Chapter 208-2 ----

“Sure enough, less talking, more action. Thankfully, there

were only three of them to deal with. If there had been

eight, she’d probably be dizzy from all the back-and-forth.

“Are we... here now?" Xavier asked, sounding a little out of

“Howard also hadn’t fully processed what had just

happened when Danielle brought Xavier back.

"Seeing both of them still in shock, Vivian asked, "Are you

two alright?"

“Yeah, yeah, we’re fine. Are you okay, sweetie?” Howard

rushed to check on Danielle.

“Danielle shook her head. Seeing how rattled her dad and

brother looked, she said, "I’m fine. Let’s take a break

before we move on."

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“How can you be fine? You’re just a delicate lady who

carried us both back, one by one. Those marks on your

arm from the rope are brutal. It breaks my heart,” Vivian

said, feeling terrible. "Honey, you should put some ointment

on that."

"Danielle pulled out a little bottle, dabbed some ointment

on her arm, and rubbed it in. Howard and Xavier looked at

the red marks on her arm, both feeling guilty.

“Xavier felt especially bad. As the older brother, he hadn’t

while Danielle had carried

and they

he said,

face.

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used to hearing apologies since they

him off quickly. "Alright, no more

to keep going."

cave was dangerous, but things weren’t

outside.

at Hillside Manor, after their failed attempt to get

couldn’t

Geoffrey were left

Linda’s fate.

her daily stop at Charrington

her father-in-law to finally do something

situation.

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Charrington

had made it

trying to push for

even look up from their

waving the butler away.

them anyway; they

two playing chess?" Polly asked with

smile.

long pause, Polly finally

I

them, I think you’ll

stopped her game and gave Polly a quick

She

Polly in the first

----

would try to be

they interacted, the more Polly came off as

self-serving.

the pastries. Thanks, but I’m not in the mood

now," Alice said, her tone

her tangue, doing

let

rd to

remained distant.

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