Chapter 561: Goodbye, Leanna Leonard!

Asher Jauncy had barely stepped outside the villa when he spotted Murphy Scurr sitting in the garden by the gate. Murphy sat on a stone stool in the courtyard, both hands resting on his cane. His back was slightly hunched, his gaze fixed on the distant sky as if he had been lost in thought for a long time. The last light of sunset washed over him, gilding him in a thin layer of gold that only made him look older. Asher strode over at once. "Grandpa." Murphy turned, worry flickering across his...