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
wineglass accidentally bumped into the floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It caused a
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 head to
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,
“Wends...”
it seriously, and don't give me a speech either. I think things are fine as is. As
chuckled. “Don't worry, you'll always be my wife. I won't
go. I still need to
hours in the infirmary
did not walk out until half-past four in the morning the next
as she walked, Artemis stepped
the younger woman's complexion looked and questioned,
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
gritted teeth. “I'm asking
suddenly feeling dizzy
as pain flashed
She was absolutely spent.
a breather after wrapping up a fifteen-hour long brain surgery, she had to spend five more hours in the emergency room. Even the sturdiest person could not hold out longer than
I'll take her to a
said, Artemis promptly lifted Bailey and carried
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