Chapter 971: How Long Are You Planning to Keep Up the Act?
Tina frowned.
Kevin seemed to anticipate her confusion. "Kaleigh is not related to the Swanson family. She's just an adopted child."
Tina said nothing.
It was as if Kevin had already calculated her arrival and guessed what questions she would ask. One by one, he answered without her even opening her mouth.
Kevin turned the key, stepped back, and said calmly, "I know Miss Reed must have a lot to ask me. Don't worry-I'll wait outside."
Without hesitation, Tina glanced at Jared.
Jared, without a second thought, kicked the door open.
Tina was speechless. Uncle, could you be a little gentler?
Jared responded unapologetically, "Sorry, Tina. Aside from you, I don't feel like being gentle to anyone."
Tina sighed silently.
Inside the dark room, a faint glow illuminated Mark, who was pinned to the wall.
The moment Tina and Jared stepped in and laid eyes on him, they immediately understood how
Kevin had managed to subdue him so easily.
Jared raised a brow. "His abilities are gone."
Tina sneered. "Discarding the donkey after it's done the work. Claudia's powers must have come from him."
talent of her own and
time. She stepped forward and called him out directly, "Orion Woodwind, how long are
wall stirred at the mention of this
he saw Tina, his lips twitched. "You... How do
idle chatter. "Did you think you hid it well?
know you're not truly part of the Swanson family. You're from the Woodwind branch of the hidden families. When you were young, your
wealth got you exiled from your
identity, met Miss Swanson, and became a live-in son-in-law. Overnight, you turned yourself into a member of the Swanson family, and no one ever discovered your
stared silently at one spot, neither speaking
stone to expand your personal interests. You
tried to cover for you in front of her parents. Yet, you poisoned her with your own hands. Then, as if that wasn't enough, you killed
your hands, in just five years, you transformed it from a mid-level family
was calm. "The Swanson family today is nothing like what it used to
is my creation. If they were bent on
there wasn't a trace of remorse on Orion
had no heart to begin with. The Swanson family had been
wealth to him could pave a
things work that way? What he
a tool for his revenge against the
stop him
cold, assessing look. "I am curious, though. With the Swanson family already
one who could give me
without them. I wanted to
self-proclaimed noble hidden
Tina, gesturing for her to
take care
back. "So, the matter of
Sometimes, she couldn't wait and acted on her own." Tina's tone grew lighter, almost casual. "Then you must've seen how she
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