Chapter 1638
Ste suddenly remembered what she had told Keegan at Solstice Shore previously.
She said that she wanted him to be a father before he turned thirty-five, or he would have to use a
cane to attend the parent-teacher conference.
Although Keegan did not like her mocking him, he could not help but join her in fantasizing about their
life in the future.
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However, their dreams of a wonderful future ended on New Year’s Day. The person she had shared
those dreams with had disappeared forever in that icy river.
Ste kept quiet, but she was overwhelmed by emotions inside. She then shut her eyes for some time
before saying in a low voice, “My husband… has gone missing.”
The mother paused, not understanding what Ste meant by “missing”.
’Did he leave her after they fought, or did he run away with another woman?1 The mother wondered to
herself.
As she thought about how to respond, she heard Ste continuing, “He fell into the water, and they
couldn’t find him even after twelve days. Everyone said that he’s dead, and the will executor called me
last night to read his will.”
The mother did not expect Ste to say that and was suddenly at a loss for words.
Then, she tried to make Ste feel better, “I’m sure that he cares a lot about you since he included you
in his will.”
“Yeah…” Ste murmured, “He does…”
However, Keegan had never really expressed his true feelings to Ste.
The atmosphere grew somewhat tense. The mother felt sorry for Ste and continued to console her,
“There’s a wishing well up in the mountain of Jorgeville, and everyone says it’s very efficacious. My
father-inw was diagnosed with liver cancerst year, and I went there with my mother- inw to wish
for his recovery. Just a few dayster, the hospital called to say they had made a mistake with a
diagnosis and that he was actually perfectly healthy.”
‘It’s just a misdiagnosis. Does it really have anything to do with the wishing well?’ Ste thought to
herself.
Also, my rtive has a son with very average grades.
Before her son took the college entrance exam, she went to the wishing well, and her son scored with
flying colors. I even heard that someone’s missing dog miraculously returned a few days after its owner
made a wish there.
”My mother-inw told me that as long as you’re sincere, your wishes will definitelye true. I’m sure
that your husband will be back soon.”
Ste kept quiet. She leaned her head against the car window, thinking about something.
After a few hours, the minivan arrived at its destination.
Ste helped the mother with her luggage as she got out of the minivan. The mother adjusted her baby
carrier, and in the blink of an eye, Ste hadpletely disappeared from her sight.
Jorgeville was where Arthur lived. A month ago, Arthur had asked a friend in the city to give them both
a letter.
The content of the letter was simple. Arthur simply told Keegan that time was running out and he
should act as soon as possible.
So, Keegan told Arthur he would visit him with Ste once he finished his work.
However, now that Keegan was no longer around, the promise remained. Ste had probablye to
Jorgeville to fulfill Keegan’s promise.
Marshall only arrived in Jorgeville around one in the morning.
Although he was in a rush, he figured it would be inappropriate to go into town and look for Ste in the
middle of the night. So, he decided to spend the night in a nearby motel and took a bus to where Arthur
lived at six in the morning.
But Ste was not there.
The only clue they had led to nothing. Ste did not bring her phone, nor did she use a proper form of
transportation. She had cut off all contact with everyone else, and nobody knew where she went.
Trevor looked everywhere and could only see her getting into a dirty, ck minivan from the
surveince footage. The car te was so muddy that Trevor could not even read it. So, he needed
some time to identify the vehicle.
Marshall had nned to return to Rivera and renned everything. However, he could not help but
wonder whether he had arrived at Jorgeville too early and Ste might still be on her way there.