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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not here, Mr. Edward. But he said you can request anything from us except for removing the shackles

Jamie’s not here?

beat. “Did he go after Freya?”

where he went; he only

gaze fell on the shackles on his feet.

worried that I might try something,

recalling Freya’s words that he needed to

that, he looked at the two maids and said, “Go and prepare some food for

two maids immediately obliged and left the room.

attempting to undo the shackles on his feet. After a

on

bitter laugh. After waiting for about ten minutes, two maids entered the

your meal?” one of the

“No, you

a sharp pain in his stomach, accompanied

to vomit.

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

vomiting, Edward turned on the tap and cleaned up

he vomited again, noticing red streaks

had been scratched by food, and it was painful and swollen.

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his stomach began

wall, looking through

outside.

Freya, he might not have even survived till this point. Thankfully, he had sent her away earlier, or he truly wouldn’t have known if he had

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

bit his lip. He saw himself in the bathroom mirror-a gaunt figure that

he didn’t

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

had been removed. Even the vase

bedside cabinet and, after searching through the clutter, found a pen. The

within, he retrieved a pillbox, opened it, and unfolded a

floor, leaning against the bedside cabinet, and began

line.

dearest

Edward wrote to the end,

turned out that no one was unafraid

meant never seeing her face again,

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