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.

to the ground.” When she aimed her gaze lower, she saw his still bleeding palm and

the floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It

did not happen, she let out a sigh of relief. “All right, then. I'll

spoke, she prepared to

hugged her tightly and whispered next to her ear, “Have you

me and Yonathan a home. You're the reason he had a normal childhood. If I have a complaint, it'll be that

“Wends...”

don't give me a speech either. I think things are fine as is. As

my wife. I won't let anyone look down

go. I still need to grab

five hours in

the night and did not walk out until half-past four in the morning the next

as she walked, Artemis

the younger woman's

she informed weakly, “He's not out of the woods yet. I suspected that he came in direct contact with the drug,

to hear all that nonsense.” Felicity glared at her with gritted

her mouth before suddenly feeling dizzy

Artemis exclaimed as pain

She was absolutely spent.

even take a breather after wrapping up a fifteen-hour long brain surgery, she had to spend

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

Artemis promptly lifted Bailey and carried her toward a

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