Chapter 270

The next day, Ryan woke up. He was still in pain, but it wasn't as unbearable as when his bone was being

reset.

Despite the discomfort, he forced a smile to reassure Carissa and the rest of the family.

His resilience was heart-wrenching to witness.

Even so, the acupuncture in his throat continued. Rowan insisted it couldn't be stopped. Since they didn't do it yesterday because of the bone-setting, it couldn't be skipped today.

Especially since Ryan had cried out during the procedure, which had proven the treatment to be effective. So, both Sebastian and Rowan believed that the poison in Ryan's body was being expelled faster than expected.

Additionally, the withdrawal symptoms from the Peony Bliss had not resurfaced, which greatly surprised Sebastian. He knew that even for adults who committed to quitting, the process could take over six months.

Yet, here was a seven-year-old child with such an indomitable will.

said, "The Duke of Northwatch's family truly

for so long, he had grown attached to the boy, almost as if he were his own son. He felt both pity and admiration for the

came to call, she had Frederick turn them all away, except for her

man with a touch of arrogance. As the heir of the Earl of Gracehold and one of the top-scoring scholars, he had every

a prince's daughter only added to his accomplishments, especially since

people could only dream of achieving in

reason to be

he was proud enough to look down

family background, was beautiful, skilled in martial

in his eyes, noblewomen like her, who sought to remarry so soon after a

life. Divorce had been her first mistake,

made no effort

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it were just that, Carissa would

for Leona, Carissa wouldn't have taken it to

it seemed Samuel had no intention of hiding his

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