I listened to Marius and did not go to the funeral. I still saw photos from Silas’ funeral over the news.
Through the photos, I saw Sylvester's expression to be as calm as water like the kind that came after a deep pain. However, I did not see Rooney.
"Strictly speaking, Rooney is not a member of the Yard family, so there’s no issue with her being absent," Theo saw my doubts and said.
"I know. It's just a little weird." I put down my phone and leaned back on the sofa with Theo. "I wonder if it’s true that Sylvester wants to harm me.”
Theo wrapped an arm around my shoulder and patted it a few times. "What Marius said also makes sense. It's better that you don’t go.”
Suddenly, the phone rang.
I glanced at the screen and saw Sylvester's name floating on it. I glanced at Theo and he nodded, signaling me to answer.
"You didn't come for the funeral. Silas left a few things for you. Come if you want." I could not decipher any other emotion from Syvlvester’s tone. It was indifferent, cold.
"What things?"
Sylvester seemed to be fiddling with them as he responded calmly, "A letter. The rest seem to be things your mother left before she died, but I’m not too sure. If you don't want them, I’ll throw them away."
His tone was light and breezy as if he had no intentions of hurting me at all.
Was the information wrong?
A letter. Did Silas want to say something to me? There were also my mother’s relics as well. I felt like going over.
Noticing how conflicted I was, Theo grabbed the phone. "Do we pick them up from Yard Mansion? Can I accompany Wanda over?”
"Of course, you can," Sylvester agreed.
"Okay, I'll see you later."
I turned to Theo after he ended the call. "You really want to go?"
Theo took my hand and chuckled. "Don't you want to know what your mother left behind? Aren’t you curious about the contents of Silas’s letter as well?"
"I am, but what if it's Sylvester's trap?"
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