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Thea turned around and left resolutely.

"Emmalie, does it hurt?" Duncan's gaze was focused on Emmalie's swollen cheek. "I chose to spare her for the sake of kinship, but she didn't appreciate it all. So, just let her die!" His words were filled with ruthless coldness, instantly making Emmalie feel a chill run down

her spine.

This lunatic didn't consider the consequences and might really be a murderer.

"No." Emmalie held Duncan's hand timidly. "Thea is still Mrs. Hendrix in name. If something really happens to her, I'm afraid Nicolas won't let us go. I don't want to get you implicated.

Emmalie knew how to make use of her looks. When she lowered her eyes pitifully, her shoulders trembled. "Thea is a family member we grew up with. If she really dies, I'll feel terrible."

What was the point of letting Thea die? She wanted Thea to live in endless despair and torture. She would let Thea watch helplessly as she gained everything that belonged to her. She would make her life worse than hell.

Duncan's heart was burning. He pulled Emmalie into his arms. Ever since he tasted her, he could not bear to let go. "You're always so kind. Emmalie, I'll listen to you."

Upon hearing this, Emmalie gently buried her pretty face in his chest.

and Joyce had already

in police

Don't you know how dangerous this place is? Hurry up

Thea shook her head firmly. "We are not afraid of danger." She was afraid

their stamina was limited. In the end, there was a hint of despair in Joyce's eyes. "There's nothing, Thea. What if our guess

must be a huge amount of gunpowder that could cause a mountain to collapse. They searched all the way and almost

in the mountain. It was impossible that someone had cleaned up

mind. "Joyce, do you think it's possible that those people just now were not pólicemen? No wonder Emmalie and Duncan came to stall

important thing now was to leave here. There was no signal, so the two of them could only support each other to walk down carefully. They

Although they were adults, there were no particularly fat or

This meant that her guess was right. As

turn.

a hard journey to go down the mountain. When Thea saw that Joyce's fair arm was scratched by the branches, she was very guilty. "Sorry,

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didn't you say these polite words? We're friends. And friends means unconditional trust and help, right?" Joyce was glad that she

they walked down the mountain, the two of them still fell to

strength to speak. "How are the miners? Have they all been rescued?" She was so good at changing the topic. But right now, nothing was more important than miners' lives. Ursa nodded slightly. "Some of them are severely injured,

almost issued an arrest warrant for Thea.

caused." Her

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