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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.

of year. You were right-someone deliberately tried to kill him. The police have opened a case and are reviewing the hotel's security footage. From the time Wade had

was also a key

wall. "It's Clarissa, but knowing

spoke, Ken received a call from the police

must have a

Ken looked at her.

hadn't pointed it out, Ken wouldn't have thought that the person would use the child

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him a lot in return. His

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matter what, she would make Clarissa pay for

Zev..." She took a deep breath, and the combination of sleeplessness and stress caused her nose to

Kelly," Ken said, his voice filled with

on her nose, her voice raspy. "It's been almost 24 hours

at Oscar. "Keep an eye

contacted the local police as soon as I got to the hotel. The security footage shows that Clarissa is still at

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

leaned back on the

But she couldn't sleep.

she closed her eyes, all she could see was

only Kelly, Melody, and Jasper in

very well-behaved, probably understanding what

sat quietly on the bed without crying or causing

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