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There was a reason he'd asked Gordon to keep Mabel in the city.

The system item "No Cancer" came with a time limit. If it wasn't used within a

week, it would automatically expire, and once expired, it couldn't be repurchased

for an entire year.

Alistair was confident he'd get through this crisis unscathed. But if he was

released only to find Mabel had already left town and couldn't be reached in

for nothing. He'd have then everything would have been

chance.

the cure and possibly her last

Better to ask Gordon to postpone her trip than to tell him outright that Mabel was

sick and needed him to save her.

Gordon would've taken one look and assumed he'd gone off the deep end.

Alistair understood Gordon's frustration.

He and Caroline were deeply in love, and Mabel had always held him in high

regard. Emotionally, no matter what anyone else said, they trusted him

completely.

But now the authorities had shown up with an official arrest warrant. That meant

they had what they believed was solid evidence. Gordon was terrified that

Caroline, Mabel, or even little Eloise might witness Alistair being taken away in

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handcuffs.

And truthfully, even Alistair didn't want the people he cared about to see him

like that. It wasn't about guilt. It was about preserving dignity.

But he needed Gordon to agree. He met his gaze head-on, voice steady, firm-

rarely so serious, yet deeply sincere. "Three days," he said. "Give me three days.

That's all I ask."

Gordon narrowed his eyes. "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"There are things I didn't get the chance to say tonight," Alistair replied, "and they

matter."

Gordon almost laughed. He glanced at the officers standing nearby, gave them a

polite nod, and then turned back to Alistair. "You think you're getting out in three

days?"

Alistair didn't flinch. "Of course. I'm innocent. The justice system doesn't put

innocent men behind bars."

nothing. He turned away, refusing

moved in and snapped cold silver

felt icy against his skin, glinting under the sunlight

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in time to see Alistair glancing down at

curiosity, like a kid examining a new

intrigue.

Gordon said nothing.

as Alistair was led away, his brows furrowed

a quiet chuckle, shook

hands clasped

up,

called out breathlessly, glancing around behind him.

she was looking for. Confused, she turned her head from

eyes scanning for Alistair.

studying

her home, the rumors had been

Caroline had a shady

but her

his own sister, Paige, had hinted that he should get

never believed Caroline to be

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be, but the pressure eventually

The results were... interesting.

weren't mother and daughter. But

link.

wasn't just a random

the Ashbourne

whenever someone tried to stir up gossip, Gordon

proof. Over time, people

now. Her fine hair was

once-pristine little face was smudged

wasn't used to him, and her

"have you seen

dad had

cheek with his thumb, his as

to

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had officially been

the full scope of

eyewitnesses and physical evidence proving he

of Nathaniel and Cordelia.

case had made national headlines, and

days of chasing

breakthrough.

closure to the victims' families

launched into Alistair's

the cousin of the driver who had caused the crash.

taken advantage of

killing Nathaniel and

said he hadn't spoken out earlier because he

his entire family would be targeted in

facing it all, remained calm. He stated firmly that he

to grind him down.

"breaking" him, everything

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