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.
lower, she saw his still bleeding
floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It caused a few cuts on
that did not happen, she let out a sigh of relief. “All right, then. I'll grab
spoke, she prepared to head to the living
abruptly hugged her tightly and whispered next to her ear, “Have you ever
I'm grateful that you gave me and 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
“Wends...”
and don't give me a speech either. I think things are fine
my wife. I won't
yes, now please let me go. I still need to grab the
five hours in the infirmary inside the
at half-past eleven in the night and did not walk out until half-past four
how wobbly she was as she walked, Artemis
how terrifying the younger woman's complexion
“He's not out of the woods yet. I suspected that he came in
to hear all that nonsense.” Felicity glared at her with gritted teeth. “I'm asking you how Max is doing. Don't
her mouth before suddenly
Artemis exclaimed as pain
She was absolutely spent.
to spend five more hours in the emergency room.
here and watch over Max. I'll take her to
Bailey
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