Chapter 45 All Fires Have To Be Extinguished

Having said that, Curtis suddenly stopped. I could not help the curiosity in my heart and looked up at him. “And then? What happened?” My voice was hoarse because I had just finished crying. Seeing that I took the initiative to ask him, the corners of his mouth rose slightly and he revealed a smile before dropping a shallow kiss on my forehead. He continued, “Then, my grandpa and I fled back to the border. It wasn’t an easy journey, so we were very wretched. Along the way, we met a pair of siblings who went to the border from the capital to conduct business. My grandpa and I had lost all our money and documents when we fled, so we had to borrow some money from the siblings to return home. However, we didn’t expect those fugitives to follow us all the way there, so we ended up involving the siblings and causing them trouble…” I could vaguely guess where this was going. I looked at him and asked, “Was it Anna Blunt and her brother?” Curtis nodded. “Jeremy Blunt had a heart problem a