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Chapter 327 Crawlers in the Dark

Kelly looked anxiously at Zev. "What did Oscar say?"

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Zev frowned slightly and gestured for Kelly to calm down. "Clarissa might be the major shareholder of the club, but others also hold shares. She's never directly involved in its operations-only the profits. There's no evidence directly tying her to what happened, so for now, only the on-site managers have been arrested... But tracing the source is only a matter of time."

Zev assured Kelly that soon, they would pin everything on Clarissa.

And this time, she wouldn't be able to wipe her hands clean.

"Was there anything else?" Kelly still looked uneasy, her gaze fixed on Zev.

He hesitated briefly but eventually said it. "Darren, he ..."

"What happened to Darren?" Kelly shot to her feet in panic.

"Darren was helping Oscar stay in touch with the informant. Then they lost contact. The boy at the club was discovered-they tried to silence him. Darren couldn't reach him by phone, so he rushed there on his own... He got hurt trying to save him." Zev gently took Kelly's hand. "Oscar already got him to the hospital. He's going to be okay."

Kelly's head buzzed as she gripped Zev's hand tightly.

Even after all these years, even with Zev by her side now, fear and anxiety still triggered the same physical response in her.

In that moment, her mouth opened, but no sound came out.

Zev quickly wrapped her in his arms, trying to calm her down. "Kelly, it's okay. It's really okay. Oscar's people were there."

"Michael..." Kelly's whole body was trembling. "He's Michael's... brother. I promised Michael I would protect Darren, that nothing would happen to him ...

She clung to Zev's shirt like it was her only lifeline in a storm. She couldn't fail Michael again.

building their case. It was inconceivable that Clarissa's network hadn't detected their activities. Darren's sudden rescue attempt

"

couldn't let Michael's parents

I promise, as long as I'm here." Zev cupped Kelly's face, forcing her

to him as if he were the last piece of driftwood in an

how hard she tried,

from nightmares, reliving the moment Michael died in

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over, tormenting her

could she ever

supposed to

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to the hospital, Kelly

loved adventure, loved the night sky-but he would never

journey

as he said those words. "Kelly,

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but missed all the deep fascia layers. It won't affect his ability

to find the young boy sobbing uncontrollably at Darren's bedside, as if he'd lost a family

Kelly and

she confirmed it wasn't serious, she

want to scold Darren, but he

"It was urgent... The kid panicked when the police arrived. He's timid, and he tried to run but got caught. If I hadn't gone, he'd

said nothing else. Not

sighed and gently patted his shoulder. "You were

stopped

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