She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Linda showed up with gifts, ready to bribe her way in and maybe charm the staff, but they weren't having any of it. "Im related to the Donovan family," she said, trying to slip past. "I just want to visit them. Let me in for a bit." The staff had been given strict onders to keep an eye out for her. If you're really their relative, how come you don't know they've already moved? Except for Jaden, who might come by soon, the rest of the family moved into the city. They're not coming back Linda blinked, surprised. They moved? Where in the city?

The staff, clearly losing patience, shrugged. "If you don't know, why would we? Now please leave. We've got work to do.

With no other option. Linda wandered around asking the villagers. They all told her the same thing, Jaden took on the contract for the barren land here and hired an engineering team to develop it. The old house isn't good for recovering, so the family packed up and won't be living here anymore." That was the version Jaden gave the village. Only the Donovan family knew the real story.

Out of options, Linda drove back to Kitmore City and went to Viento Court, but after knocking for ages, no one opened the door.

As it got dark, and still no sign of anyone, she asked some neighbors. "Wesley's family moved out they told her. They rented a bigger place. Wesley still works for Bard Property, though, so sometimes he comes back for lunch or to stay the nighu" However, no one had any clue where the Donovans had moved.

Too nervous to face Wesley, Linda then tried calling Jaden. The moment he heard her voice, he blocked her before she could even say a word. Frustrated, Linda had no choice but to wait outside Mid-Level Mountain Garden

photos of Jaden flirting with

grandparents to the hospital and was preparing

days making sure they recovered well. She was preparing to do a cornea

had to undergo cerebral vascular stent surgery. The family was hesitant to try surgery due to the risks involved, especially considering his age and other health issues like hemiplegia. But when Athena reassured them. that Dr. Annie herself would handle the operation, they finally gave

that different from others she had done before. The real issue was his poor ability to absorb meds, digest food, and recover. Even if the surgery went perfectly, his body might not hold up. That was why she spent

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confident about both Cade and Fiona's progress, handed over their

All week she had been so wrapped up in her grandparents' health that she hadn't even checked in on anything else-especially

news. Immediately, her screen was flooded with a giant headline and a shocking

Madalyn's dead?" She quickly

Shoreline Shrine on Lani Island had discovered the body of a young woman tangled in tree roots beneath a rock. Most of the body was submerged in seawater, making it difficult to retrieve. Rather than disturbs the scene, the tourists and staff called the police. Since it was nighttime and the police were short-staffed, no one arrived

tree roots made the image a little blurry. But they could still