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.
aimed her gaze lower, she saw his still bleeding palm and gasped,
and grabbed her arm. “The wineglass accidentally bumped into the floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It caused a few cuts on my palm, but it's nothing to worry about. No need to
up, Wendy checked if a vital vein was cut. When she saw that did not happen, she let out a sigh of relief. “All right, then. I'll
spoke, she prepared to
tightly and whispered next to her ear, “Have you ever felt aggrieved staying with me
a smile, she answered, “Why would I? I'm grateful that you gave me and Yonathan a home. You're the reason he had a normal
“Wends...”
speech either. I think things are fine as is. As long as the three of us stay together, I'm
chuckled. “Don't worry, you'll always be my wife.
let me go. I still need to grab the medical
other side, Bailey spent five hours in the
at half-past eleven in the night and did not walk out until half-past four
she was as she walked, Artemis stepped forward and held
hand, Felicity ignored how terrifying the younger woman's
“He's not out of the woods yet. I suspected that
want to hear all that nonsense.” Felicity glared at her with gritted teeth. “I'm asking you how
opened her mouth before suddenly feeling
as pain flashed
She was absolutely spent.
wrapping up a fifteen-hour long brain surgery, she had to spend
of you stay here and watch over Max. I'll take her to a nearby room for
Artemis promptly lifted Bailey and carried her
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