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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."

He turned away, refusing to

officers moved in and snapped cold

glinting under

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in time

a new toy. Not a hint of

intrigue.

Gordon said nothing.

led away, his

let out a quiet chuckle, shook his head,

clasped behind his

running up, her face flushed from

glancing around

was looking for. Confused, she turned her

eyes scanning for Alistair.

studying

brought her home, the rumors had

had a shady past and that Eloise wasn't

all, but her biological

had hinted that he should get a

to

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her to be, but the pressure eventually got to

The results were... interesting.

daughter. But there was a faint

link.

meant Eloise wasn't just a random adopted child.

the

then, whenever someone tried to stir

them to bring proof. Over

her now. Her fine hair was damp with sweat,

once-pristine little face was

used to him, and her

she said softly, "have

your dad had to leave for something

gently wiped her cheek with

to your face,

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been

the station, he finally learned the full scope

both eyewitnesses and physical evidence proving he was

of Nathaniel and Cordelia.

case had made national headlines, and the

force to tackle it. After days of chasing leads and

breakthrough. The

bring closure to the victims' families and the watching

launched into Alistair's interrogation with renewed

of the driver who

advantage of the

him into killing Nathaniel

hadn't spoken out earlier because

power, worried his entire family would

calm. He stated firmly that he

force was prepared to grind him down. But just as they

on "breaking" him, everything

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