Drenched to the bone, with a pallor that spoke volumes of his ordeal and a nasty bruise swelling on his forehead, it was clear he had been through a rough patch. His spirits were just as battered. Jerome, sensing the mood, held back further questions, while Nelson turned to Remington and asked, "Who kidnapped Liz?"

"Her father, or so it was believed. But we recently discovered she's not actually a Gardenia by blood."

Remington's mention of Hans brought a darker shade to his already stormy expression. Nelson, aware of the mix-up between Lizetta and the true and false heirs of the Hawthorne legacy, was taken aback to learn the Gardenia family wasn't her real kin either.

Then, gazing at the elder, he inquired, "How did you and Mr. Madden happen to come across the incident?"

Nelson, turning to Mrs. Bernice Madden, clarified, "We weren't passing by. We were actually on our way to see Liz."

Half an hour before the incident, Mrs. Bernice Madden had woken up in a fright, insisting something had happened to Elsa and that they needed to find her immediately. Nelson had initially brushed it off as a nightmare about her daughter and tried to calm the elderly woman down. While she usually could be soothed, today Mrs. Madden was exceptionally adamant, causing quite a stir.

Mrs. Bernice Madden had been calling Lizetta frequently these past few days, and Lizetta, ever patient, always answered promptly. But today, their calls went unanswered, which

they know, they would stumble upon Hans in the act, leading to a serendipitous rescue of

is truly fated to be part of our Gardenia family," Nelson

be asked, Cedric arranged for a deluxe room for them to rest in. Unable to keep up physically, Nelson and Mrs. Bernice Madden were supported out of

light went off after an hour and a half. When the doctor emerged, Remington's rigid posture voluntarily shuddered. He stepped forward, his fists clenched at his sides, making a sound that betrayed his

bleeding has stopped, and there's no immediate danger to her

his speech. Remington briefly closed his eyes,

By the time we got to the operating room, the

doctor. Suddenly, he

happened to

didn't make it, Mr.

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