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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.

painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs were scattered all over the

better." Ray handed Erie a bottle

hand holding a bottle of water,

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

the cap and took a sip: the

another cigarette, standing beside Eric, his shiny black leather boots catching the

a killer?" Ray asked, bringing the cigarette to his lips and taking a

from constantly holding cigarettes, had become a

feeling a toothache was

muttered a few

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became a kille After he died, I stayed in this line of work as I didn't know what else I could do or was good at: Maybe to distract

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?

furrowed his

long drag, finishing the cigarette in no

"It's bitter,"

down, opened a box of medicine, took out a capsule,

palm. His eyelashes fluttered slightly, then he tilted his head back and swallowed the pill, chugging the rest of the

replied. "If you quit smoking. I'll

quitting smoking would

thought, 'Same for me. I'd rather

day. Ophelia was going

and carried her to wash up while she thought, Thanks

the bathroom counter, still half-asleep, her forehead

gently, his fingers occasionally

Kenneth asked, squeezing out the

"Yeah."

thought. He was indeed wild last night. Even

"Open your mouth."

followed

""Rinse now."

going to Waston in a few days. Do you want to

After brushing her teeth, she felt sober and jumped down

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would I see him? Ken th narrowed his over and hily tucked Ophelia's forehead. Tll tell

set

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