Chapter 427

Grace took Ed's hand again and continued walking out. When she arrived, the manor still had lights on. Now, all of them were dark. Luckily, she still remembered the way out. Along the way to the manor's gate, she felt a bit puzzled—why had the mysterious owner never appeared? But she didn't have time to dwell on it. She brought Ed to the car. There were no streetlights nearby, with only a distant light swaying gently under the eaves. She placed the magnolia blossoms in the back seat and stepped back to close the door. When doing so, she almost slipped. Next to her car was a fresh tire mark pressed into the snow. She steadied herself, opened the driver's door, and saw that Ed had silently taken the passenger seat. His head was lowered, lost in thought. Grace drove them to the little villa he lived in. As always, only the lamp in the front of the couch was on, casting light on just one of his hands. She quietly treated his wound and gently blew on his palm. "I can't stay with y