In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 610

Joseph and I came out of the museum. We had barely taken a few steps when someone called out to me.

“Miss, please stop!”

I turned around, saw the man who had bought the box at the auction just now and I smiled. “Hi!”

He nodded. “Miss, may I buy you a cuppa?”

I glanced at Joseph to indicate that I would like to go. He had just told this man that we have another box.

Joseph nodded to indicate that I can accept the offer. I nodded and looked at the man. “Mister, may I know your name?”

“My surname is Bates; you may call me Yuri.” He spoke with the smile of a trustworthy man.

I nodded with a smile. “I’m Scarlett Stovall. Nice to meet you.”

He smiled and gestured with his hand, “This way, please, Ms. Stovall!”

We followed him into a cafe bistro and seated ourselves. There was a live music performance going on.

Yuri took his time. He enjoyed the performance, and said, “The band is quite professional.”

I did not say anything but Joseph looked at him and said in a dull tone, “Mr. Bates, it’s better to go straight to the point.”

Yuri looked at him indifferently, smiled, and then looked at me saying, “I heard that Ms. Stovall has a box that resembles mine. I’m very curious so I want to give it a try to test it out. Is it true that the boxes can open each other as they say?”

I pursed my lips. “Mr. Bates, those are my thoughts exactly but my box is kept at home. We have left our address. When it is convenient, you can bring your box to our place and we can try it out together to see if that could work.

He raised his eyebrows and sipped his tea, smiling. “Ms. Stovall, you have planned it well but I’m curious where you got your box from?”

I frowned and paused for a while. “My box was not obtained from an auction, rather, it was inherited from my ancestors.”

For a moment, Yuri was stunned but he quickly recovered his composure and smiled, looking at me. “If that is the case, Ms. Stovall, you have come from an outstanding lineage. A normal family would not be able to afford craftsmen who can make this.

He thought about what he had just said and frowned slightly, “Even though I am not a native of J City, I still know a little about the city. I recall that J City does not have a prominent family by the surname of Stovall!”

I smiled and glanced at Joseph. He understood and looked at Yuri. “Mr. Bates, you are overthinking things. We are not from a prominent family but an ordinary one. Although this box is passed on by the ancestors, we don’t know yet if the box you bought is a pair so we have to compare them to confirm.”