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Elijah’s heart suddenly ached, and those words pressed down on him so hard that he could hardly catch his breath. He remained stunned for a while, unable to utter a word.

Seeing that he seemed fine, Sheena forcibly released his hand and went upstairs to her room.

Elijah watched her figure leave and, turning around, saw the carefully prepared table of food from last night, still neatly arranged and untouched. The presentation was still exquisite, but the dishes had gone cold, much like his heart.

Soon, a sense of indescribable loss and guilt surged within him.

Sheena changed into a new outfit and came downstairs. She noticed him standing there, lost in thought, in the stairwell. She lightly cleared her throat, pulling him back to reality.

“Quickly finish your meal and change into clean clothes. After that, we’ll head out for a bit.”

“Where to?” Elijah asked.

Sheena smirked as she said, “The Freeman residence.”

bang

were startled awake by this unexpected noise. Wilfred hurriedly brought his wife, Annie Freeman, downstairs to check on the situation.

asked, “Mom, Dad! Was that an earthquake? Did we

living room when they reached the

of the

disciplined behind her sofa, and Elijah stood at the side. The group was intimidating, looking as

hasn’t been doing well lately, even laying off your servants. In such a grand Freeman residence, there isn’t even someone to make me tea. I had

Freeman Group shares to get by. With the Freeman Group in the state it was after Bethany and Faye’s poor management. Having it return to its former glory would take who knew

them.

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they all lived a more frugal

“Is this how you enter someone else’s home? Don’t you know how to knock? What was that loud noise just now? What did you do?”

situation and rushed to inspect, wincing at the sight.

smile. “Mr. Wilfred’s door has worn out with age. When my bodyguard John knocked, he used just a tiny bit of force, and it fell apart on its own. Oh well, I’m

Wilfred was furious.

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