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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.

and anti-inflammatory drugs were scattered all over the

better." Ray handed Erie a bottle of chilled mineral

rough hand holding a

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

and took a sip:

his

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

constantly holding cigarettes, had become a

kept his chin on his hand, feeling a

few

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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 himself, Fric casually turned his head and asked.

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

his

cigarette in no more

"It's bitter,"

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

slightly, then he tilted his head back and swallowed the pill, chugging the rest of the water in the

quit smoking. I'll quit

of Eric's head. "Kid, quitting smoking would

thought, 'Same for me.

next day. Ophelia was going to teach

to wash up while she thought, Thanks to Kenneth, I

on the bathroom counter, still half-asleep, her forehead

gently, his fingers occasionally sliding through

your teeth?" Kenneth asked, squeezing out

"Yeah."

thought. He was indeed wild last night. Even my

"Open your mouth."

obediently followed

""Rinse now."

in a few days. Do you want to come

brushing her teeth, she felt sober and jumped down from the counter splash some water on her face.

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th narrowed his over and hily

set

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