Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 98

“Oh…and I wasn’t lying about the stars. You can see a bunch of stars from this mansion because it has a stargazing tower,” Edward defended himself as he winked at me.

A stargazing tower, huh? This place is away from the city too so it made sense that we would be able to see the stars from here.

‘I guess he’s always had an interest in astronomy…’ Lucien’s words came back to me. It can’t be…did Lucien figure it out?

“You don’t live here, right?” I asked for confirmation. This place was too far from the city for daily use, I thought.

“Right. I have a few other places at the city center. I don’t come here often so the old man you saw earlier must be so overjoyed that I’m here today. Let’s eat a lot at dinner to please him, ok?” Edward said as he took my hand in his before leading me deeper into the mansion.

I call it a mansion, but this place was different from the other mansions that I was used to. The architecture of his place was very modern and must be inspired by the latest Scandinavian architecture style. It was minimalistic with a clean silhouette and a lot of glass walls and windows instead of the neo-gothic architecture of other older mansions. I would still refer to it as a mansion due to its gigantic size.

“We have some time before dinner. Want to play a little game to kill the time?” Edward asked with a playful smile.

“What do you have planned this time?” I asked suspiciously.

“You’ll see,” Edward replied with a little laugh.

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“This is the game room,” Edward said as he led me into the game room.

I could understand immediately why this was the game room when I stepped in. There was equipment for all sorts of games in the room and various game areas. Boardgames, dice, cards, balls and so many other things. The room was large with a lot of open space and some parts of the floor had mats installed like a gymnastic gym. What are we going to do here? Play a game of cards?

“Are we going to play cards? I’m not so good at it. Can we go with a boardgame instead?” I asked with a smile.

“We’re going to play a very old and common game. The treasure hunt. You know it right?” Edward stated.

“As in we search for a hidden treasure, right?” I replied. I know the game well enough, I guess.

“Yes. Except we will compete against each other. We won’t be racing to see who can find the treasure first though. You’ll be the one searching for the treasure and I will be the one who hides the treasure. The time limit is 30 minutes. The treasure is in this room. If you can find the treasure within that time limit, then you win. If you don’t, then I win. How does that sound?” Edward explained the game to me enthusiastically.

“And…what will I get if I win?” I asked. Games are only fun if there’s a prize.

“Of course, you’ll get to keep the treasure that you found. After all it is valuable and I can guarantee you that it is something that you’re searching for,” Edward replied.

Something that I am searching for…what could it be?

“How do you know that I’m searching for it?” I asked suspiciously. I mean, I wasn’t even aware that I was searching for something valuable.

“Simple. You’re not wearing it…the pendant I gave you,” Edward replied with a knowing smile.