Chapter 169

“Betrayal?” I feigned calm, my voice barely a whisper. “Of course not…”

James exhaled in relief. “I know, right? It just doesn’t add up. You doing something like that?

No way.

Sweat gathered in my palms. I clenched my fists. “James, has Mister… Mister given any new orders?”

Who was this “Mister“?

“The recent ventures have hit a snaq,” James said with a heavy sigh. “Mister’s requests have been denied left and right. Some of the kids even got roughed up. Funding’s dried up, and we

that can’t locate their biological parents. Mister said you’ve married into high society now, you’re all about getting rich and don’t care for the kids anymore. That you’re about to turn your back on us.”

“Kids?” I echoed without thinking.

I was lost.

What was James talking about?

“You know, the children we rescued from those trafficking rings. We made some enemies, and just yesterday, they smashed Mister’s windows,” James said, clearly shaken. “Those folks have gone mad.”

James for a long while. Foebe, James, and Mister had been rescuing trafficked

A charity?

secrets always managed to

I was sick, and when I woke up, I couldn’t remember much. It took me a while to seek you out.

was. I was wondering. I’ll explain things

“About Mister…”

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good guy,” James reassured me. “He never complained when he supported both of us back in the day, and now he’s totally devoted to these kids. We have to help if we can.”

tone shifted. “But Foebe, why on earth did you suddenly tie the knot.

It was clear that the mention of

you… he might be a murderer,” he

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ignorance. “Why’s

he think Colin was a

scratching his head. “You know I’m an orphan too. I was adopted by a couple in my

to be a prodigy, then he snapped,” he added

I came to see you today was to learn

reunion, I could tell he had some leadership skills. He was involved in charity, too, so he

really happened back in that orphanage?

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