Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 528

Chapter 528 A Long Way to Go

Elise’s face grew stern. “Within this month, I’ve gotten my hands on two Peculiar Jadeite, and I suspect that they were the result of the radiation caused by an extremist organization.”

“I’ll be honest with you. Recently, we’ve been looking into the disappearance of missing physicists. In the past three years, more and more physicists in Cittadel had gone missing. There’s certainly a connection between the Peculiar Jadeite and these missing physicists.”

“The Peculiar Jadeite you now possess is the first one there is in Cittadel, so it’s pretty important. I hope that, for the sake of Cittadel’s scientific development, you’ll be able to shed light on our confusion.”

Steven stared at her in surprise. “Are you cops?”

“No, not exactly.” With a straight face, Elise continued, “But my family and lover have suffered, some more than the other, because of these Peculiar Jadeites, so I need to find out the truth for their sake.”

Understanding her perception, Steven nodded in empathy.

After a moment of wondering, Elise changed her approach. “Perhaps you can tell me if the jadeite came from within the country or abroad?”

After a long while of silence, Steven took off his glasses, wiping the lenses as he said, “I acquired the jadeite from a physics professor named Lancaster. Even now, the Peculiar Jadeite remains a rare substance. He asked for less than a hundred thousand at the time, but fearing he might regret it, I sent him a check of one million, sealing our exchange.”

“Lancaster? Timothy Lancaster?” Elise anxiously pursued. If Timothy’s our guy, then things are coming together!

“No idea. ‘Lancaster’ is all I have.” Steven then put on his glasses. As he adjusted them, he earnestly questioned, “About that ‘Timothy Lancaster,’ how old is the guy?”

“About thirty? Forty?” Elise’s memory was hazy as well.

“Then he’s not your guy,” Steven said. “The man who traded with me was around my age. There’s a possibility that he’s Timothy’s father, though.” Shortly after, he elaborated, “The jadeite is precious to me, so I can definitely recognize the man if I were to meet him again.”

His reply reignited Elise’s hopes. After all, she didn’t have to leave empty-handed. She then gratefully bowed to the old man. “Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Randall. In my family and the missing scientists’ stead, I thank you.”

Steven hurriedly helped her up. “No, no, no. Don’t bow to me. You’re Old Reynolds’ master. I can’t accept this! Besides, this is beneficial to me as well, so the gratitude is only mutual.”

Elise did not persist. After saving each other’s number, they left and went their own ways.

Kenneth stood beside her as they watched Steven leave, curiously uttering, “We now know the Peculiar Jadeites came from the physicists, and this proves you’re looking in the right direction. If we’re able to locate this old Lancaster man, things will certainly get clearer. Though, I’m still baffled as to why a man, knowing the jadeite’s value, would sell it for merely a hundred thousand.”

“Stop struggling, or I’ll stop searching for your doctor friend.”

Of course, she knew that he was referring to Claude. This shameless son of a b*tch is always leveraging other’s weaknesses! Nevertheless, she, indeed, had to look for Claude as soon as possible, so she could only cope with him.

Peeking at her eyes from the corner of his eyes, Kenneth subconsciously revealed a smirk when he caught her trying hard to contain her frustration. Although ‘leveraging’ didn’t sound exactly prestigious, and it was certainly a dissonance to the ear, what other choice did he have? Whenever he was facing her, he would always struggle to maintain his morality and rationality and end up as her loyal, obedient lapdog. Whenever she was around, he’d always find himself wanting to talk more; whenever she wasn’t, all the words he wanted to express would accumulate, so he would have to vent it all out at once. Since she wasn’t giving him the opportunity, he could only attempt to create one for himself.

As it turned out, his attempt led to a good result. Her not using all the force in her body to shake him off was a sign of improvement.

Some time after they drove out of the center, Elise remembered the gown Celina sent her. Her eyes glowed as she, somewhat thrilled, stated, “It’s gonna be fun at the Saunders Residence tonight.”

“Oh? Why is that?” Kenneth went along with her excitement.

“The daughter’s trying to piss her dad off. Isn’t that fun?”

“Hmm?” Kenneth helplessly revealed a faint smile. “Please, Miss Sinclair, cut the suspense.”