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.

the safe, Alaric tried to play it cool:

the safe, reset the 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

What do you mean 'troublemakers'? And what's this about me picking up bad habits?

back on us for someone else? You came back with the intention of stealing from us, didn't you? I was wondering why you suddenly showed up. I thought maybe you'd reconciled with Georgia and arranged for you two to meet, but you kept dodging it. I knew something was up!" Fuming, Angelina continued, "Tell me, what did that Hertha ask you to steal from us this time to

money, causing her to leave so abruptly. I haven't even brought it up

taking the money!" Angelina retorted, escalating

you for, then what?" Angelina suddenly asked,

"Stop insulting me by insinuating I'm stealing. I was merely taking what belongs to me as a part of

admission of intending to take something, Angelina opened the safe in anger,

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