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.

your safety. Excuse me.” With a friendly

him intently, not relaxing her gaze

for

had another surprise in store. He pulled out his phone and called Karl, informing him that Freda was by the riverbank and suggesting he send someone to

was appreciative of the

for self-reflection. Once she understood her

was then that Freda realized it was all Gavin’s

over her bed. Her stepmother was applying medicine to her bottom. Accidentally, she put too much. Freda let out a cry in pain. “Mommy, that hurts! Please be

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

decided to give it another shot and headed back to

to find Fiona dressed in her competition outfit, a pink feathered dress that made her look both

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

and felt apologetic, yet she believed

upset? I didn’t do anything wrong. How would participating in the extra round have benefited me? It was only going to help Elyse. The judges wanted

way? The extra round of competition was a chance

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