Even though he said that, Jared could no longer listen to what Zain had to say. His eyes were riveted on Santiago. My mother must be at Violet Cloud Palace right now!
Soon, a thought popped into Jared’s mind, and he hastily asked Zain, “Monkey, how many clans with the family name Hargreaves are there in the Gate of Thunder? Could Hailey be related to Santiago?”
Zain shook his head. “I’m not sure about that, but Santiago has a daughter. Perhaps Hailey is his child. After all, there aren’t many Hargreaveses in Gate of Thunder’s secret realm.” Jared furrowed his brows. I never anticipated Hailey to be a member of Violet Cloud Palace. In this case, she’ll become my enemy!
At that moment, his eyes shone as he suddenly thought of a method to rescue his mother. By relying on my current strength, it’s almost impossible for me to barge into Violet Cloud Palace and save my mother. However, suppose Hailey is a member of Violet Cloud Palace and Santiago’s daughter. In that case, I can use my relationship with her to enter Violet Cloud Palace and figure out how to save my mother!
At that thought, Jared hurriedly turned around to scan the crowd for Hailey’s figure. I need to establish an amicable relationship with Hailey now. If I can start dating her, I’ll have an even better chance of rescuing my mother.
He swiftly located Hailey, who was also staring intently at him, among the crowd. When their eyes met, she blushed and averted her gaze. Taking in her response, Jared instantaneously fathomed her feelings for him.
He immediately strode in her direction. Seeing that, Zain and Evangeline quickly followed behind him. When Hailey saw Jared walking toward her, delight and excitement surged within her.
“Ms. Hargreaves, are you here to participate in the battle too?” Jared took the initiative to ask Hailey. “Of course!” She nodded and glanced at him. “Do you still have that gem I gifted you?”
Jared fell into a momentary daze before replying, “Yes, of course.” With that, Jared retrieved the gem Hailey had given him in the past from his Storage Ring. At that time, he didn’t sense the gem. possessed any unique features, so he put it away in his Storage Ring.
“You thought this was just an ordinary gem, so you didn’t wear it and just kept it in your Storage Ring?” Hailey asked. “Oh, that’s not the case. I feared I would lose it, so I was reluctant to wear it,” he explained.
“This may seem like a normal gem, but it’s actually a Life-saving Runestone. It can help you to resolve a crisis. Hurry up and put it on. Perhaps it’ll be helpful during your battle today.”
“Okay!” Jared swiftly put on the gem. At that moment, Claus, who had witnessed the scene, knitted his brows and said, “Hailey, Mr. Hargreaves customized this Life-saving Runestone for you. You’ve been wearing it since you were little, so how could you give it to him just like that?”
Claus didn’t know Jared had previously saved Hailey’s life or the fact that Jared had held a special place in her heart ever since. “It’s mine, so who are you to question my decision?” Hailey rolled her eyes at Claus.
Her retort caused Claus to feel embarrassed. Seeing that, Jared uttered to Claus, “Mr. Lassen, Ms. Hargreaves gifted me the gem after I saved her in the past.”
“You saved Hailey?” Claus was stunned and felt slightly incredulous. Jared nodded and recounted his previous encounter with Hailey. Only then did Claus recall Hailey had indeed sneaked out of the secret realm and was ambushed. To Claus’ surprise, it was Jared who saved Hailey.
