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Chapter 264 Innocent but Burdened by the Treasure He Holds

The next morning at a hotel in Stoneville, Melody and Oscar hurried over after hearing the news.

Kelly hadn't slept all night, sitting at the edge of the bed, guarding Jasper, afraid to close her eyes for even a moment. Her eyes were bloodshot.

"Kelly... Melody's voice was hoarse as she softly tried to comfort her. "I'll keep an eye on Jasper. You just need to sleep for a while..."

Kelly seemed disoriented. As she tried to stand, her vision darkened, and she almost collapsed.

Melody quickly pulled Kelly into a hug. "Kelly, you need to get some rest. You can't fall apart. We're not abroad. We're in Stoneville. The security here is top-notch, with cameras everywhere. Finding Zev is just a matter of time... They wouldn't dare to kill him."

Kelly knew they wouldn't risk killing someone here.

. But this time, it was Clarissa going after Zev... She wouldn't kill him, but he might be tortured.

"The bigger the tree, the more the wind blows. The Lockhart Group's wealth people have their eyes on it, and Zev is the sole heir, Oscar said quietly.

anmense. Too many

"I used to think that as long as we were kind and didn't provoke bad people, we'd be able to avoid getting hurt." Kelly let out a bitter laugh, tears falling down her cheeks.

"The reality is nothing like that. An innocent man can be burdened by the treasure he holds. Zev was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, destined for a life that would never be peaceful.

"Kelly!" There was a knock on the door.

Oscar opened it.

pollen, which caused Wade to have a severe allergic reaction. The pollen was on his body, too. There's no mugwort in Stoneville at this time of year. You were right-someone deliberately tried to kill him. The police have opened a case and

also a

as she leaned against the wall. "It's Clarissa, but knowing her, the assistant will likely

received a call from the police informing him that the

to Ken. "Mr. Morris, you must have a way to make the assistant talk,

Ken looked at her.

pointed it out, Ken wouldn't have thought that the person

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Clarissa must have given him a

I'll

would make

Zev..." She took a deep breath, and the combination of sleeplessness and stress

take care of yourself, Kelly,"

been almost 24 hours since Zev's gone missing...

looked at Oscar. "Keep

police as soon as I got to the hotel. The

yourself out," Ken said, glancing at Oscar. "We'll split up and

back on the sofa, slowly closing her

But she couldn't sleep.

eyes, all she

leaving only Kelly, Melody, and Jasper in the

well-behaved, probably

the bed without crying

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