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."

had no talent of her own

stepped forward and called him out directly, "Orion

the mention of this name.

Tina, his lips twitched. "You... How do you

chatter. "Did you think you hid it well? These things

family. You're from the Woodwind branch of the hidden families. When you were young,

wealth

you turned yourself into a member of the Swanson family, and no one ever discovered your

one spot, neither

the Swanson family as a stepping stone to

to cover for you in front of her parents. Yet, you poisoned her with

the Swanson family in your hands, in just five years, you transformed it from a mid-level family to an elite one. Your

Swanson family today is nothing like what it used to

the Swanson family has now is my creation. If they were bent on

of these matters, there wasn't a trace of remorse

with. The Swanson family

their wealth to him could pave a prosperous

that way? What he wanted

Swanson family had merely been a tool for his

to stop him

a cold, assessing look. "I am curious, though. With the Swanson family already in your hands, you could've

through Mark's murky eyes. "She was the only one who could give me what I wanted. I partnered with her to show the Woodwind family that I could

I wanted to crush them all under my

self-proclaimed noble

chair behind Tina, gesturing

can take care

rubbing her lower back. "So, the matter of harvesting hearts for

head. "Not entirely. Sometimes, she couldn't wait and acted on her own." Tina's tone grew lighter, almost casual. "Then you must've seen how

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