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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.”

loud bang

awake by this unexpected noise. Wilfred

also frightened. Running downstairs, she asked, “Mom, Dad! Was that an earthquake? Did we just experience an

the living room when they reached the ground floor.

the house.

Elijah stood at the side. The group was intimidating, looking as if they were

stared at each other, all looking utterly confused. As they approached, Sheena smiled and said, “Mr. Wilfred, it seems your family hasn’t been doing well lately, even laying off your servants. In such a grand Freeman residence, there isn’t even someone

shortcomings but had no way to refute them. The Freeman residence had relied on monthly dividends from the Freeman Group shares to get by. With the Freeman Group in the state it was after Bethany

them.

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all lived a more frugal lifestyle.

an unpleasant tone, “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

the sight. “Oh dear!

a small, helpless 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

Wilfred was furious.

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