"That's not what I meant. I just suddenly thought that Aunt Hestia and Uncle Raymond would be upset if they knew that you got injured because of me." Grace felt guilty.

"It's just a minor injury."

"For parents, there's no such thing as a minor injury. They would feel sorry for you."

After Grace said that, Xander was momentarily lost in thought.

In the early years, when Hestia and Raymond were divorced, it seemed no different from before for outsiders.

But only he knew that Raymond had to leave often to visit Priscilla and Jake.

No matter if they were close or not, Jake was still his biological son, and Raymond was not a heartless person.

After growing up, Xander occasionally saw Priscilla-the woman who had destroyed his complete family.

Yet, he still had to respectfully address her as Aunt Priscilla.

If Raymond had felt sorry for Xander, he wouldn't have put him in this situation.

"What's on your mind?" Grace smoothed his furrowed brow.

Xander came back to his senses.

nothing. I'll probably leave in three

but hold him tighter, feeling a bit

seemed very magnanimous

at his words. "I don't want you to

that her relationship, after so many years, would be a

long-distance was challenging, and she

with you after

the scale of Fulton Group, it couldn't function without him.

next morning, Peter came

We've found Ryan. The casino's debt collector went

terrified. She

sleep. When Xander woke her this morning, she stayed

tickled her

laughter. They fooled around and tumbled on the soft bed. Except for the last step, they did everything

her neck was completely covered by

put on his windbreaker. "Where

His confession is almost the same as Samuel's testimony.

a few places where Jessica might be. We looked, but she's not

"What about Quentin's son?"

also ran away. Quentin's son was barely alive. When he was brought

finished

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