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Kenneth held Ophelia in his arms, his thin lips brushing against her ear.

"Little one, you're still not giving up?

Kemeth knew Ophelia buying the Hastings Group's real estate company to develop the slum

Ophelia telt an itch in her ear, scratched it, and then turned around, curling up against Kenneth's chest like a kitten.

Kenneth stroked her soft body and thought, What should I do with her?

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The lights of the houses around Rosewood Manor went out one by one.

In the silent night, a thin trail of white smoke drifted into the air next to a black SUV.

Not a single star in the sky, only a lone crescent moon hung there.

At the door, a slim figure squatted with his chin resting on one hand, his hair tied back, bangs swaying in the breeze, his youthful brows tightly knitted in a frown.

A low, raspy chuckle echoed from behind.

The boy's frown deepened.

Suddenly, a blade glinted in the moonlight, flying directly towards where the laughter originated.

Ray quickly turned his head as the dagger brushed past his ear, sticking into the tree trunk behind him.

a "If you kill me, there won't be anyone to buy you medicine. It's your own fault for eating too much candy and getting a

toothache."

Ray took deep drag on his cigarette, tossed the butt to the ground and stomped it out, then carelessly threw a white plastic bag next to Eric.

drugs were scattered all over the

will make you feel better." Ray handed Erie a bottle of chilled mineral water. "Rinse your

seeing a rough hand holding a bottle of water, and didn't take

pay back the two shots you got from me, but you refused, didn't

cap and took a sip: the cold water

his shiny black leather boots catching the

choose to be a killer?" Ray asked, bringing the cigarette to his lips and taking a deep drag,

from constantly holding cigarettes,

his hand, feeling a toothache was

muttered a few words, "I don't

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didn't know what else I could do or was good at: Maybe to distract himself, Fric casually turned his head and

because this job pays well. A few years ago, I almost died Then, by chance, Ujoined the guild and gained some stability. At least with the guild's protection, enemies don't come knocking." Protection? What's that?

furrowed his

in no

"It's bitter,"

a killer? Ray squatted down, opened a box of medicine, took out a

tilted his head back and swallowed the pill, chugging the rest of the water in the bottle. "Cut

you quit smoking. I'll quit

"Kid, quitting smoking would

me. I'd rather die without

next day. Ophelia was going to teach at Dellanex

wash up while she

counter, still half-asleep, her forehead resting against

the comb, brushing her hair gently,

asked,

"Yeah."

was indeed wild last night. Even my pleading didn't

"Open your mouth."

followed

""Rinse now."

to Waston in a few

felt sober and jumped down from the

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and hily

set

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