Chapter 223

“Phoebe…” Dexter tried to get another word in, but I had already instructed the butler to close the door.

Stella and Robin blocked Dexter’s path, “Mr. Fitzgerald, if you really kick the bucket out here, It’s going to be a nightmare for the docs.”

Face ashen, Hailey looked at Dexter with a mix of frustration and disappointment, “Dexter, you’ve truly lost it.”

Hailey was the epitome of a modern, independent woman. I could see the exhaustion in her eyes, and even disbelief. She probably never imagined her son turning out like this.

With a helpless shake of my head, I walked into the living room.

After I left, Stella texted me.

[Hailey was nearly driven mad by Dexter’s antics, wondering if her son was possessed by some evil spirit or had lost it. She even asked the assistant to find out who the best exorcist in Seal City was, wanting them to come and cleanse her home of bad juju.]

I paused for a long time, my laughter tinged with helplessness.

to life, but Hailey was Dexter’s mother, after all. Even now, she wanted to

Regretted bringing me into the Fitzgerald family. blamed me for her son’s downfall. Because of me, her son had ended up like

hadn’t even reached the spot Finn had

had taken an exorcist to

of ritual to exorcise spirits, and it was me she was trying to lay to rest. She wanted me to find

we’ve

family’s driver had started considering Colin as the

man Brendan was now an invalid, struck down by a stroke, incapable of even the most basic self–care and decision–making. The Langley

car, I took a look

and Kingstone City, was the nation’s top university, the only one to offer a

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traffic had made me three minutes late, and I’d thought Finn would be

Dexter was punctual to a fault, his timings precise to the second. If I was ever late or disappointed him, he had creative ways to punish

time. If I promised to meet someone, their absence would set me on edge.

out my phone, I called Finn, “Didn’t you say to be at the place written on the paper at

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