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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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!