Chapter 978: The Cursed Ones When Hayden called again, Tina rejected the call outright.

Hayden was good in many ways, but he just wasn't sharp enough.

Putting aside the hidden family, the White family now had the backing of national protection. They also held significant power in weapons manufacturing, and Paula was the sole heir of the White family.

With conditions like these, marrying into the family-or even being accepted as a live-in son-in- law-was an absolute win for him. And yet, he hesitated?

No wonder his code name was "Husky."

It fit him perfectly.

Jared noticed the slight pout at the corner of her lips and chuckled. "Still mad?"

Tina sighed helplessly. "I just don't get what Paula sees in him."

Jared gave a fair assessment. "Hayden might be dense when it comes to emotions, but

professionally, he's never lost to anyone his age. He's even better."

Time and time again, Hayden had charged into danger and completed missions flawlessly.

As a long-time friend and superior, Jared had never doubted Hayden's abilities.

Tina's lips curved into a confident smile. "People from Serenity Ridge are never mediocre. Don't worry, Paula's bet will pay off this time."

Even if Hayden had one breath left, he'd bring her back.

Jared raised an eyebrow. "You sound so sure."

Tina nodded, her protective instinct kicking in. "Of course, I know my own brother. He's no fool." Jared smiled and said no more.

It was nearing noon when the two of them headed toward their destination.

Inside a specially designed room, an old man sat cross-legged on the floor in meditation, his back turned to the door, silhouetted against the light.

at the doorway, Tina glanced at the man next to her. "How long has he been like this?" Jayden lowered his head and responded, "Since he was brought here, he

just about to speak, when someone approached to

man named

glance at the unresponsive old man inside the room and signaled to Jared. "Uncle, keep an eye on him for me. I'll

a makeshift bed pieced together from tables. His face

gray, and blood had seeped

a moment, then pulled out

his body. Tina never wasted her efforts saving someone who sought

His gaze flickered with understanding as he

tone indifferent. "Tell me

the Swanson family that day, she had already

family's fortune; he wanted to perish with

Swanson family to bury him with

someone he couldn't let

he wouldn't have hesitated to destroy the entire Swanson family that

"I'd like

frowned. "You want to entrust

Reed guessed

die. The poison in your body isn't hard to

together and shook his head. "It's

poison in my body is exactly the same as what my father suffered. It looks like an ordinary toxin, one that doesn't even show its cause.

my father. Before Kaleigh, I had a younger brother with the same condition, but he died before he even turned one. Afterward, my grandfather brought Kaleigh into

things together. "Do you know the source of the

he had thought the poison came from Jon,

within the body, growing more severe with age until all vitality was drained, leading to

to tell him the

Woodwind-your grandfather-wasn't actually a Swanson. He was a descendant of the hidden family. To master his abilities, he used a forbidden technique that drew on the

pale hands clenching into fists.

my father went mad trying to leave the Swanson family. He's a monster... a monster who

in your body yet,

to do more research to find the right

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