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

anything while Danielle had carried them both.

and they were

said, guilt written all

face.

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apologies since

off quickly. "Alright,

to keep going."

dangerous, but

outside.

Manor, after their failed

they couldn’t even

Geoffrey were left

Linda’s fate.

daily stop at Charrington Manor,

her father-in-law to finally do

situation.

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Charrington is here

made it a point to come

push for some kind of

didn’t even

simply waving the butler away. It

anyway; they

two playing chess?" Polly asked with a

smile.

Polly finally spoke again. “Alice,

I

think you’ll like

stopped her game and

not impressed. She never

in

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first, Alice thought she would try to be nice, but

interacted, the more Polly came

self-serving.

but

right now," Alice said,

bit her tangue, doing

let

sq Nar rd to please

distant. Once

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