Chapter 1523

"Rickard…" Hearing the sadness in her voice, he wanted to ask what happened but instead held her in his arms. "Let's go back to our room. We can go home tomorrow." Hesper nodded, and they went back together. When a glass of water was pushed into her hands, Hesper snapped out of her thoughts and took a deep breath. "The owner of the black market was not someone I could have guessed. I met her today." Hearing that, Benji looked over from afar. Rickard was surprised but he knew something must have happened when he saw her odd reaction. He didn't think she met the owner of the black market. "It's Cheney." It was unexpected, but it made sense. Rickard would question it if it was anyone else, but he wouldn't do that to Hesper, so he nodded. "Is it linked to Asher's death?" Hesper didn't expect him to be able to guess it; she nodded. "Yes, it's linked to him." Asher sacrificed himself for her, and she felt guilty about it, but logic held her back and told her it wasn't her fault. It w