Clara Knox weighed her options for a long time and decided to keep it a secret for now. She couldn't let him take the easy role of a father. At the very least, she had to test him for a period to ensure he could be a good father before she considered telling him. Besides, with such a big issue, she also needed to test the waters with the two kids. Suddenly introducing a father, the kids would need time to process.
"You should put it away. Carrying such a big box of treasures around on the street, I'd become a kidnapping target."
Mentioning kidnapping reminded Edward Harper of an incident in Sea City, still giving him chills even now.
"Alright, I'll store it for now. I'll add to it piece by piece, and once it's full, I'll bring it to you."
He thought to himself that once the box was full, he would send it to her as part of the betrothal gift, but he didn't dare say that out loud now, unsure if he might hit a sore spot.
Joy Island Golf Course.