Chapter 408

Felix flashed the text message at Elizabeth. Elizabeth was dumbfounded. “Who the heck is this?”

“Boss, who do you think dragged Serenity Leaf to Nyxonia?” Felix suddenly had a lightbulb moment. There was only one person in Lisbun who’d gone to Nyxonia. They exchanged a look, and Elizabeth blurted out, “Alexander?”

Felix snapped his fingers. “Bingo! Who else but Alexander?”

“But back then, Serenity Leaf was MIA. Louis didn’t snag it. Could someone else have grabbed it and now they’re desperate to sell it for cash?” Elizabeth wondered.

Felix shook his head fast. “No way. This person said money’s no object.”

“Then it’s gotta be Alexander.” Elizabeth unbuckled her seatbelt, ready to confront him.

Elizabeth thought, What’s Alexander’s game? If he really wants to give me Serenity Leaf, why not just hand it over? Does he want me to grovel in person? Alexander, that smug jerk! Does he think I haven’t kissed up to him enough?

Elizabeth stormed into the cafe, fuming. Margaret saw her and jumped up. “Boss.”

“You should head back,” Elizabeth snapped, her voice dripping with anger.

Margaret thought, Uh-oh, someone’s in deep trouble. Elizabeth’s ticked, and that’s never good!

“Got it!” Margaret bolted.

Elizabeth slapped the table, scanning the room. Where’s Alexander? A waiter approached. “Ms. Percy, a gentleman’s waiting for you upstairs.”

Elizabeth eyed the staircase. All this drama for a Serenity Leaf! She stumped upstairs and barged into a private room, following the waiter’s directions.

When she saw who was inside, the curse words died on her lips! The guy inside blinked, looking just as confused, seeing how mad Elizabeth was.

“Are you Ms. Percy?” the young man asked cautiously.

Elizabeth sized him up. Nope, just a kid, maybe nineteen, young and good-looking. And next to him was a…

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“Serenity Leaf?” Elizabeth cut to the chase.

The young man nodded and smiled. “Ms. Percy, please, have a seat.”

Elizabeth opened her mouth but couldn’t find the words.

Elizabeth thought, What? Not Alexander? Then how does this kid know I need Serenity Leaf and why make me come here?

“Who are you?” Elizabeth sat down and demanded.

Maurice replied, “Hey, I’m Maurice Getty, a herbal researcher. I saw you needed it, so I decided to give it to you.”

“How’d you know I needed it?” Elizabeth tilted her head.

Maurice grinned. “I saw you at the auction abroad, then noticed someone hunting for Serenity Leaf in the market. Not many folks are after Serenity Leaf, so I took a shot and figured it might be you.”

Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. It didn’t totally add up, but it wasn’t impossible either.

“Name your price.” Elizabeth didn’t want to waste time.

Maurice said, “You decide. The Percy family’s full of medical pros. You know the value of this herb better than anyone, Ms. Percy. I won’t throw out a random number.”

Elizabeth chuckled. “Aren’t you a herbal researcher? Then you should know the price even better. Just spit it out.”