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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

make you feel better." Ray handed Erie a

holding a bottle of water, and didn't

two shots you got from me, but

sip: the

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

your age choose to be a killer?" Ray asked, bringing the cigarette to his lips and taking a deep drag, filling his mouth with

middle fingers, from constantly holding cigarettes, had become a

his chin on his hand, feeling a toothache was more unbearable

a few words, "I don't

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fugitive, so I 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 himself,

I almost died Then, by chance, Ujoined the guild

his brows.

drag, finishing the cigarette in no more than three puffs as usual. "Take your

"It's bitter,"

be a killer? Ray squatted down, opened a box of medicine, took out a capsule, and handed it over. "This

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

quit

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

for me.

going to teach at Dellanex

Ophelia from the bed and carried her to wash up while she thought, Thanks to Kenneth, I didn't make any

counter, still half-asleep, her forehead resting against

her hair gently, his fingers occasionally sliding through her soft

your teeth?" Kenneth asked, squeezing out

"Yeah."

wild last night. Even my

"Open your mouth."

followed his

""Rinse now."

Waston in a

felt sober and jumped down from the counter splash some water on her face. "Going

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

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