Resent Reject Regret by Aqua Summers novel Chapter 478

Chapter 478 Strangers in the Village

“Alright, thank you very much.”

Hoyt wanted to say something but stopped himself. He wanted to say, “Don’t mention it”,

but he did not manage to utter the words and ran home instead.

He muttered as soon as he arrived at his house’s entrance, “ Mother, where is our

bicycle?”

“What’s going on?”

Madame Leigh walked out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. “Where are

you going with the bicycle when it’s almost night?”

Hoyt said, “Don’t mind that. I have something to do at the market. Where’s the bicycle?”

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“It’s in the house. It’s going to rain heavily tonight, so I keep it indoors to prevent it from

rusting.”

Hoyt nodded and went for the bicycle.

Madame Leigh said before he left, “Come home soon! Get your father at the village

entrance too, while you’re there so he can come home for dinner earlier!”

“Okay!”

He rode the bicycle to the market in a rush. He crossed the village entrance and found

his father standing at the front with two luxurious cars parked next to him.

He got down from the bicycle to approach his father, just when the person in the car got

out as well.

He met the man’s cold gaze. The sight of the man left behind a profound impression that

could not be ignored in Hoyt, even though the man was wearing a coat over his hospital

gown. His entire body exuded an elegant yet oppressive presence.

It appeared as if the man was severely ill, and his face was ghastly pale.

He approached the village head while the man was still talking to the person in the car

and asked, “Father, why are there strangers in the village?”

“They’re looking for someone.”

“Looking for someone? Who are they looking for?

The village head said while he smoked a pipe, “A woman a little over 20 years old? They

claimed that the woman has wounds on her face and looks emaciated.”

Hoyt’s mind was alerted, and he hastily asked, “Why so? Who is that woman to them?”

“I’m not too sure about that.” The village head said, “They told me about that and sought