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.

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

into the floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It caused a few cuts on my palm, but

she let out a sigh of relief. “All right, then.

she spoke, she prepared to head to

to her ear, “Have you

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...”

need to take it seriously, and don't give me a speech either. I think

wife. I won't let anyone look down on

me go. I still need to grab the medical

spent five hours in

not walk out until half-past four in the morning

how wobbly she was as she walked, Artemis stepped forward and held

the younger woman's complexion looked

that point, Bailey was completely spent. She was lying in Artemis' embrace sleepily as she informed weakly, “He's not out of the woods yet. I suspected that he came in

with gritted teeth. “I'm asking

opened her mouth before suddenly

as pain flashed across his handsome

She was absolutely spent.

a fifteen-hour long brain surgery, she had to spend five more hours in the

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

lifted Bailey and

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