Chapter 1729 Not Letting Go
Vivian followed Kurt when he decided to move again.
Upon his arrival at the location of the tragedy, Sebastian was horrified to see the number of stretchers bearing the bodies being brought out by the police.
“We have confirmed that all of the deceased have the mark, Mr. Hayes.”
At his employer’s approach, Karl immediately stopped the two police officers carrying the corpse and lifted the white cloth to reveal a small tattoo on the back of the corpse’s neck.
Sebastian leaned in for a closer look.
It was the shape of a small blue flame. Hidden at the back of the neck, it would have been easy to miss.
“So, that’s all of them?”
“Yes, sir,” Karl reported assertively. “One more thing. The marks only appear after they die.”
At the same time, he gestured for one of his men to bring over a stretcher that bore a woman who was on her dying breaths. Karl tore her collar off to reveal nothing behind her neck.
Sebastian was speechless with astonishment.
That old viper!
He finally understood how they had been able to remain hidden from his relentless search for so many years.
Sebastian found himself wondering how Kurt had accomplished that feat.
As he was still reeling in shock, another piece of news came.
“Kurt’s whereabouts have been discovered, Mr. Hayes. He and Ms. Vivian boarded a plane to Yartran together.”
Sebastian froze in shock. “What did you say?”
Yartran was at that moment a place of high political volatility, with Elizabeth seeking refuge there and the king’s rage upon learning that his son had died abroad.
Moreover, the twins are there right now.
Sebastian’s expression grew graver than ever.
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Meanwhile, Kurt had landed in Yartran with Vivian stubbornly by his side.
It had been a long plane ride for her as she had not slept a wink nor had a drop of water to drink, but she did not dare relax. Wherever the boy went, she would follow doggedly behind him.
Fortunately, Kurt did not drive Vivian away despite ignoring her.
Upon exiting the airport entrance, she saw him hail a cab. Gritting her teeth once more in consternation, she dashed over and seated herself in the passenger seat to the astonishment of both the driver and the passenger at the back.
After a few seconds of dead silence, Kurt decided to gloss over her appearance. “To Exerine Palace!” he instructed coldly.
Exerine Palace?
At the mention of their destination, Vivian could not contain another start of surprise as she remembered that it was where Adalyn had taken her to the prince’s birthday party.
The Exerine Palace is commonly used to hold banquets. Why is he going there?
Despite her confusion, Vivian did not dare make a sound before she suddenly recalled a friend she had in the country. Immediately, she reached for her phone.
Vivian: “Sonia, do you know what’s going on at Exerine Palace?”
Sonia: ”Huh?”
Sonia was pleasantly surprised to receive a message from her friend who she had not heard from in a long time.
She replied: “Hey, Vivi, it’s been a while. As far as I know, there’s nothing going on at Exerine Palace. Why do you ask? Are you in Yartran?”
Vivian sent a noncommittal reply before putting away her phone, her brow knitted from being deep in thought.
If there’s nothing at Exerine Palace, why would Kurt go there? Isn’t it an ancient fortress only used by the royal family to entertain in the present day?
Vivian’s head was buzzing when her phone vibrated again.
It was a text message from her father.
Sebastian: “Where are you, Vivi? Reply me at once!”
With a start, Vivian recalled that her phone had been turned off since she boarded the plane. In her urgency to contact Sonia, she had turned it on again without considering that she had been unreachable throughout her flight.
Feeling guilty for causing him worry, Vivian hastened to reply to his text.
She wrote: ”We have just landed in Yartran, Daddy.”
Sebastian: ”Where exactly?”
As Vivian was the weakest out of his three children, Sebastian was at that moment wrought with anxiousness at the thought of her traveling abroad without him or Sasha being there with her as they have done over the years. Without his protection, Sebastian shuddered to imagine the malice waiting for his innocent daughter. He had half a mind to book himself a ticket and fly to her himself.
Vivian: ”We’re in a cab now, Daddy. Kurt is going to Exerine Palace. I don’t know what he is going to do.”
Sebastian: ”Exerine Palace? What is he going to do there?”
Like his daughter, Kurt’s next destination surprised him. His handsome face was very puzzled under the fading light of dusk.
“Did he find something again?” Sasha asked anxiously. “Didn’t you say that Kurt had killed the remaining men that Eddie’s son had hidden all over Jadeborough last night? Are there more of them in Exerine Palace?”
Being an intelligent woman, Sasha quickly pieced together all the information she had heard.
It is indeed possible. But for what motive? Could a new Elysium be contained in the old castle under the nose of the royal family?
