Chapter 438

The man in black squinted his eyes at Elliot, a shadowy figure against the dim light.

"I refuse to answer these questions," he finally said.

Elliot frowned.

"Look, kid," the man continued, "there are things too big for you to understand right now. All you need to know is that I'm here to be your guardian, your protector. I'm not here to cause harm."

"But if you want to be our guardian, why keep your identity a secret?" Elliot pressed.

"When the time's right, I'll reveal all. Next question."

Biting back frustration, Elliot asked, "Did you know my mom was pregnant with Tarquin's child right from the start?"

"Yes," the man simply replied.

"How?"

"I knew everything that happened at the airport that day."

"So you knew when my mom was being harassed by that jerk Tarquin?!"

you help

man shrugged. "I didn't know her back then. Why would I intervene?

"You..."

mounting, asked, "So you're familiar with

The man smirked. "Very."

does my mom know

information out of me, eh?" The man chuckled.

was palpable. "Since you took Elijah five years ago, have you been plotting

face unreadable. After a moment,

"What does that mean?"

their stories, their secrets. It's impolite to dig too

was saying, "Mind

remember, your mom was never my target. She was just someone who got involved with Tarquin and ended up carrying his child. That's the

"And now?" Elliot pushed.

would never harm her. In fact, I want to

face darkened. "You're in love

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