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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is Jamie? I want to see him,” Edward demanded.

Jamie is not here, Mr. Edward. But he said you can request anything from

Jamie’s not here?

a beat. “Did he go after Freya?”

where he went; he only instructed. us to

grew cold, and his gaze fell on

might try something, doesn’t

words that he needed to

and

two maids immediately obliged and

the shackles on his feet. After a few minutes, he gave up; the shackles weren’t budging, no

on guard against

out a bitter laugh. After waiting for about ten minutes, two maids entered the room, carrying food.

a*sist you with your meal?” one of the

remained cold. “No,

suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach, accompanied

to vomit.

luckily, the length of the chain on his shackles. allowed him to lean over the

and cleaned

of water, he vomited again, noticing red streaks in the

if it had been scratched

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vomiting, his stomach

through the open

outside.

sent her away earlier, or he truly wouldn’t

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

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

had always been proud, and he didn’t want

extended his arm, looking at his wrists that had become as

the room had been removed. Even the vase that had

few seconds, then opened the bedside cabinet and, after searching through the clutter, found a pen. The pen was a plastic

pillbox, opened it, and

on the floor, leaning against the bedside cabinet, and began

line.

my dearest brother, Jamie…’

as Edward wrote to the end, his fingertips trembled. slightly.

that no one was unafraid

never seeing her face

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