Jackson was slightly startled when he heard these words and turned his head.
Upon seeing the moon-shaped jade pendant, he momentarily froze.
Where did this come from?
He recalled snatching it from the neck of Matiasâs
sisterâ¦
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt something was off.
That jade pendantâ¦
The daughter lost by the first branch of the family, wasnât she wearing such a piece of jade when shedisappeared?
So, Matiasâs sister was actually the lost daughter of the Gill family, the rightful young princess of thefirst
branch?
Jacksonâs eyes immediately became frantic.
Just then, Austin had already rushed to his side,
completely disregarding his current injuries, and grabbed his collar. âSpeak, where did this moon-shaped jade come from!â
Jackson stopped in his tracks.
He swallowed hard, then slowly said, âAustin, wellâ¦â
âWhat? Speak!â
Austin roared at him angrily.
Looking at his state, and thinking back to how he had bullied Nara in the courtyard earlier that day,witnessing her tear-stained face, Jackson grew scared.
The first branch had lost a daughter, and although they didnât make a big fuss about it in public, allmembers of the direct lineage of the Gill family knew about it!
Moreover, they had never given up searching for her
over these many years.
Austin felt especially guilty about this sister, wishing he could offer his heart and soul to treat her well!
If the first branch found out that he had nearly forced himself on their daughter, then he would definitelybe driven out of the Gill family.
With his current state, if he were thrown out, where would he live in the future?!
Jackson swallowed hard again and immediately said, âAustin, donât be anxious. I was just about to tellyou about this⦠I had forgotten for a moment because of the pain, right?â
Austin immediately let go of his collar and asked, âDid you find our sister?â
Jackson nodded. âYes, I have some leads. I brought this jade piece to show you first..
Austin cut him off. âThis jade is my sisterâs. Where did you get it from?ânovelbin
Jackson coughed. âFrom a black market shop. Iâm
guessing your sister couldnât make ends meet and sold this piece of jade. Alas!â
Austin was stunned when he heard this, then his eyebrows furrowed. âMy sister is living in difficultcircumstances? Then tell me the shop ownerâs address. I will go find them! No matter what, we mustfind my
sister!â
Jackson cast his eyes down. âOkay, donât get agitated.
Thie already cent comeone to look into it But this niece
has changed hands several times, and there are still no leads. Clance is also quite big, searching forsomeone
is a little better than looking for a needle in a
haystack, but it still takes timeâ¦â
Austin calmed down slowly as he listened, his eyes reddening. âRight, I canât be impatient. As long aswe can find my sister, thatâs all that matters.â
They had been searching for fifteen years with no
news.
Upon seeing this jade, he panicked.
It was as if his sister was right by his side, yet he had not recognized herâ¦
He patted Jackson on the shoulder. âThis jade is just too important to our family, I will give you credit forthis! Rest assured, I will definitely stand up for you in this matter! Iâll go home right now and have mymother visit the Freeman Sect again tomorrow!â
âGood, thank you, Austin.â
After Austin left the room, Jacksonâs face darkened.
At Matiasâs residence, Keira was watching Nara.
The girl was anxious, gesturing at her chest as if she wanted to say something.
Keira asked, âWhatâs wrong?
She didnât understand sign language.
Nara immediately picked up a piece of paper and a pen, writing down the words. âHe snatched awaymy pendant!â
Keira immediately frowned. âDonât worry, I will definitely help you get it back.â
Only then did Nara nod.
Then, suddenly realizing that her actions might bring trouble for Keira, she looked conflicted and wroteon the paper, âWill it cause you trouble?â
Keira patted her shoulder.
Nara was only about eighteen or nineteen years old, but she appeared very calm and composed. Beingmute, she was also not particularly sensitive, and it was apparent that Matias doted on this little sistervery much.
Keira said, âIt was he who took your things, how could it bring me trouble? Donât worry.â
Nara then sighed in relief and nodded.
Keira told Matias and Nara to rest up and not worry
about the Freeman Sect, and then she returned to the
villa with Lewis.
The next day.
As soon as Keira woke up, she received a call from James. âSister, that Gill family really is a persistentthorn. Yesterday Austin came knocking, and today Jackson was carried over, insisting that you hit him,they are hell-bent on smearing your name! This is just never-endingâ¦â
Keira cut off his rambling, âIt seems like I did hit him.â
ââ¦â James was taken aback, âIt was really you who hit
him?â
âYes.â
Keira turned over and was startled when she saw
Lewisâs face.
The man was staring at her, and she didnât know how long he had been awake.
Jamesâs voice came through the phone. âBut sister,
even though Jackson and Austin are indeed verv
annoying, couldnât you have told me before hitting someone? I could have gone to hit him for you, andthen you wouldnât be in trouble, right? Why do you always take action yourself?â
Keira said, âOh, I definitely will next time. I just
couldnât hold back this time!
James said, âMaster said not to come to the Freeman Sect in case they catch you. Just stay at home,and he will go and ask the Sect Leader to step in and send the people away. But this time it may bemore difficult because Jacksonâs injuries seem pretty seriousâ¦â
âIâll be there.â
Keira got up to get dressed.
James said, âWhat are you coming for? Donât comeâ¦â
âYesterday, Jackson snatched something from Nara. Since I donât know which hospital heâs in, andsince heâs going to Freeman Sect today, Iâll go and get it
back.â
James was speechless.
He tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Kate asked, âHow is it? Did you tell her to hide out at
the Olsen family for a few days? Weâll block the situation at the Freeman Sect for her and thenâ¦â
James said, âMy sister said sheâs on her way now.â
Kate was dumbfounded.
Chris immediately turned grim-faced. âSheâs being ridiculous! Does she really think that this can beglossed over like the incident with Austin? Although Austin is of the direct lineage, since he didnât sufferany fatal wounds, Lady Gill let her off the hook. But with Jackson, itâs tantamount to causing disability,and the severity is completely different! Legally, the first is a fight, but the second is causing disability,which
carries different sentences!â
The rules of the Freeman Sect were different.
Beating a senior member, the most severe punishment was expulsion from the sect.
Beating a senior member and causing disability, then according to the rules of the martial artscommunity, all the injuries must be inflicted on the perpetrator before expelling them from the sect.
James, âWhat should we do? The Freeman Sect canât
possibly expel my sister can they?â
Chris said, âCall her and tell her not to come at all
costs, then have your third uncle go to the Gill family to apologize, and get this matter settledâ¦â
âApologize for what?! Thereâs no way she will apologize!â
Trevorâs resounding voice came from outside the door,
and then he strode in.
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