Chapter 626. So This Is What It Feels Like To Love Someone

Caitlin studied her mother for a long moment. She had doubts, but pressed them down, exhaling softly. “Whatever the truth is, Mom, you’ve suffered enough. We’ll leave Father for now. The Codex—I’ll take it back. You just rest. We’ve got an early start tomorrow.”

After making sure Kelly would try to sleep, Caitlin slipped out of the room.

Inside, Kelly sat in silence, the sorrow in her eyes gradually fading. She picked up the bedside phone, dialed another room, and murmured a string of strange words—like a code.

Caitlin returned to her room, where Sebastian was already waiting in a bathrobe. Seeing her weary expression, he wrapped an arm around her waist. “You all right, Caitlin?”

She shook her head and pressed into his chest. “I found out where the second half of Yun’s Aromatic Codex is.”

“Where?”

“In D Country. We need to track down a man named Hector.”

“Hector? Another Thompson? What’s his relation to Walter Thompson?”

“My mother sai