Chapter 178 - Found The Second Necklace

"Where were you?"Killian asked Emma, who just appeared from inside. He had been looking for her for a while now but he didn't find her anywhere. It wasn't only her who was missing but Salvatore Marino too. 

Of course, he didn't believe that his wife still loved Salvatore Marino but he couldn't help but worry now for Salvatore had been behaving weirdly ever since Emy arrived. And now he and Emma were missing when Emy went back home. 

"I'm sorry, Killian," Emma hurriedly said." Salvatore was calling me as he needed something. Did Emy's mom go back?" Seeing Killian nodding at her, she sighed. "Aish, I couldn't meet her."

"Why was Salvatore looking for you?" Killian asked her. 

"He needed juice for Persephone,"She told him. 

"Oh,"Killian murmured. "Where is he now?"

Emma looked here and there but she didn't find Salvatore. She was now clearly confused. Salvatore was behaving very strangely today. She didn't know what was going on with that man. 

"I saw him leaving just now," Valencia softly said. 

Killian and Emma shared a look but didn't say anything as it wasn't their place to say. 

"Emy forgot her chocolates here," Killian said with a soft smile as his gaze fell on chocolate packets. He looked at Valencia and said,"Why did her mom not come to take her? And the man who received her looked like a guard." 

"Ellison didn't come as she is severely sick these days," Valencia informed him. "She is afraid of infecting all of us. So Ace , her bodyguard, came to take Emy. He is responsible for Ellison and Emy's security. He said Ellison is grateful to all of you for saving Emy. Once she recovers, she would like to express gratitude."

"She didn't need to thank us. She needs to thank Percy only." Emma said to her. It was Persephone who saved the little girl at the cost of her life. If it wasn't for her, they wouldn't even have noticed the little girl. 

Killian nodded too. "We did nothing great. It's Persephone who saved the girl at the cost of her life." 

Valencia just nodded at them. She looked back and saw Persephone having her meal and Santiago standing there with a glass of water. They looked peaceful to her. Lord knew what was going on with them. Both of them were responsible for complicating their lives. 

Killian was thinking about something when he suddenly remembered. He checked his pocket and took out a gold pendant. "Oh, it seems I forgot to give Emy's chain back." 

Emma, who recognized the chain, shook her head. "Killian, it's not Emy's . It's Percy's." She told him. 

She had seen Penelope designing these necklaces. As much as she remembered, there were two of them. One for each of her children. She remembered these necklaces because when Penelope gave these drafts to be made, she also designed several jewelleries for Emma. She told Emma that she would get all those exclusive Jewelleries designed by her once she became her daughter-in-law. 

"No, Em, it's Emy's," Killian said in a soft voice. He had picked this chain when the kidnapper fleed. "I found it on the ground. So, it can only belong to Emy."

"Oh, no kill. This chain was designed by Penelope. Percy's mom," Emma told him. She couldn't forget this piece of jewellery. " She had two similar chains. I saw her drawing this particular design. One is for Percy and another for Lucian. So, it can only belong to Persephone."

"Guys,"Valencia said with a deep breath. "How about you ask Persephone? It's a simple chain design. It can belong to anyone."

Emma wanted to say something but stopped when Killian said,"Exactly."

Why bother arguing when they could just get the result by asking Persephone? 

… 

"Do you need something?" Santiago asked as he gave her water and took the plate away. 

Persephone shook her head. "Can we go home now?"

Santiago was about to nod his head when they heard a knock on the door. They saw Killian and Emma coming inside. 

"Persephone, do you recognize this necklace?" Killian directly asked her. 

He shows her a gold chain with a coin shaped pendant. How could Persephone not recognize this necklace? She had been looking for it for a long time now? She knew quite well that it wasn't the one she found in her mom's jewellery box. This one was the other chain her mom had left for Lucian? 

"Where did you find it?" Persephone asked, taking the chain from Killian's hand. She saw the faint carving and murmured, "It's really designed by my mom."

Nobody noticed anything suspicious with Persephone's expressions but Santiago did. If it really belonged to Persephone then why did she express shock and excitement after seeing this necklace? And most of all, why did he not notice her wearing it? 

She used to wear the sapphire pendant given by him earlier. Since the day she had thrown it, her neck was bare. 

He kept his suspicions to himself and didn't reveal anything on his face. 

Persephone knew better than anyone what she was doing. 

" I told you it belongs to Percy." Emma said with a roll of eyes. She looked at Persephone who was staring at both of them in confusion and clarified, "He said it belongs to Emy."

"Emy?"Persephone asked in disbelief. 

"Yeah" Killian muttered. She was still feeling as if the result was not satisfactory."I found it on the ground when the kidnapper ran away."

"It really belongs to my mom,"Persephone said with a smile.She couldn't show to anyone that this was really worn by Emy if Killian found it on the ground. 

However, the question still remained unanswered as to how it reached Emy. What was the connection between Emy and Lucian? 

She had to find it out soon. Or else, she would die out of curiosity. 

"See, I told you right," Emma scoffed."Penelope designed this necklace years ago. She said it was special back then. But I never asked why even though it looked very simple to me."

Persephone didn't clear to Emma how this necklace was special as it was not necessary to give this much information to anyone. 

She couldn't contain her excitement. She finally had all the information she needed. Nobody could find this amount of information to destroy Alessandro Marino that Penelope had accumulated. And now, this all belonged to her. 

She could more or less guess why her mom was killed by Alessandro Marino. 

"Thank you for giving it back to me," Persephone looked at Killian and Emma in gratitude. They didn't know how much they helped her. 

… 

In the evening, Santiago was inside his study when his phone rang. Immediately, accepting the call, he asked,"Did you find anything?"

The man from the other side chuckled. "Boss, you will not believe me. Do you know who saved your wife from the accident that day?"

"Who?" Santiago was impatient now. 

"Your friend Nash. The man who saved your wife that day and the man who has been sending flowers and cards to Valencia Reynolds are the same person," He informed Santiago. 

Santiago didn't say anything else. He just disconnected from the call. 

He took a deep breath to calm his raging emotions. He didn't know that his past and present would meet each other in their way. 

He was so mad right now that he couldn't express it in words. He stayed away from his family because he couldn't drag them with him to hell. His father and mother were already dead and he couldn't imagine seeing Valencia or Cameron in the same ending. And now, Nash was dragging Valencia and her son into the same world he spent his life distancing them from. How could he let it happen? 

No, he wasn't going to let it happen at any cost. 

He sent a message to Killian, grabbed his coat and keys and exited his house. It was better to handle all the mess than to leave it for the future. 

"Nash is in New York?" This was the first question Killian asked him in utter disbelief. 

When he saw Santiago's blank expression, he added,"Don't tell me Callum is here too?"

"He is not but he will be here first thing in the morning," Santiago informed him. 

"Why on earth?" Killian asked him. 

"To drag back Nash's ass, of course," Santiago replied as a matter of fact. 

"How the hell did he offend you this time?" Killian questioned him. He could see that Santiago was barely controlling his anger. He didn't know what Nash did this time to rage Santiago to this extent. 

He had never seen Santiago so mad except for the day they lost Lorenzo. He suddenly sympathised with Nash at this moment. 

"Will you drive or should I?" Santiago asked him. 

"Give me the keys, " Killian answered and asked Santiago to put the address in the GPS. 

"What is he doing in the hospital?" Killian asked with furrowed brows. 

Santiago suddenly smiled at him. "Heard he is pursuing a doctor there."

Killian shuddered hearing Santiago's reply.. 'God bless you, Nash.'