Alaric had turned the house upside down, rifling through every drawer without finding a trace of the family register. His anxiety was mounting when his eyes landed on the safe in the corner of the room. Alaric knew his mother was always cautious, safeguarding their most vital documents meticulously.

Considering the family register was an essential item, could it be locked away in the safe?

Without hesitation, Alaric decided to try his luck with the safe. He first entered his sister Angelina's birthday as the code, but it was wrong. Next, he tried using his father's birthday, but no luck there either. Could it be his own birthday?

As Alaric was about to enter his birthdate, the room door swung open abruptly, flooding the room with light and catching him off-guard.

"Alaric, what are you up to?" Angelina's voice was laced with tension.

Startled, Alaric turned to see his mother striding toward him, her presence overwhelming.

abandoning his attempt to crack the safe, Alaric tried to play

failed attempt, and turned to Alaric with a stern look. "What's this, Alaric? You go off and live on your own for a while and come back picking up bad habits from those troublemakers, learning to steal

weight of her words, Alaric's frustration bubbled to the surface. "Mom, show some respect. What do you mean 'troublemakers'? And

intention of stealing from us, didn't you? I was wondering why you suddenly showed up. I

about her like that. She's not what you think. You were the one who insulted her with money, causing her to leave so abruptly. I haven't even brought it up to grandma and grandpa yet, and here you are trying to muddy

taking the money!"

sent you for, then what?" Angelina suddenly asked, more

insinuating I'm stealing. I was merely taking what belongs

the safe in anger, grabbed the contents,

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