Chapter 37-A

It was getting dark when they reached Gideon's house. She immediately got out of the car and took big steps towards the gate. Jewel rang the doorbell and looked up at the glowing house. It was too quiet. Was there someone inside? If there's none, why almost all lights were turned on?

She breathed a sigh of relief when the main door opened. Tang came out and when he saw her, he quickened his steps towards her.

"Maam Laine! Who's with you? Are you alone when you came here?" he asked as he opened the gate.

"I have a driver with me, Mang Tang. He's in the car. Has Gideon arrived?"

The old man shook his head and gestured for her to follow. Jewel immediately complied. Tang answered, "Sir Manasseh is in Oslob, Maam."

"But he told me that he'll be home tonight."

"Is that so? Maybe he's still traveling, Maam. Oslob is too far from Medellin."

She shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her wristwatch. She still had time to wait for him. "Then I'll take my seed project first, Mang Tang. Where