Chapter 1063
Lord Protector Novel
âZeke.â Daniel asked, âIs the kidnapper dead?â
Zeke nodded. âYeah, heâs dead.â
Good to know.
Relief washed over the old couple.
Are they worried that Iâll force the truth out of the kidnapper if heâs still alive? Zeke mused.
After exiting the cave, Zeke gave Rosie a call, asking her to take care of the manâs body and study the solution he had concocted.
âDonât tell Lacey we were kidnapped, Zeke,â Daniel urged Zeke on the way back. âWe donât want her to worry.â
âOkay!â
It was already past midnight when they arrived at the Williams Manor.
Lacey was waiting in agony at the door.
Upon seeing her parents, she jogged up to them. âMom, Dad, where have you guys been? Weâve been worried sick today.â
Hannah stroked Laceyâs cheek lovingly. âAtheville is too big. We got lost. Weâre sorry to worry you. We truly are.â
Lacey chided, âMom, Dad, you must inform me the next you go out. Iâll send someone to escort you.â
âOf course!â Hannah smiled in agreement.
âOh yeah,â Lacey uttered. âZekeâs parents want to meet you. Theyâre waiting inside. Come on.â
âOkay.â
Faith and Diego greeted the Hinton couple warmly as soon as they entered the house.
Faith and Diego were of noble birth. They had an extraordinary elegance; their speech and manner were refined.
As Hannah and Daniel were simply commoners, they were rather reserved in front of them.
But Faith and Diego were considerate. Most of their conversations revolved around daily topics.
With Laceyâs occasional gags to regulate the atmosphere, Hannah and Daniel slowly loosened up and started talking with eloquence.
Seeing that the timing was almost right, Faith cut to the chase as she served the Hinton couple tea and said, âZeke and Lacey are not getting any younger. Itâs time to talk about their marriage. How about we set the date now so we can get ready for the wedding?â
Hannah and Daniel flinched at the word âweddingâ.
They exchanged a glance that only the both of them could read. It was as if they had something difficult to voice.
âOkey.â
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âMarriage is no childâs play. We shouldnât take this lightly,â Daniel spoke up.
âItâs getting late now, and weâre actually a little exhausted from wandering around all day. How about we pick a time some another day to discuss this properly?â
Faith and Diego didnât think much about it and nodded in response.
Zeke and Lacey, however, couldnât wrap their heads around it.
Mom and Dad used to be very passionate when it came to the topic of our marriage. But why are they avoiding the topic actively now? Something isnât right.
After settling down the Hinton couple at the Williams Manorâs guest room, Zeke left, slipping on a pair of in-ear monitors.
He had planted a bug on Daniel and Hannah as he wanted to listen to the sore subject that the old couple was hiding.
As expected, their voice sounded over the monitor not long after, with Hannah sighing, âWho knew he would come straight at us after so many years.â
Naturally, she was referring to the man in black who had kidnapped them today.