Chapter 1840


    "Hear this—does it sound OK?" Arabe handed each of them a pair of earphones.


    Chasel didn''t quite get why his sister was suddenly extracting Erik''s voice, but as he listened to some


    of the audio clips, he nodded in approval, "That''s his voice, exactly. You''ve even filtered out the


    background noise. It''s like he''s right here with us."


    Comforted by Chasel''s confirmation, Arabe said, "Great, I''ll go check out the room Erik stayed in


    before, see if he left any clues. You guys catch up."


    She collected the earphones and was gone in a sh.


    Sean didn''t even get a chance to say a word to her before she left.


    No wonder the other brothers were so eager to get home first, to spend time with their sister.It seemed


    the only way to get some quality time with her was to beat the clock.


    The more people there were, the less time she had for each of them.


    He suddenly missed the days when it was just the two of them.


    "What''s up with Erik?" Chasel asked in a low voice once Arabe had left.


    Hans had already shown him the surveince footage from the abandoned building, and although he


    knew Erik was Serena''s biological father, he had no idea about what happened after that.


    Sean, still feeling the sting of being overlooked by his sister, answered Chasel''s question with a hint of


    resignation, detailing the entire situation.


    Chasel finally understood that Arabe was setting a trap, waiting for the mastermind to walk right into


    it.


    "I''m gonna head upstairs to change," Chasel said, seeing Arabe wouldn''t be back for a while,


    intending to slip into something morefortable, like the home attire.


    His sister had designed that loungewear for him, which was no less stylish than the outfit Sean was


    wearing.


    Once Chasel left, Sean felt even more bored, so he went to his room to fire up theputer and get


    some work done. But as he stepped in, his eyes fell on the sunflower field painting that Serena had


    given him.


    It was a warm and vibrant oil painting.


    Without a second thought, Sean took it down and disposed of it in the trash can, along with all the other


    gifts from Serena: a vintage ornament, a fancy watch, a lighter, camping gear, rock climbing equipment,


    and more.


    A servant, alerted by the noise, thought something was wrong and hurried over to check.


    Sean''s door was open, and the servant saw all the items rted to Serena being discarded without a


    second thought.


    Sean used to cherish these gifts, once throwing a fit when a servant identally broke a ceramic cup


    Serena had made for him.


    Who would have thought these treasures would one day be junk.


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    "Take out the trash." Sean ordered.


    "Yes, sir," the servant quicklyplied, taking the discarded memories away.


    With all traces of Serena gone, Sean''s room finally felt right again.


    Meanwhile.


    After changing into his loungewear, Chasel''s gaze inadvertently caught the razor, men''s cologne, and


    skincare products on his dresser, all gifts from Serenast year.


    He had been so happy to receive them that he hardly ever used them, wanting to keep them pristine.


    Besides these, there was a photo in his bookcase of him and Serena, taken just after she won first


    ce at a pianopetitionst year. They were at the venue, her holding the trophy and his hands.


    Serena looked absolutely radiant with joy in that photo, her eyes filled with a happy glow.


    Chasel then pulled out a thick photo album from the bookcase, filled with family pictures from over the


    years, many of them featuring Serena.


    There were pictures of the two of them as kids, chasing each other around, riding bikes, having fun at


    theme parks.