Chapter 1404


    Everyone''s questioning gaze focused on her. "Sandra, you were the one who told us that Fade


    offended the Hsing family. Tell us, what is going on now?"


    Sandra, who was equally confused, waved her hand in a panic and blurted, "I-1 don''t know! Fade


    did offend Romeo at that time. Audrea''s brother, Johnson, said so himself. I swear!"


    "In that case, how do you exin this?" One of the family members questioned.


    "Fade is very close to Master Soh, and he calls Harmon his uncle. His connections and backing are


    even more powerful than our family''s! Since we have offended Fade, I''m afraid..." Someone said


    worriedly.


    Another family member lowered his head in remorse, "Fade used to be courteous to our family. He


    even offered his nourishing pills in exchange for information. But instead, we... s, if we chose to


    trust him back then, our family would have achieved greater heights!"


    They shouldn''t have said those things, especially in Dormer''s face. Witnessing Fade''s sess was


    already hurtful to the Luo family, and listening to their remarks was like rubbing salt into their


    wounds.


    Dormer''s face turned pale, and his expression stiffened. He copsed onto his seat and didn''t say a


    word. He was shattered.


    On the other hand, Fade, Lathrob and Harmon were in the lounge located backstage, chatting while


    enjoying a nice cup of tea.


    Fade thanked Lathrob and Harmon for their kindness and asked if they had anything he could help


    with. After all, he knew that no one would be kind to him with no motive. Although some things


    seemed transactional, it was understandable.


    Lathrob and Harmon took the hint and immediately corrected him with a smile, "We truly don''t have


    any other intentions, Fade. We just wanted to have a chat with you after our chat with Baldrick. Also


    please, send our regards to Master Hsuanyuen."


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    Fade finally understood why Lathrob and Harmon took great notice of him. They knew about his


    rtionship with Aldred from Baldrick, so they treated him kindly.


    He sighed quietly as he thought about Aldred. To him, he was just a wretched and shameless


    scoundrel, and he would never have thought that he was revered by many.


    Fadeplied as he nodded, "I''ll send him your regards."


    "I really appreciate it, Fade."


    "Thank you."


    Lathrob and Harmon''s faces lit up as they heard his reply.


    Without further ado, Fade skipped the pleasantries and went straight to business. He pulled out the


    consultation card that he received and began to inquire about Joey''s parents.


    As soon as Lathrob received Fade''s queries, he opened up a secret passage and ordered Manager


    Liu to retrieve the rted information.


    In less than 15 minutes, Manager Liu returned with a customized USB sh drive and handed it to


    Fade with both hands, "Mr. Chen, here is the information we''ve found based on the details you


    provided."


    Fade''s heart pounded heavily against his chest as he epted the sh drive. He was


    overwhelmed with emotion.


    "Thank you!" He slipped it into his pockets, stood up, and bid goodbye to Lathrob and Harmon


    before leaving the auction house.


    When Fade returned to the school dormitory, he did not check the contents in the USB sh drive.


    Instead, he called Joey and told her about it.


    She immediately rushed to Fade''s apartment as soon as she received the news.


    The two of them quickly sat in front of theputer, plugged in the USB sh drive, and entered the


    password to ess the files. A document appeared as soon as they hit the enter button.


    Joey gripped theputer mouse tightly and hovered the cursor over the document. Her hands


    trembled uncontrobly as she was about to click it.


    Fade noticed her hands shaking. He inched closer and patted her on the shoulder softly. "Joey,


    rx."


    "Let me do it." He took over the mouse and clicked on the document.


    A window filled with dense text popped up on the screen, with a few pictures and links attached.


    The two of them held their breaths as they stared at the screen and read through the content


    attentively.


    They finally finished reading the document after half an hour. Joey''s face turned pale, and her


    eyebrows raised skeptically, as if the contents in the article was hard to believe.


    Fade rubbed her shoulders and said, "Joey, if you''re still unconvinced, we will go to the Luo family


    tomorrow to confirm this with them."


    "This... I..." She hesitated.


    "If you still can''t make a decision, then don''t. You should rest. Don''t overwork yourself," he said


    softly when he saw the troubled expression on her face, "You can make a decision when you feel


    better."


    "Okay," she nodded half- heartedly as her eyes filled with unspeakable sadness.


    "Lie down and rest if you''re tired. You can sleep here tonight," he looked at her and said.


    She was silent for a while before she tilted her head gently and stretched out her arms. "I want you


    to carry me, Fade!" She said as she pouted her lips.


    What she did reminded Fade of when they were growing up on Tianwu Mountain.


    Joey was five years younger than him. When she was little, she would always follow him wherever


    he went, stretching out her arms and asking him to carry her, just like what she was doing now.


    His heart softened. He gently leaned over and wrapped her in his arms.


    Her body felt soft against his, and she smelled nice. However, he held no impure thoughts about


    her. He tenderly picked her up and put her on the bed, "Rest well, Joey," he whispered.


    She was unwilling to let go, and her arms wrapped around his neck tightly. She hugged him and


    pulled him onto the bed. "Fade, I want you to hold me until I fall asleep, just like when we were


    kids."


    "Alright. I''ll hug you to sleep. Little Joey, let me tell you a story." He held her in his arms and told her


    a bedtime story from when they were kids, "A long, long time ago, in a farawaynd..."


    The next morning, a golden beam of sunlight shone through the window and hit Fade''s face. He


    slowly forced his eyes open as heidzily on the bed.


    As he slowly opened his eyes, he felt something soft in his arms. He looked down and realized that


    Joey was snuggling against him, sound asleep with a faint smile on her peaceful face.


    He nced further down and identally caught sight of her soft and fair skin under her cor. His


    gaze wavered, and he looked away as he withdrew his arm gently, not wanting to wake her up.


    However, she was startled by his movements. She flinched and rubbed her sleepy eyes. When she


    saw him lying beside her as she opened her eyes, she shrieked, "Fade, what are you doing on my


    bed? Were you trying to do anything inappropriate to me?"


    She swiftly covered her chest with both hands and stared at him warily. Her dark eyes sized him up


    as if she was looking at a criminal.