Chapter 187

The biting cold that had frozen the end and beginning of the year gradually loosened as January passed. By mid-February, it had almost completely disappeared.

The harsh wind softened, rain fell a few times, and sharp leaf buds and flower buds began to sprout on the once-bare branches, signaling that spring was close.

Around that time, an article appeared in the newspaper saying that Harriet planned to salvage a boat from the lake in Albrecht Park.

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“…Twelve years ago, when she was only twelve years old, she was forced to accept the news of her parents’ deaths without even hearing the results of a proper investigation. Yet she never once forgot the sorrow of that day.

Now, having grown into a woman of influence, Miss Harriet hopes to raise the boat her late father boarded from the bottom of the lake and properly mourn her parents, who died amid…