Chapter 687
Chapter 687 Trapped
“Who is Nando? Why is Cassidy scolding him?” Rayna asked Yasmin in bafflement.
Yasmin tranted the words while eavesdropping on the conversation upstairs. “Ms. Cassidy chided
Andy for secretly leaving a fluffy thing outside the door of her house and asking someone to hack into
the surveince cameras in her home.”
A fluffy thing?
The corner of Rayna''s lips twitched uncontrobly when she heard that term being used. Then, she
was reminded of Cassidy''s reaction when she saw Fluffy earlier. It dawned on her that Cassidy was
afraid of such hairy animals.
However, she couldn''t understand why a girl would fear fluffy animals that much.
Rayna was in disbelief because Cassidy didn''t seem like someone who would be afraid of small, hairy
creatures since thetter even dared to capture insects.
Sensing Rayna''s doubt about how Cassidy would rebuke someone, Yasmin exined, “Ms. Cassidy is
really scolding him. Nando is Ms. Cassidy''s fiancé. The two were engaged in an arranged childhood
marriage since a very long time ago.”
“Arranged childhood marriage?” Rayna chuckled. “Is that still a trend nowadays?”
“We live in a rural vige. This ce cannot bepared to Ulmrich, the significant city you came
from. Arranged childhood marriage is still being practiced here,” Yasmin uttered resignedly.
“Are you engaged in an arranged childhood marriage then, Yasmin?” Rayna looked at Yasmin
curiously.
“I''m not.” A forlorn look spread across Yasmin''s face as she spoke. “An arranged childhood marriage
can only be established if both parties'' parents are still alive. I grew up in an orphanage, so that''s not
possible for me.”
“Oh, I see. I''m sorry.” Rayna didn''t expect her casual question to touch Yasmin''s sore point.
“That''s all right. I''m used to it. Besides, I''m in a good ce now, staying with Ms. Cassidy,” Yasmin
chirped with a smile, seemingly unfazed. Still, to Rayna, the youngdy was just putting up a tough
facade for there was nothing she could do about her misfortune.
Rayna waited for Curtis in the living room, but he didn''t return even after a long time. “That''s weird.
Why isn''t he back after being gone for so long?”
As she uttered those words, she got up from the couch while holding Fluffy in her arms. She was about
to move toward the doorway when someone abruptly opened the door connecting the front and back
yard.
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“Is Cassidy Gilroy here?” A burly man stepped into the backyard. Trailing behind him were two men
with a simr physical build as him.
Yasmin hurriedly went out to check out the situation after hearing themotion. When she saw those
men, she hastily dragged Rayna further into the house. “Come in. Come inside at once.”
Yasmin forcefully pushed Rayna into the living room. Then, Rayna heard the door closing behind her,
followed by Yasmin''s reminder. “Don''te out.”
After that, Yasmin said to those men inside the courtyard, “Ms. Cassidy went out today.”
At the same time, Cassidy, who was scolding Nando on the phone upstairs, immediately shut her
mouth and kept quiet after hearing that man''s voice.
Curtis, who was about to exit the warehouse, tactfully stopped in his tracks when he heard the
conversation taking ce in the backyard.
“She went out?” That man snorted, evidently unconvinced by Yasmin''s words. “The rain has been
pouring non-stop in the past few days. Why did she go out? Did she go to gather herbs on the
mountain? Is she tired of living?”
Yasmin contemted briefly before saying, “She really went to the mountain. Alpsons thrive in the
mountain after rain, and it is considered an expensive herb in developed cities. They can be dried,
made into powder, and sold to pharmacies in the cities. One pound of Alpson powder is worth over ten
thousand!”
The man standing in the middle of the backyard grimaced after hearing that. “Did she truly go to the
mountain?”
“Yes. I''m telling you the truth,” Yasmin reassured him sincerely.
His stance seemed to waver a little, but he remained doubtful. He looked toward the shut door behind
Yasmin and asked, “Who was the person who entered just now?”
“She''s a patient who came here to seek treatment,” Yasmin exined.
However, that man appeared to have lost interest in listening to Yasmin after thetter reaffirmed that
Cassidy had gone to the mountain. “Which mountain did she go to?”
“She went to Yama Mountain,” Yasmin mentioned a tall herb mountain far from Jayfort. “Ms. Cassidy
said the herbs there are of the highest quality and could fetch the best prices.”
Subsequently, that man turned around and walked out of the courtyard while muttering continuously, “I
can''t believe she went to the mountain to gather herbs during this stormy weather. Did she hurt her
head when Fernando injured her?”
Everyone waited for the sound of the door being mmed shut before making a move. Curtis exited
the storage room, and Cassidy crept downstairs. “Is he gone?”
“He''s gone.” Yasmin turned around to gaze at Cassidy.
“Go outside and take a look,” Cassidy instructed Yasmin to head to the front yard and reconfirm the
man''s departure.
Yasmin nced at her helplessly before advancing toward the main entrance at the front yard. She
closed and locked the door after seeing the three men leave the ce on their electric scooters.
“They left. Come on out,” Yasmin said to the others in the backyard.
Rayna, who was shut inside the living room, knocked on the door. “Curtis, Curtis. Are you there?”
Curtis strode up to the door and noticed it was locked. He turned around to ask for the key from
Cassidy, “Where''s the key?”
Cassidy nced at the locked living room door before looking awkwardly at Curtis. “This door... Who
closed it?”
At that moment, Yasmin returned from the front yard. When she saw Curtis and Cassidy standing
before the door and noticed Cassidy''s troubled expression, she approached them in perplexity. “Ms.
Cassidy, what''s the matter?”
“Yasmin, did you close this door?” Cassidy gazed at Yasmin in astonishment.
“I don''t know. I gave the door a light push after leading Ms. Belle into the house.” Yasmin demonstrated
to Cassidy and Curtis as she spoke.
Cassidy''s face twitched after she finished watching Yasmin''s demonstration. “It''s locked!”
Curtis and Yasmin stared at her in bafflement and uttered simultaneously, “Use the key to unlock the
door.”
“Um...” Cassidy turned to look at Curtis sheepishly before enunciating, “I don''t have the key.”
Curtis'' face darkened when he heard that. He stepped forward and attempted to open the door by
force. “If you don''t have the key, hurry up and look for a locksmith!”
Cassidy wiped the sweat off her forehead while borating, “My grandpa''s friend customized the key,
and only one key was made, so it isn''t avable elsewhere. I identally lost the key a week ago.
Therefore, I''ve been keeping this door unlocked for the past few days...”
As she uttered those words, she instinctively backed away from Curtis, fearing he might strangle her to
death.
“Since the key is missing, I suppose I can kick down the door, right?” While seeking Cassidy''s
permission, he had already lifted his foot and booted the door.
Unfortunately, that kick merely resulted in a loud bang without producing any desirable effect.
Curtis was astounded by the door''s surprising sturdiness.
He booted the door again but only yielded the same unfruitful oue.
“Ms. Cassidy, the window. The window should be open,” Yasmin piped up to remind Cassidy and Curtis
as she gradually wrapped her mind around the situation.
Hearing that, he stopped kicking the door and asked anxiously, “Where''s the window?”
He didn''t see any window around when he was with Rayna earlier. Aside from this door, I don''t see a
window on the first floor of this mansion.
Cassidy immediately regained her senses. “That''s right. The window!” She groped around the wall
while moving toward the left.
Following behind her, Curtis couldn''t help but frown at the sight of her searching the wall blindly with
her hands.
Yasmin walked beside him. Noticing the gloomy look on his face, she subconsciously kept a safe
distance from him to avoid suffering the impact of his wrath.