Chapter 219: Chapter 216: The Strange Luna
"Roger that!"
After Elliana said this, Hannah immediately handed the communication bag she was holding to her and said, "Something came up, you take a cab back later."
Her tone was urgent, clearly something important was happening, so Elliana quickly nodded, "Okay."
Just as Hannah was about to leave, Elliana couldn’t help but ask, "Are you coming back?"
"It’ll be a while."
After saying this, Hannah still turned back, took the shopping bag with the necklace from Elliana’s hand, and quickly pulled out the necklace box inside.
In the end, Hannah shoved her own necklace into Elliana’s hand and put on the new necklace.
Without saying anything else, she hurriedly left.
The necklace in Elliana’s hand was still warm.
After watching Hannah leave, Elliana also put on Hannah’s necklace. Upon closer inspection, she found that there were letters on the inside of the necklace.
YH, which was Hannah Collins’ initials.
Judging by the wear on the necklace’s surface, it certainly had some years.
...
At four in the afternoon, after buying everything she needed, she lingered at the supermarket entrance.
She had just bought cat cans and cat food, originally intended for Sister Phoebe’s cats, but suddenly thought of the little Lotus Flower back at Moonlake Villas, so she bought an extra set.
Upon coming out, she realized it was really heavy, and the shopping cart had to be returned, otherwise she really wished she could take it with her.
Just then, Luna called her.
"Hey, Luna, what? You’re back? When did you return?"
Luna casually replied, "Last night..." Clearly, she had just woken up.
Being outside, Elliana couldn’t ask much, so she said, "Come help me, I bought a lot of stuff, I’m at..."
Before she could say where she was, Luna directly said, "Ok."
"..." Oh well, even if she didn’t say anything, Luna knew where she was, as Elliana still wore her watch.
Half an hour later.
Luna walked towards her with one hand dangling, looking relaxed and a bit carefree.
It then occurred to Elliana that Luna’s hand was still not fully healed, and she was expecting Luna to help her carry stuff; it seemed a bit thoughtless.
"Yo? Stocking up?"
Luna looked at the array of big and small bags around, everything was there, and she almost thought Elliana was opening a general store.
Then Luna picked up a can of cat food from one of the bags, tossed it into the air, caught it, and asked Elliana, "Why buy so many cat cans? Even ten Lotus Flowers couldn’t finish them."
It’s true that Little Lotus couldn’t eat so much, but Sister Phoebe’s cats were many.
Now it seemed necessary to call Lana.
Seeing Elliana about to call Lana, Luna said, "The two of us can’t handle this?"
Elliana replied, "I’m calling for a car, otherwise, how do we get all these things back?"
"Why call a car?" Luna looked confused and glanced outside, "I drove here."
"..." Clearly, Elliana didn’t need to be so surprised; considering driving while injured was something Luna would do.
So she said, "But I still need someone to help me load the car."
This pile of stuff, though not tremendously huge, wasn’t small either; it would take at least two trips, and the supermarket entrance was far from the parking lot.
"Am I not a person?"
Facing Luna’s existential question, Elliana found herself momentarily at a loss for words.
Ultimately, the two of them carried all the items to the car in one go, and Luna redefined Elliana’s image of her.
She truly had remarkable arm strength, carrying four bags, totaling forty pounds of cat food, with just one thumb.
...
―――Vicars Hotel.
Once back at the hotel, Elliana collapsed onto the sofa, feeling the effects of long abstinence from exercise, her breath catching painfully.
Luna, on the other hand, seemed just fine, laughing at her from the sofa, "Couldn’t handle this little stuff, don’t say you’re my apprentice when you go out."
Elliana ignored it, only pointing to a shopping bag, "I ran around quite a bit to find this, take a look."
"Hmm? Something for me too?"
Luna took a look and immediately frowned, staring at Elliana with a desire to say something.
"What’s wrong?" Elliana thought Luna might not like the style.
Luna sighed, finally saying, "Lolita, this style was discontinued years ago, but since you gave it to me, I’ll wear it."
Elliana didn’t understand Lolita fashion and had accidentally bought a counterfeit on her first try.
After Luna sat down, Lana brought freshly squeezed strawberry juice for the two of them. The vibrant red looked sweet and sour, very delicious.
"Any news?" Elliana asked Luna after taking a sip, her heart filled with a bit of anticipation.
"No, nothing at all." Luna’s words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing her hopes, but there was no helping it.
Luna continued, "Every single one of George’s family or close relatives is dead, no one to ask, though I did ask a few people who knew him; they knew what I already know."
That lead seemed broken again, leaving Elliana somewhat disheartened until a sudden thought flashed in her mind.
She immediately took out her phone and pulled up the poster she had photographed last time.
"Luna, let’s check out the people on the poster first, there might be something there."
Only just now did she realize the direction had been wrong; initially, she’d followed Bella’s advice to focus on George and others, neglecting the important poster clue.
The poster showed a few faces that were unclear, making tracing difficult.
And no matter where, online or elsewhere, the poster couldn’t be found.
Luna said, "Alright, let’s have Andrew check as well."
Mentioning Andrew immediately brought Tommy to Elliana’s mind!
Tommy was deep in the entertainment industry; no affair escaped his notice, so perhaps he would know something.
Upon thinking of this, Elliana didn’t hesitate to send the poster image to Tommy.
Cat: [Image]
Cat: "Tommy, do you recognize this poster?"
After a minute, it showed the other party was typing.
Tommy: "Yes, it’s been years, what’s up, boss?"
Seeing that reply, she was thrilled!
Luna, who had been watching next to her, immediately grabbed her phone and called Tommy on a video call.
Once connected, Luna said, "Tommy, spill everything you know."
"Huh? What do you want to know? This poster?"
Luna scolded, "Duh."
"Oh." Tommy began, "This poster is of a girl group that never debuted."
After saying that, Tommy fell silent, staring blankly at them through the screen.
"What else? That’s it?" Luna looked puzzled and a bit impatient.
Elliana had to take over the phone, asking Tommy, "Do you know why they never debuted?"
Tommy said, "I know."
Hearing that, Luna became furious, "Then why don’t you say? Are you a frog, only jumping when moved?"
Her voice was so loud it startled Lana, who was wiping the liquor cabinet.
Were it not for the screen, Luna might have already slammed Tommy against a wall.
"Hey! Calm down, calm down, what’s gotten into you today?" Elliana noticed that Luna seemed easily angered today, and even spoke with a sarcastic tone.
It was as though she had become someone else.
Luna seemed to realize something too; every time she got rejected, she’d be irritable for a day or two, so she brushed back some hair by her ear, trying to hide what flashed in her eyes.
Then she told Elliana, "Nothing, just suddenly found him annoying today."