Chapter 170

Crack!

The wineglass in the man's palm shattered.

Dark red wine dripped onto the floor with his blood. It caused beautiful but poignant flower patterns to bloom on the expensive carpet.

A roiling hatred was spreading in the bedroom.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

There was a call on his phone.

The man calmed his hatred and anger down before answering the call. “What is it?”

“It'll be your father's death anniversary in a few days, sir. Are you going to return to Hallsbay? Do you need me to clear out your schedule for the next few days?”

Lionel's grip tightened around the phone as he replied in a deep voice, “Postpone them and prepare me a flight. I'll return to Hallsbay in three days. Don't tell anyone about it. I don't want my whereabouts to be exposed, got it?”

“Yes.”

Once the call ended, he shut his eyes. Hallsbay... The city that pushed me into an endless pit of despair, as well as the place where I buried my family and love in a single night. If it's possible, I never want to set foot back there again. However, I was born there. It is also where my ancestors and my parents are buried. The only source of my love and hate is also there.

Crack!

Just then, Wendy opened the door and entered his bedroom in her pajamas.

When she aimed her gaze lower, she saw his still bleeding palm and gasped, “You're hurt!

to the door and grabbed her arm. “The wineglass accidentally bumped into the floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It

a sigh of relief. “All right, then. I'll grab the medical kit and bandage your wound. It'll be bad if you

she prepared to

and whispered next to her ear, “Have you ever felt aggrieved

he had a normal childhood. If I have a complaint, it'll be that you

“Wends...”

think things are fine as is. As long as

my wife. I won't let anyone

please let me go. I still need

spent five hours in the

went in at half-past eleven in the night and did not walk

was as she walked, Artemis

terrifying the younger woman's complexion looked and

She was lying in Artemis' embrace sleepily as she informed weakly, “He's not out of the woods yet. I suspected that he came in direct contact with the drug, which was why his condition was worse than Old Mr.

nonsense.” Felicity glared at her with gritted teeth. “I'm asking

opened her mouth before suddenly

as pain flashed across his handsome

She was absolutely spent.

had to spend five more

watch over Max. I'll take her to a nearby room for her

said, Artemis promptly lifted Bailey

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