Chapter 499:

Gavin glanced at the nearby river, then calmly shifted his attention back to Freda. Her hands were trembling.

He stayed quiet and slowly rolled up his sleeves as he walked toward her.

Freda, feeling uneasy, took a step back. “What do you want?”

“You’ll push me over the edge and into the stream. Sounds fair, right?” Gavin said with a smile.

Freda reacted sharply. “Are you out of your mind?”

As she continued to retreat, nearly reaching the very edge, Gavin sighed in frustration and added, “Do you really want to fall into the river and need me to rescue you?”

Freda glanced back and realized she was indeed on the verge of falling into the water. She stopped abruptly, looking at Gavin with a mix of anger and embarrassment.

Gavin glanced at his watch and decided it was time to end the teasing.

mindful of your safety. Excuse me.”

him intently, not relaxing her

for fresh

another surprise in store. He pulled out his phone and called Karl,

appreciative

men to take Freda home, discipline her, and allow her some time for self-reflection. Once she understood her

all Gavin’s fault. He

hunched over her bed. Her stepmother was applying medicine to her bottom. Accidentally, she put too much. Freda let out a cry in

wrapping up his scheme, Gavin drove through the city, visiting all the places Fiona might have been,

another shot and headed back to the Blue

driveway and entered, only to find Fiona dressed in her competition outfit, a pink feathered dress

was safe and sound, breathing a sigh of relief. In a blaming tone, he asked, “Where were you during the competition earlier? Why didn’t you participate in the

sense his frustration and felt apologetic, yet she believed she hadn’t done

and responded, “Gavin, why are you so upset? I didn’t do anything wrong. How would participating in the extra round have benefited me? It

you see it that way? The extra round of competition was a chance for you too. You didn’t even make the top eight initially. What if it could have

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