“Pfft. Who would want a hug from you?” Lizbeth rolled her eyes at Jared.
Just then, Melanie and Renee came up to them, and they were both in bathing suits. Renee was the younger one out of the duo, but after months of not seeing her, it was obvious the young lady had grown a lot.
“Jared!” Renee was delighted to see Jared there.
“Renee? Why are you here? Where is Leonidas? I thought you were with him?” Jared found it weird. Back when the Lagrange Monastery was destroyed, Renee's father, Erasmus, was killed. After Jared avenged him, Renee was taken away by Leonidas. So why is she here?
“Leonidas went into isolation, so...”
“All right, we can talk about this somewhere else. This is not a good place to speak.” Josephine tugged at Jared's sleeve, and Renee swiftly zipped her mouth shut.
At the moment, everyone on the beach was glaring at Jared enviously, for he was surrounded by four gorgeous women. They would have killed to be in Jared's place.
“Where's my sister, Jared? I thought she was with you. Don't tell me she's still in Mapleton?” Melanie asked Jared while they were on the way back.
“Your sister has left Mapleton. Your parents were killed by Poison King, just as we suspected.” Jared told Melanie about the events that took place in Mapleton and explained all about the history between Poison King and Melanie's parents.
All the while, Melanie listened quietly to Jared's explanation. Even though she knew that Poison King had killed her parents, she didn't seem to be too sad about it. After all, she had never seen her parents before, and she felt no love for them.
Jared and the ladies came to a hotel. It was the same one Jared had come across earlier, but since the ladies were one step ahead of him, they already had rooms reserved for them.
They led Jared upstairs, and Josephine knocked on one of the rooms' doors.
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