What should she do?
She stood by the shore; she looked beautiful but worried.
“My beautiful lady, do you need any help?” A suspicious man approached her with a smile.
That was Jay Nedley. He was a jobless petty thief; he stole what he could for a living.
Jay had noticed Monica when she came ashore.
He had many years of experience as a thief; he knew that the clutch in Monica’s hand was a valuable item. There must be in the clutch too.
He was right. Monica’s clutch was a custom-made one, and it was made from gold fabric. The material was an extremely rare one. Even though it was gold, it was as soft as a fabric.
Monica had brought all her jewellery with her when she left Elysian Island. She knew that she could trade them for money.
As she had left in a hurry, an agate bracelet hung out other clutch.
Jay was excited. It was his chance to get rich!
Jay looked away from the clutch to look at Monica.
What a beauty!
She looked as elegant as a goddess.
Jay gulped. “My beautiful lady, do you need any help?”
“No, thankyou,” Monica replied without any hesitation.
Then she headed to the road.
Monica had a plan in mind. Once she reached the city, she would trade her jewellery for cash and continue her journey to look for Daryl.
Jay did not give up. He followed her quickly. “You look like you are not from around here. I have no bad intentions. Just wanted to offer you some help since you are alone.”
Monica stopped and looked at him. “I am here for someone. Do you know anyone named Darryl Darby? II Even though he looked suspicious, she did not want to miss out on an opportunity.
Darryl?
Jay asked, “Is he a student from the Hexad School?”
Jay had been in town for a very long time, so he had many sources for news. Darryl was the Lyndon family’s live-in son-in-law, he crashed Yvonne’s wedding, and he was severely injured by Abbess Mother Serendipity. He had heard all about it.
Monica was delighted; she nodded. “Yes, yes, that’s him! Do you know where he lives?”
Jay replied quickly, “You have asked the right person. Darryl and I are friends. I would visit him at his home, so, of course, I know where he lives.”
Monica was so happy to hear that. “Can you take me there?”
That was the chance that Jay had waited for.
Jay smiled. “Of course, Darryl and I are friends. You can be my friend too. How could I not help you?”
He pointed toward a random neighborhood in front of them. “Darryl lives there, come with me.”
He started to lead the way.
Monica followed him closely. She was so excited when she thought about meeting Darryl soon.
However, she did not let down her guard. Along the way, she asked further questions about Darryl.
Jay answered all of them, effortlessly. He replied with what he had heard. Darryl was famous in Donghai City, and with all the troubles he had got into—the lion slaughter event, crashing other people’s wedding—everyone in Donghai City would have heard some news about him.
Monica started to trust Jay and decided to let her guard down around him.
How could he know so much about Darryl if he was not his friend? Soon, she followed Jay into a neighborhood.
The neighborhood looked like it had been abandoned for some time. There were very few people left.
Jay led the Cult Mistress to a building at the end of the street.
He opened the door and let her into the corridor.