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.
something fall to the ground.” When she aimed her gaze lower, she saw his still bleeding palm and gasped, “You're
arm. “The wineglass accidentally bumped into the floor-to-ceiling window and shattered. It caused a few cuts on my palm, but it's nothing to worry about. No
was cut. When she saw that did not happen, she let out a sigh
she prepared to head to the living
and whispered next to her ear, “Have you ever felt
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 with
“Wends...”
me a speech either. I think
my wife.
now please let me go. I still need to grab the medical
side, Bailey spent five hours in
not
as she walked, Artemis stepped forward
younger woman's
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 direct contact with the
hear all that nonsense.” Felicity glared at her with gritted teeth. “I'm asking you how Max is doing. Don't scare
opened her mouth before suddenly feeling dizzy and blacking
as pain flashed
She was absolutely spent.
to spend five more hours in the emergency room. Even the sturdiest person could not hold out
of you stay here and watch over Max. I'll take her to a nearby room
Artemis promptly lifted Bailey and carried her toward a
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