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."

her own and had to steal

Mark, Tina wasted no time. She stepped forward and called

wall stirred at the mention of this name. His

moment he saw Tina, his lips twitched.

in idle chatter. "Did you think you hid it well? These things can be uncovered with a

also 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 greed and

wealth got you exiled from your

hid 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 true origins

silently at one spot, neither speaking

stepping stone to expand your personal interests. You exploited their assets ruthlessly, aiming to turn the

deeply in love with you and 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

the Swanson family in your hands, in just five years, you transformed it from a

tone was calm. "The Swanson family today is nothing

let out a cold laugh. "Everything the Swanson family has now is my creation. If

spoke of these matters, there wasn't a trace

to begin with. The Swanson family had been

wealth to him could

could things work that way? What

a tool for his

stop him

though. With the Swanson family already in your hands, you could've done

could give me

them. I wanted to

those self-proclaimed noble hidden

placed a chair behind Tina, gesturing for

take care

didn't hesitate. She sank into the chair, rubbing her lower back. "So, the matter of harvesting hearts for Claudia-was that

lighter, almost casual. "Then you must've seen how she uses these hearts?" Mark fell silent. He refused to answer

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