Chapter 52

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Quinlyn stood in the hallway outside the consultation room, her backpack stung ever her shoulder When these fosepti. she was a little surprised Joseph, I thought you were out of town!

“I just got back anal immediately heard about what happened with Mandy Joseph quickly walked over to Quinlyn and made sure she was okay

Then, he guided her to a bench, his brow furrowed with concern. Stanley promised to take care of you. How did this happen?”

His frustration towards Stanley was evident, and he regretted leaving Quinlyn in Stanley’s care.

“It’s not his fault; I started it today” Quinlyn replied with a hint of sadness. She whispered, “Joseph, I hit Maurice Edward and Stanley are going to be mad, aren’t they?”

Joseph was taken aback that this was what worried her. His gaze fell on the faint red marks on her neck, and anger boilers: inside him.

He said with strong confidence, “Getting involved with the Anderson family has never brought good luck. Starting today. you’re coming home with me. I’ve started making some money now, I’ll take care of you.”

Quinlyn noticed how much Joseph had changed since they last met; even his face was more defined. Maybe he had lost some weight.

She didn’t want to trouble Joseph, so she shook her head firmly. I can handle things on my own, but I would like to visit Grandpa.”

One must take responsibility for one’s actions; she knew she couldn’t just run away from her problems.

Joseph looked at her, wishing she would lean on others more instead of carrying everything by herself. But then he thought again; if she did that, she wouldn’t be Quinlyn anymore.

“Okay, I’ll go with you,” he said with a smile, his eyes warm and reassuring. This also gives me a chance to visit Edward.”

wanted to talk to Edward about Maurice’s incompetence and how cruel he was to children. If Edward chose to defend Maurice, Joseph wouldn’t hesitate to employ a few strategies to make things tougher

fallen asleep during the examination, and fortunately, her results weren’t alarming. Claude planned to take Quinlyn home, but Joseph

the Anderson Manor, Joseph kept busy with paperwork.

had proposed the idea of working at Zaid’s company, which made Zaid very happy. Zaid threw Joseph into several important projects, and Joseph ended up feeling overworked and stressed.

time, he noticed Quinlyn looking at him with curiosity. He turned to her with a smile and asked, “Are you interested in any of this?”

quiet, “You seem

clever she was and thought maybe she could lighten Joseph’s load

bit.

chest; he could see how much Quinlyn had grown up since he last saw her. No distant girl from the borderlands, she had a spark of emotion

the

you should be enjoying life. This is adult work,” he said, shaking the papers in his hand and

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has made me realize its

him intently “Why

Joseph kept the thought to himself, not wanting is worry her,

entrance of the Anderson Manor, Quinlyn hesitated. She crouched down at the threshold drawing circles in the dirt. Joseph

popped over the wall. “Hey, kid, are you not going frome inde?

watch?

a man grinning, which left him confused about

Quinlyn was ignoring him, Ivan nimbly hopped over the wall to join her on the ground, observing her tense expression that seemed to reveal

scratched his head and finally settled for a compromise How about I show

anxious, finally scrunching his face up in frustration “I

just have to make more effort to make her suffer. Physical exhaustion might help

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