"Alright," Zachary agreed.

Aveline didn't waste a second. She set off immediately.

The night was thick and dark as she drove away from Maple Garden. The bodyguards who had been discreetly watching over her quickly relayed the news to Lucas.

Sitting in his study, Lucas listened to the report, his expression momentarily still.

"Send more men to follow her," he ordered.

The bodyguard responded, "Yes, Mr. Tudor. And what about you?"

A faint smile tugged at the corners of Lucas' lips. "I'll be attending the court session, of course."

The bodyguard was speechless.

What a strategist.

Cloudflare City to Arthur Town took nearly seven hours. Aveline had driven through the night, barely getting a wink of sleep. By the time she reached the orphanage, dawn had broken. She knocked on the

terrible, but there was no time to waste. She needed to

is she?"

her in a storage room; so

he led Aveline

coughing came from within. The room was cluttered with the orphanage's

as they adjusted to

you!" she exclaimed, her voice

it was Aveline, she grew more agitated. "You've come to save me,

encounter, Hilda had changed a great deal. She looked gaunt, her wrinkles more pronounced a

bit in the police station,

Who had done it?

they taken

were

question, her eyes darted around, and she coughed twice more. "If you want to know, you'll have to agree to do something for me first." Aveline's brow

you cross? Someone came looking for you, and I had to keep them

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