"How is it? Mr. Green, do you want to check this place to see if you can find anything? I checked here
all night and found this dagger. However, I can't rule out the possibility that someone deliberately used
Commander Emory's dagger to confuse us."
Juliana's father had a clear mind.
Samuel also thought so. After all, it was too difficult for someone to secretly make a move in the
Seapolis City without letting both Samuel and Blair find out. Therefore, there was another possibility
that someone would do something to lead their investigation in the wrong direction.
"Let me check this place again. You can go back first. Your wife is not well. Go back and take care of
her as soon as possible. My wife and children are also in town. Some mercenaries attacked the town
just now. Your house has been destroyed. You can't stay there now. I'll have someone book you a
hotel."
Hearing Samuel's words, Juliana's father shook his head slightly and said, "Don't bother. We can easily
find a place to stay. It's just a couple of days. I'm the master of the Bryan Town. It's no big deal for us.
Besides, we still can live in the ancestral hall."
"Are you the master of the Bryan Town?"
Samuel was a little surprised.
Juliana's father said somewhat embarrassedly, "Yes, the master of the Bryan Town. Juliana is only 22.
She is my only daughter."
"I've heard so much about you. It's an honor."
Samuel knew the rules here. This town had full autonomy, so the master here was basically the king of
the Bryan Town.
Realizing this, Samuel thought that he did the right thing.
Juliana walked down the hill with his father. Samuel and his bodyguards stayed behind to continue
searching for clues.
After Juliana brought her mother down the hill, Joseph immediately gave Juliana's mother a check-up
and treated her with serum. However, he still whispered to make sure she was safe, "Now find a car
and take her to the hospital for a check-up."
"It's not necessary. You should be a descendant of the Harper Town, right?"
Juliana's father was smart. Judging from the way Joseph saved people, he could tell that Joseph was a
disciple of the Harper Town.
"How do you know?"
Joseph was a little surprised.
Juliana's father nodded and smiled, "My wife is from the Harper Town. Naturally, I know about that."
"Dad, I'll go make something for Mom to eat first."
Juliana hurriedly said.
"Alright."
"I'll go over and see if Juliana needs any help."
Zoe followed Juliana to the kitchen.
They were lodging in a villager's house. It was a large house and had enough rooms for their family.
Zoe didn't expect that Juliana, who was in her thirties, would suddenly become younger. She looked
pretty. The most important thing was that when she smiled, her dimples showed, eye-catching.
"I didn't know you know disguise technique."
"It's not a disguise technique. It's just my makeup."
Juliana smiled faintly, feeling a little happy in her heart. It was rare for Zoe to praise someone.
However, Zoe rolled her eyes and suddenly smiled, "Juliana."
Seeing Zoe's expression, Juliana immediately shivered.
"Why? What do you want?"
"I just think that you are very beautiful and kind. You also know how to make up. Why don't you teach
me?"
Zoe's eyes were filled with excitement and fanaticism.
Juliana immediately understood.
She smiled and said, "Sure, isn't it just makeup? I'll teach you later."
"Really?"
Zoe was a little surprised.
"That's right. It's nothing. Besides, you're a girl. Sooner or later, you will learn how to make up and
make yourself look beautiful."
Juliana said with a smile.
Only then did Zoe realize that Juliana was really kind. How could she be mean to Juliana in the past?
"Juliana, I swear that I will not be mean to you in the future."
Looking at Zoe's serious look, Juliana smiled slightly. Then she touched Zoe's head and said, "You are
so adorable. I had a big brother. Unfortunately, my mother was too emotional that year so that she
couldn't keep that baby. After that, my mother was unable to get pregnant for many years. Many people
in town want my father to get a divorce, but my father refused. And then they gave birth to me."
Juliana was a little sad.
"Forget it. Why did I tell you this? Alright, it's smoky here. You can go out. I'll teach you how to make up
later. I promise."
Zoe was pushed out by Juliana.
Zoe walked to Joseph's side in boredom. Seeing that Joseph was still checking up Juliana's mother,
she couldn't help but ask, "Joseph, can you give her a full check-up?"
"OK."
Joseph's expression was somewhat serious.
Juliana's father went to the town to comfort the villagers and then walked back. He was very
enthusiastic towards Joseph and his eyes were different, which made Zoe envious.
"Why are you so kind to Joseph?"
"That's because he is the descendant of the Harper Town. My wife is from the Harper Town. Now that
the Harper Town is gone, I will be kind to everyone from the Harper Town. If my wife wakes up, she will
be even happier."
Juliana's father's words were filled with affection for his wife.
Zoe pouted and said, "I see. Then you should also be nice to me and my parents."
"Why?"
"Because my Dad is the current master of the Harper Town. My grandmother is Alice Harper."
As soon as Zoe said this, Juliana's father was stunned.
"What did you say? Who is your grandmother?"
"Alice Harper."
Zoe said indifferently.
His expression immediately changed.
"Are you talking about Alice Harper, the Young Master of the Harper Town?"
"Who else? Is there another person called Alice Harper?"
Zoe was puzzled.
Nicole happened to have arranged the bodyguards and walked in. When she heard Zoe's question,
she couldn't help but be stunned.
"Zoe, watch your language. Did you call grandma by her name?"
"Mommy, he asked me."
Zoe stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
When Juliana's father saw Nicole, he hurriedly asked, "Mrs. Green, is Mr. Green really my Cousin
Alice's son?"
"Your cousin?"
Nicole was a little surprised.
He hurriedly explained, "Well, my wife is Natalie Harper. She is a cousin of your mother-in-law, Alice
Harper. My wife is ten years younger than her. They had a good relationship when they were young."
Nicole never thought that Juliana's mother, Natalie, would actually be Alice's cousin.
What were the odds?
"I heard that your wife Natalie was kicked out of the town because she was in love with someone
outside the town. But if Natalie was ten years younger than Alice, then she was still a child when she
left the town, right?"
Nicole's train of thought was very clear, pointing out this clue that had been ignored.
Juliana's father was slightly stunned, and then he looked at Nicole with a slightly different expression.
He said with a trace of admiration, "Yes, Natalie was not driven out of the town because she was in
love. So it was to give her an excuse to leave the town."
"What do you mean?"
Nicole didn't understand.
He sighed and said, "Natalie didn't like medicine and bug controlling when she was young, but she had
no choice. Ever since she was young, Natalie had always rejected those things. She had even been
beaten up for this. Her wish was to leave the town and see the world outside. She wanted to see how
the people outside the town lived. So back then, she secretly left the town, but she didn't expect a
tragedy to happen in the Harper Town."
As he said this, a trace of heartache flashed across his face.
"I remember when I found Natalie by the roadside, she blacked out from crying. She begged me to
bring her back to the Harper Town, but by the time we got there, it had long since turned into ruins.
Natalie regretted her departure. She didn't get to see her parents and sisters before they died. She
became an orphan. Ever since then, she had changed. She no longer bothered to go out and see the
outside world. She seemed to lose her mind and stayed in the ruins. She caught and practiced the
poisonous bugs every day. She read medicine books and wanted to learn medicine. However, when
she wanted to learn, no one could teach her anything. The medicine books in the Harper Town were
left behind by their ancestors. They were passed down from generation to generation. Natalie couldn't
get the quintessence without his father's explanation. She cried and shouted, but she could never call
her relatives back."
Thinking back to those days, his eyes flickered with heartache and unhappiness. Even after so many
years, he still remembered Natalie's desperate expression.
"What happened afterwards? How did she become your wife?"
Nicole asked in a low voice.
A smile appeared on his face.
"Natalie was homeless, so I brought her back. There is no rule in our town to forbid us from marrying
an outsider. When my parents saw me bring a girl back, they were naturally overjoyed. I was the only
child. My parents raised her as their own daughter. We had feelings for each other, and then we got
married."
Nicole was somewhat gratified.
An orphan, whose family had been killed, was able to find her loved one. It was already a blessing.
She suddenly couldn't bear to ask anymore.
If she kept asking the things about Natalie and the Harper Town, it was like forcing Natalie to recall the
painful past, which was cruel to Natalie.
However, if she didn't ask, they wouldn't know how Aaron entered the Harper Town back then, and
what kind of hidden truth could there be in the destruction of the Harper Town?
At this moment, Nicole hesitated.
Juliana's father saw that Nicole was deep in thought, so he didn't disturb her and walked out.
Zoe looked at Nicole and whispered, "Mom, I want to learn something from Juliana. Can I go now?"
"Alright."
Nicole nodded.
Nicole and Joseph were left in the room, as well as Natalie who was in coma. Joseph whispered,
"Mom, are you afraid that she will be sad?"
Nicole was slightly stunned as she met Joseph's clear eyes. She couldn't help but sigh and say, "The
Harper Town is only an ordinary town for us, but for a survivor like her, it will be a lifetime of pain."
"But because she was the only one left who knew the truth back then, we might never know the answer
if we don't ask. Grandma and my master have done so much, and there are still some people from the
Harper Town who survived. They deserve the truth, don't they?"
Nicole suddenly felt that sometimes she was not as thorough as a child.
"OK, I know. Thank you, Joseph."
"You're welcome."
Joseph scratched his head embarrassedly. Nicole's phone suddenly rang. Looking at the unfamiliar
number, Nicole frowned slightly.
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