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

Clayton arrived in

a call from the maid, informing him that Pamela had suffered another

saw was the bloodstains and shattered ceramics on the floor, causing

"Where's Pamela?!"

maid waiting at the foot of the stairs, tears in

is in the bedroom, sir. Helen

to change his shoes, Clayton hurried upstairs, asking

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

spent the entire day at the docks without issue. She returned and, as usual, went to Miss's

more we tried to calm her, the more agitated she became, throwing cups and lashing out at us. She didn't just hit us; she harmed herself too. We struggled to

brows knitted tightly together, Clayton ascended the stairs two at a time, filled with

door, the first

by the bed, wiping away

so? Can't the heavens show some mercy to Pamela? Losing her

with his brow furrowed,

quickly looked up at him, a

once known as

as a Marine, followed by time spent at a military academy, only

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