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.

I heard something fall to the ground.” When she aimed her gaze lower, she saw his still

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

a sigh of relief. “All right, then.

to head

and whispered next to her ear, “Have you ever felt aggrieved staying with me for all these

Yonathan a home. You're the reason he had a normal childhood. If I have a complaint, it'll be that you keep rejecting my advance to sleep

“Wends...”

I think things

worry, you'll always be my wife. I won't let anyone look down on

yes, now please let me go. I still need

the other side, Bailey spent five hours in

in the night and did not walk out until

was as she walked, Artemis stepped forward and held

ignored how terrifying the younger woman's complexion looked and questioned, “How's my grandson? Did you save

woods yet. I suspected that he came

nonsense.” Felicity glared at her with gritted teeth. “I'm asking you how Max is

opened her mouth before suddenly feeling dizzy

pain

She was absolutely spent.

could even take a breather after wrapping up a fifteen-hour long brain surgery, she had to spend five more hours in

here and watch over Max. I'll take her to a

lifted Bailey and

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