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

A charity?

always managed to surprise me.

out of sorts lately. I was sick, and when I woke up, I couldn’t remember much. It took me a while to seek you out. If I’ve caused any

was. I was wondering. I’ll explain

“About Mister…”

sa

reassured me. “He never complained when he supported both of us back in the day, and now

earth

that the

tell you… he might be a murderer,” he whispered cautiously.

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feigned ignorance.

would he think Colin was a murderer?

his head. “You know I’m an orphan too. I was adopted by a couple in my teens. Then they went bankrupt, and life’s been tough. Thank God

He used to be a prodigy, then he snapped,” he

was to learn more about Colin,”

He was involved

happened back

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