Chapter 1859 A Delicate Agreement
Faye stammered, “N-Nothing. I guess I might’ve been confused.”
Grandpa’s memories could be fuzzy from old age. Everyone’s so excited to open the treasure; I’d rather not pour cold water on them.
Levant suggested, “Let’s find Steven and persuade him then!”
“All right!”
With that, he set off to find Steven, with Juan, Davin, and Faye in tow.
At that moment, Steven was in the middle of arranging men to search for Zayden. When he heard Levant’s offer, his eyes lit up.
He asked, “So you’re willing to collaborate with me then?”
“Yes! We want to bring a close to everything as soon as possible and return to Y City.”
Seeing that they had come on good terms, Steven voiced the question he was more concerned about. “How should we split the treasure?”
“We’ll split the treasure evenly between the families!” Juan blurted. Levant and Faye did not protest.
Steven mulled over his suggestion and found it fair.
Sally’s dating Kyle, after all. The Seets might very well be my in-laws in the future. Plus, Lucas has been plotting to regain the key to the treasure. It’s better to agree to their terms now than risk losing everything to Lucas.
“When will you set your plans in motion?” Steven asked.
Levant replied, “Once you agree!”
Steven paused before stating, “All right! I’ll lead some men to the treasure cave right now, and the lot of you can fetch Zayden. We’ll meet up at the cave afterward.”
The negotiations ended smoothly. On the way to fetch Zayden, Davin fretted incessantly. “Do you think a mishap will happen? Will Zayden be okay after giving three drops of blood? I hope it doesn’t affect his body.”
Levant teased, “Why would anything happen to his body? When did you become such a worrywart, Davin?”
Davin retorted, “My son is involved. Of course, I’m worried!”
Levant gave him the side-eye in response before quickening his footsteps with everyone else. Upon noticing that no one was paying attention to him, Davin stopped blabbering.
They arrived at the cabin and informed Sheila about Steven’s agreement. “I’m going too. I want to be with my son,” she declared while hugging her son.
“Sure! We can all go together.” Davin approved of her decision.
Sensing everyone’s curiosity regarding the treasure, Evan suggested that everyone tag along.
Draven voiced, “Mr. Seet, Jeremy and Jensen are still keeping an eye on Shermaine in the town.”
Then, Davin suggested, “Evan, why don’t we have them bring Shermaine over? She might be of some use against the other three Guardians of Daemonic Mount when we open the treasure.”
“Mr. Davin, you don’t need to worry about that. Mr. Seet has sent Darius to inform them about this,” came Draven’s reply.
Davin swept his gaze across the group, and Darius was indeed missing. Evan has everything planned out.
“Shall we set off, then?”
“Yes. Let’s go!”
Under Evan’s orders, they rushed toward the treasure cave. Their hastiness piqued Zayden’s and Joy’s curiosity.
Zayden asked, “What are we doing, Daddy?”
Davin glanced at his son, unsure of what to reply. Zayden’s scared of pain. He’ll bawl if I tell him that we’re drawing his blood later.
Sheila shared his sentiments, so she answered smilingly, “We’re going to do something meaningful, Zayden. Do you promise to be an obedient and brave boy later?”
Zayden’s eyes widened as he nodded eagerly and replied, “Okay!”
Meanwhile, Joy scrutinized the mountainous terrain around them. Leaning against Nicole, she whispered, “Mommy, I’ve been here before!”
Surprised, Nicole asked, “When?”
Joy paused to think and responded, “A long time ago, I think. I definitely remember coming here in the past.”
