Chapter 424 Long Time No See and Never Again

Freya leaned in Radley’s arms, and Connor was all smiles in the front pa*senger seat.

“You know, Miss Kaufmann, Mr. Monaghan hasn’t had a proper meal since you disappeared. Finally, things are looking up now,” Connor remarked.

Freya furrowed her brow as she looked at Radley. His already stern face now appeared even more gaunt, with sharper angles.

His deep-set eyes and untamed short hair gave him a somewhat disheveled appearance.

Freya smiled and gently touched his face. “Looks like it’ll take some time to plump you back. up.”

Radley reached out to caress her face, his voice slightly hoarse. “You’ll have to do your best then.”

Freya chuckled but soon thought about her plans to leave the next day.

Fortunately, since Matthew had mentioned that he knew some authoritative institutions, it should be a quick process to break free and return to Radley’s side.

The night had grown late, and after a long journey, Freya lay in Radley’s arms, gradually closing her eyes.

In the northern part of Kundin, inside a Floravalean-style villa, Edward opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a moment before sitting up abruptly.

As he tried to get out of bed, he realized that his feet were shackled with two padded ankle.

cuffs.

The cuffs were not designed to harm, but they limited his movement to the confines of the

room.

Edward furrowed his brow and called out, his voice hoarse, “Someone, come in!”

There was soon a commotion outside, and two maids hastily entered the room, pushing the door open.

“You called, Mr. Edward?”

Edward looked at them coldly. These two had previously addressed him as ‘Mr. Fraser.'”

It seemed that after the discovery, Jamie had no intention of continuing the charade.

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Jamie? I want to

maids exchanged a glance. “Mr. Jamie is not here, Mr. Edward. But he said you can request anything from us except for removing the shackles from

Jamie’s not here?

heart skipped a beat. “Did he

Jamie didn’t tell us where he went; he only instructed. us to take care of

grew cold, and his gaze fell on the shackles

I might try

Freya’s words that he needed to eat something no matter what.

that, he looked at the two maids and said,

obliged and left the room.

bed, attempting to undo the shackles on his feet. After a few minutes, he gave up; the shackles weren’t budging,

Jamie’s highly on guard

a bitter laugh. After waiting for about ten minutes, two

you with your meal?” one of the maids

“No, you may

he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach, accompanied by a strong

to vomit.

the length of the chain on his shackles. allowed him to lean over the sink and retch violently.

he was done vomiting, Edward turned on the tap and

a sip of water, he vomited again,

scratched by food, and it was painful and

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his stomach

the bathroom wall, looking through the open door at the moonlight

outside.

even survived till this point. Thankfully, he had sent her away earlier, or he truly wouldn’t have known if he had the strength to do it a few days

while and waited until the pain gradually subsided before he returned to the bed, leaning against the

mirror-a gaunt

had always been proud, and he didn’t

at his wrists that had become as thin as twigs, and his gaze slowly shifted

objects in the room had been removed. Even the vase that

then opened the bedside cabinet and, after searching through the clutter, found

within, he retrieved a pillbox, opened it,

leaning against the bedside cabinet, and

line.

dearest

cruel, and as Edward

turned out that no one

meant never seeing her face again, never

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