Chapter 173 - The Door Is Opened

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

She touched her belly, feeling a little hungry, and decided to get something to eat.

Franklin pointed at Lauren’s hand.

“You just flew a kite. There must be a lot of bacteria on your hands, so go wipe your hands first.”

Franklin handed a wet paper towel to Lauren, who wiped her hands carefully. She then came up to Franklin and said, “Franklin, do you think my hands are clean enough now?”

Lauren opened her five fingers wide so that Franklin could see them clearly.

“Well, eat up.”

They went to buy some sushi and roast chicken earlier, which were Lauren’s favorite foods.

Unlike in the past, Quinn managed to eat meat at the table now.

Lauren felt sleepy after everyone ate their fill.

“If you’re sleepy, do you want to go home?”

“I don’t want to, it’s so rare that we come out together. I’ll just sleep in the tent.”

With that, she crawled into the tent. The tent was well-shaded, so she didn’t have to worry about not being able to sleep.

Quinn was also a person who would get sleepy after eating his fill. He also crawled into the tent to sleep.

Mr. Hayes was getting older, so he didn’t sleep much. He wasn’t in the habit of taking an afternoon nap.

Seeing that the young people had gone to sleep, he decided to take a walk around the area.

Seeing this, Franklin went to hold Mr. Hayes’ hand.

“Mr. Hayes, let me accompany you for a walk.”

The west side of the city was a newly developed area. Although there were fewer people now, the infrastructure was already very sound.

The Torres Group had wanted to invest in this piece of land before, but they were one step behind and didn’t get this opportunity.

Franklin was keen to see how the development here was going.

Fortunately, it was only the beginning of April. Even though it was noon, the weather was just warm, and not too hot.

The old man and the young man walked slowly around the new district.

There was a newly built villa district near this lawn. Presumably, this lawn was also designed for this villa district.

The people who could afford these villas were naturally more concerned with quality of life, so it was understandable that there was more greenery.

Moreover, this lawn was very suitable for family picnics and other activities. Thinking about it, this design was quite in line with the habits of this group of consumers.

Franklin raised his eyebrows. Though the Torres Group had lost to such an opponent, it was not a loss at all.

The villa district here provided plenty of space for individuals. The distance between villas was quite far, so it could ensure more private space.

The asphalt road was very clean and spacious. Tall and big banyan trees were planted on the roadside, creating comfortable shade in the summer.

Mr. Hayes had worked for the Torres family almost his whole life, so he rarely came to these places.

It was rare for him to come here, so it was full of novelty, and he took the opportunity to look around.

The decorations here were also very nice. Unlike the orderly and magnificent yet impersonal Torres mansion,most of the villas here looked compact, warm and welcoming.

These properties had not been released for sale yet, so no one was living here.

Franklin did not feel anything before, but after today’s visit, he decided to buy a few villas here as an investment. He was even considering buying them for himself to live in.

After all, the owners had built this place very well and did not put this beautiful place to waste.

As the two of them walked, Mr. Hayes suddenly stopped in front of a villa as if he had seen something.

Franklin also stopped in front of it.

This villa was no different from the other villas.

“What’s wrong, Mr. Hayes?”

“Master Franklin, this house number…”

Mr. Hayes took out a piece of paper from his pocket. Franklin recognized this piece of paper. It was a note that Lauren had left for Mr. Hayes before she ran away from home for the first time. At that time, she had even given Mr. Hayes a key, she said that this key was the key to a house on the west side of the city.

Mr. Hayes opened the note and matched the address and the house number in front of him. He realized that they were exactly the same.

“Master Franklin, this…”

In Mr. Hayes’ eyes, Lauren was just an ordinary child. He did not know the missions that Lauren was doing.

Therefore, when Lauren gave him the key, he thought that she was just playing around.

Even so, he still treasured it very much. He kept with him all the things that Lauren had given him at all times, including the key.

So, when Franklin used the key to open the door of the villa. Mr. Hayes was shocked beyond words..