Chapter 299 Can We Stay Here Forever?

"Sir, we won't burden you any longer. We're leaving now!"

Claire glanced at Leon as she tried to stand up.

After the cliff incident, Claire finally saw Caroline's true colors.

She'd always thought Caroline was just a fake sweet girl putting on an act for Frederick, but she never imagined Caroline could be so ruthlessly cruel.

She and Antony were already in such bad shape. They couldn't drag anyone else into this mess.

Leon had kindly saved their lives, and how could she repay his kindness by putting Leon in danger?

Besides, Caroline had brought so many people with her. She couldn't let Leon walk into that trap.

"Claire's right, Sir. We're leaving now. When she comes in and sees we're gone, she won't do anything to you."

Antony agreed, struggling to his feet to help Claire up.

But as soon as they stood, they were hit with a wave of dizziness.

"Look at you two! You're both so weak, where could you possibly go? It's freezing cold tonight, and with your injuries, catching a

Chapter 299 Can We Stay Here Forever? "Enough! I've lived most of my life! You think I can't handle a little girl like her? Come on, follow me down here!" 2/5

Leon pulled them back and walked to the wall, where he moved

aside a cabinet.

to reveal earthen

"This..."

stared at the underground chamber in

time. You two, get down there quickly.

up

go deal with

while heading

"Open up! Open up!"

the knocking

are you here so late? Have you found your

had unbuttoned several buttons on his shirt, pretending he'd been about to

1. it.

Sir, there isn't another house at the bottom of this cliff except yours. I suspect you're hiding my brother and sister. All

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until they were satisfied that Claire and Antony were nowhere to be

me. Now that you've searched everywhere, can I go to sleep? Good grief, what a day! Can't get a

finished searching, Leon kept muttering complaints until he finally closed the

far enough away, Leon rushed back, moved the cabinet, and opened the trapdoor to the underground

come out. This hideout hasn't been used in ages, and no one's been down there. I was worried about the air circulation that you might

was visibly relieved when he saw that Claire and

did such a big cellar

ask.

storage space since we didn't have refrigerators back then. During summer, it was hard to preserve food. Down here it's cold so that we could store lots of

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