Tarquin's brows furrowed deeply, his heart aching for her.

No matter where he was or whose territory it was, causing his darling Elysia sorrow was simply unacceptable.

Though he had no prior connections with the Hawkins family, Elysia was Clayton's daughter, which made him Clayton's son-in-law by default!

In his eyes, a son-in-law was as good as a son, and the affairs of the Hawkins family were now his business!

He couldn't care less about the saying "even a mighty dragon cannot suppress a local snake" or about being outnumbered. His guiding principle was simple:

Whatever makes my wife happy, I'll do.

Those who bring joy to his wife were allies.

And those who brought her sorrow were enemies!

Over in Oceanopolis, Helen suddenly received the news that Clayton was on his way home, nearly there.

She immediately ceased her actions, glaring at Pamela who was on the verge of passing out from pain, and ordered the servants,

"Carry her to her bedroom! Leave the mess on the floor for now, and get Dr. White here ASAP."

commands, she began fixing her hair and

Clayton arrived in a

from the maid, informing him that Pamela had suffered another

bloodstains and shattered ceramics on

"Where's Pamela?!"

foot of the stairs, tears in her

the bedroom, sir. Helen is up there taking

his shoes, Clayton hurried upstairs, asking

all of a sudden? Wasn't she fine when she went to the docks

usual, went to Miss's room, but for some reason, she came rushing down not long after,

throwing cups and lashing out at us. She didn't just hit us; she harmed herself too. We struggled to get her up to her

his brows knitted tightly together, Clayton ascended the stairs two at a

open the master bedroom door, the first thing he saw was

stood by the bed, wiping away tears,

she torment herself so? Can't the heavens show some mercy to Pamela? Losing her daughter

brow

at him, a

feet tall, was once known as the most handsome

years as a Marine, followed by time spent at a military academy, only added to his

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