Abigail felt a bit embarrassed and greeted, "Hello, sir."
"Just call me Mr. Horton. She lives in my house, and I live next door to her," Mr. Horton said and then added, "Don't let me keep you, Abigail. Go and have fun. I have to till the ground later."
"Okay." Abigail and Luna responded in unison.
As Luna locked the courtyard door, she walked away with Abigail and started talking about Mr. Horton. "He doesn't dress well, but he seems to be quite wealthy, and he's very particular about food."
"I can tell. Have you chatted with him often before?" Abigail asked curiously.
"Yes, when I moved here, I wasn't so afraid of people. He would often knock on my door and bring me food; sometimes homemade pastries, sometimes casserole, sometimes a bowl of soup..." Luna slowly said, "He must know that I have emotional problems. Even if he sees me messing up the house, he never blames me. He's a good person."
Abigail thought that was quite nice.
After they entered the antique market, Abigail watched Luna go in to browse.
She secretly sent a message to Simond.
'Check the old man next to Luna. See if there's any problem.'
Anyone who came into contact with Luna could be a suspect.
'Okay.'
Abigail sent the message and immediately put away her phone.
Luna didn't find any antiques she liked and came out of the shop. Then, she pulled Abigail into another one to look.
They spent the whole morning outside, had a delicious lunch, and didn't return until the afternoon.
As soon as Abigail came back, she collapsed on the couch and didn't want to move.
Luna sat beside her as she played with the beads she had bought. After a while, she said to Abigail, "I'll make you a bracelet. You can choose."
Abigail nodded as she looked at the dazzling array of jade beads, and her eyes were slightly blurred. "Which one do you think suits me?"
Luna began to choose carefully.
Abigail noticed that Luna had been fine all day and wondered if it was because she had slept well the night before. Could it be that her condition was worsening because she often couldn't sleep well?
…
Abigail stayed in Saraville for half a month, but there was a problem with L.Moon again, so she had to go back.
"Tell the client that I'm out of town and can't come back now. If it doesn't work, we won't cooperate. We'll pay whatever it costs!" Abigail was feeling irritated. How could she go back now?
Luna was finally improving, so she didn't dare to go back.
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