Chapter 2292

Though he had accelerated the entire way, it still took Gerald four whole hours to get from the forest to the Grubb manor. Regardless, upon Gerald’s arrival at the manor at about nine that night, his return was quickly notified to Lucian who—upon learning that—instantly urged Aiden to head to the reception room. Lucian himself then jogged out the manor—together with his butler—to greet the youth… Upon seeing them, Gerald nodded before asking, “Good evening, Mr. Grubb. Have my friends arrived?” “…Friends?” replied Lucian in a confused tone as he led Gerald to the reception room. “I guess they haven’t. Either way, do prepare three guest rooms for them since they may need to stay for quite a while. Don’t worry, we’ll all leave once we’ve rescued Miss Lawrence,” said Gerald as he estimated how long it would take for Master Ghost and the others to come over. Just as he figured that they’d be here by the hour, Lucian—who finally realized how drenched Gerald was—hurriedly replied, “No