Chapter 733


    Chapter 733 The Secret Under The Foundation


    Rayna had never touched the flowers in Cassidy''s courtyard, so she could not make aparison.


    However, the rose petals in her hand felt as smooth as skin.


    “This...” She nced at Curtis. Seeing that, he reached out to touch the petals and was simrly


    surprised by their texture.


    Naturally, their reactions did not escape Ashley''s notice. She said slowly, “The soil in my garden is from


    Cassidy''s house.”


    Rayna was stunned for several seconds after hearing that. She was about to say something when


    Ashley piped up first, “I know you must be wondering why soil from the Gilroy residence would wind up


    in my garden. You don''t have to be afraid. There''s nothing special about the soil. It''s merely a medium


    for breeding.”


    “A medium?” Rayna echoed, not fully understanding what Ashley meant.


    It was Curtis who seemed to realize something instead. His deep voice rang out as he asked, “Is it a


    medium to breed Serekos?”


    Upon hearing that Curtis knew of the existence of Serekos, Ashley did not feel the need to hide


    anything any longer. She slowly walked toward them while saying, “That''s right. It seems the two of you


    know much more than I had anticipated. I presume you have a pretty good grasp of the situation


    already.”


    He pulled Rayna close and fixed Ashley with an icy stare as she approached them. “I''m guessing there


    are a lot of Serekosrvae beneath the foundation of this house.”


    He sounded so sure that Rayna turned to him with an incredulous expression. It was clear she could


    hardly believe her ears.


    Ashley was also in disbelief. She had wanted to walk closer to them, but her husband grabbed her arm


    and stopped her. “Be rational, Ashley.”


    His voice was rough, but his tone was gentle.


    Rayna could hear the man''s love for Ashley in his voice and shifted her gaze to study him. From the


    front, his appearance was quite ordinary. There was nothing particrly outstanding about his looks.


    From his side profile, however, he looked rather handsome.


    “It''s not like I bite.” Ashley turned around, narrowing her eyes at him before pulling her hand out of his


    grasp. Then, she looked at Curtis and said, “Mr. Faymon, it appears you''ve done a fair bit of research


    into our residence.”


    Rayna swept her gaze over the other flowers and nts in the courtyard. All of them looked normal


    except for the roses.


    “Curtis, are you saying that there are Serekos underneath this house''s foundation?” She still found


    what he said a little hard to believe. However, Ashley''s earlier statement that the soil used for nting


    the roses hade from Cassidy''s house seemed believable to her.


    “Yes. There arervae,” Curtis answered in a firm tone. Noticing the sh of doubt in her eyes, he


    lowered his voice and said, “You''ll find out everything when we go to the city centerter.”


    She stopped looking elsewhere and nced at him, who was still holding her protectively. She did not


    say anything else after that.


    The corners of Ashley''s lips curled upward as she took in their little exchange. Crossing her arms in


    front of her, she narrowed her eyes and surveyed the flowers and nts in the courtyard. “It looks like


    we can''t keep these things here much longer.”


    Rayna was puzzled by that statement. “Do you know what she means by that?”


    “I can more or less guess what it means.” He looked down at her and added reassuringly, “Everything


    is fine.”


    His response made the already confused Rayna even more perplexed. At first, I only suspected the


    foundation of Cassidy''s house concealed some secret. It never crossed my mind that the same thing


    would happen at Ashley''s house. What''s even stranger is I''ve no clue when Curtis familiarized himself


    with all the information. I thought I was the only one who could figure things out.


    Just as she was puzzling over the matter, an elderly person came out of the house.


    “Ashley, I can''t light the fire. Come in and help me.” Hunched over, the elderly woman walked to the


    door to the living room. She narrowed her eyes slightly at Rayna and Curtis before talking to her son,


    “The water pump doesn''t seem to be working. Go and check what''s wrong with it.”


    After saying that, she turned and returned to the house.


    The pair whom the elderly woman had instructed to help her exchanged nces before going off in


    different directions and busying themselves.


    Rayna and Curtis were the only ones left in the courtyard. She looked up at him and asked, “Shall we


    head back?”


    Curtis swept his dark eyes over the courtyard. “What made you realize there was something strange


    about the flowers?”


    I came here previously and didn''t sense anything. Yet, as soon as Rayna arrived, she noticed


    something different about the roses with just a nce.


    “By its vibrancy. The color of these flowers is just as vibrant as those at Cassidy''s house. In fact, it''s


    even more so,” she replied while gazing at the flowers in the garden. “What do you think Mr. Zeller is


    plotting?”


    “Let''s go,” he replied while gently stroking her hair.


    Following him obediently, she turned and left Ashley''s house. “Why do I feel like we didn''t manage to


    get any information?”


    “That''s not true. At the very least, we know something is up between Ashley and Cassidy. Ashley


    doesn''tck food or clothing, so why would shee to work as our cook?”


    “To dig for information and suss out the situation?” she ventured grimly.


    Curtis nodded. “We can''t rule out those possibilities. Maybe there''s more to her father-inw''s death


    than it appears.”


    After mulling over the matter for a while, Rayna more or less came to a conclusion.


    When they arrived at Cassidy''s house, they saw a Lincoln parked at the door.


    Rayna broke free from Curtis'' embrace and hurried into the courtyard. Once there, the scene that


    greeted her left her dumbfounded. “Cassidy...”


    Cassidy was holding a pair of scissors and pointing them directly at the man in front of her. “It''d do you


    well not to forget your roots, Fernando.”


    At that moment, Curtis rushed in behind Rayna. He was also somewhat stunned to see Fernando, who


    was sharply dressed in a suit, standing in the courtyard.


    Rayna walked up to Cassidy cautiously and tried to calm her down. “What''s going on, Cassidy?


    Whatever it is, we can talk it out. It wouldn''t do if you identally hurt yourself like this.”


    “My godfather asked me toe and pick you up. He means no harm.” As Fernando spoke, he


    stretched out a hand and grabbed the scissors Cassidy held in one swift motion. “It''s just a meal. Is it


    necessary to put up such a fight?”


    “I think your godfather has brainwashed you,” she snapped. Furious that he had taken the scissors


    from her, she reached out to snatch them back. However, he quickly grabbed her arm and said, “My


    godfather has told me that he''ll help to make our marriage happen as long as you agree to go and have


    a meal together. After our wedding, I''ll get you out of here.”


    While speaking, he took an embroidered box from his pocket and was about to open it when she


    smacked it out of his hand. “Don''te here and disgust me.”


    Rayna watched as the embroidered box rolled on the ground several times before stopping. She raised


    her head and nced at Fernando, who appeared calm, then at Cassidy. These two don''t seem


    anything like an engaged couple. In fact, they don''t even seem to share the closeness that boyfriends


    and girlfriends usually have.


    She tugged at Cassidy''s sleeve and pulled thetter aside. “Calm down, Cassidy. Let''s go through this


    with a cool head. This... This meal that Fernando''s godfather has arranged... Why don''t you want to


    go?”


    The way I see it, this is an excellent opportunity. It''d also be great if Cassidy happened to garner some


    useful information from Mr. Zeller. Nheless, the most important thing now is to calm her down to


    avoid endangering anyone''s life.


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    “If you don''t have time today, I''lle by tomorrow with Yuna.” With that, Fernando spun on his heel


    and left.


    It was not until he had walked out of the courtyard and they heard the sound of the car starting that a


    thought suddenly urred to Rayna. She dashed to the door, but the car had already sped off.


    Curtis looked at her in confusion. “What''s wrong?”


    “I wanted to ask him about Ashley.” She sighed and turned to Cassidy. “Ashley said there are Serekos


    larvae under the foundation of her house. Do you know about that?”


    Cassidy looked stunned upon hearing that.


    “You didn''t know?” Based on Cassidy''s surprised reaction, Rayna thought the former was unaware of


    that.


    Cassidy shook her head in response. Then, she turned and went into the house.


    ncing at Curtis, who had walked over to her, Rayna asked, “What are your thoughts about all this?”


    “I think there''s a story behind Cassidy and Mr. Zeller.”


    She stood rooted to the spot, shocked by that one sentence. “How can that be?”


    “Perhaps... your earlier assumptions will be disproved,” he teased with a smile.


    Hearing that, she furrowed her brows slightly. “How is that possible? I don''t believe it.”