was involved in something as cruel and wicked as money laundering and getting wealthy through illegal means.“I’m sure the man told you a lot”, the nanny said to Eliana who took in a deep breath and nodded her head in affirmation.Tears welled up in her eyes again, but Eden consoled her and made her see the reason why she needed to be strong.“You should understand why Arnold fled from the house”, the nanny said and immediately, they both turned their heads to look at her.Eliana was quite exhausted with the series of information which she had been laying her hands on lately. Somehow, she wanted to let go of everything and return to the area of her life where she didn’t bother much about things like that.However, this concerned her and her family as
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As Elaina and Eden take time to recover from the events that have unfolded, they began to reflect on their past and the decisions that led them to this point.“I feel like every single person who I came across betrayed me”, Eliana said to Eden and Emily who were sitting across her.Her legs were bandaged since the effect of the injury from the last night was still fresh.She winced in pain and held on the the leg again, with tears streaming down her eyes.“Maybe, we shouldn’t have gone through this path of discovering the treaure. Perhaps, it would have saved me the pain my heart feel at the moment”, Eliana said and gulped down hard.Her eyes flickered in pain and Eden caressed her lovingly. They stayed mute after what seemed like ages and afterwards, Emily stood to her feet.“I should go check on the mineral mine. I feel like there are things we have to see that we haven’t”, Emily said to Eliana and Eden who looked at her with shock on their faces.After several minutes of arguments,
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Eden resolved to staying low for the night right until it was morning. He didn’t want them to risk leaving the house at the dead of the night just because of what Emily had said to them. Perhaps, he didn’t fully trust her yet.The next morning, they decided to leave the city and head over to some other place where they can settle down and start their new lives.“Where do you think you are going to?” They heard a voice that made them stop right in their tracks.It was still 5:am in the morning and the last thing Eden could think of was getting obstructed by someone.“Who is that?” Eliana asked in a voice that sounded like a whisper.They decided to keep walking away and pretending as though the voice they heard wasn’t talking to them.“Not another step or that would be the end for you!” Another voice yelled and that was when the three of them stopped in their tracks.They swirled around and found the enraged faces of about fifteen men who had a lamp in their hands.Emily yelped quietly
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The men returned them back to the house while Eliana couldn’t stop staring at Eden. She seemed to have a lot of questions swirling around her head and the more she tried to understand, the more confused she became.“How are we going to sell the land? You are aware that we have no idea of how to get the documents?” Eliana whispered to Eden who was currently lost in his personal thought.He nodded his head in affirmation after which he took in a deep breath and looked away. That was all he could do at the moment since Eliana was at the verge of getting killed.“What are we going to do now?” Eliana asked Eden just as she wiped off the sweats that had formed on her forehead.“We have to get the documents and sell the land according to his demands. We can’t fight him or do anything of such at this point”, Eden noted.The man in question had every right to be angry at the moment. He had lost his only son as a result of the mine and the only thing they could do was appease him and do whateve