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Chapter 550

Theo puffed out his chest proudly. "Don't worry! I saw this cong ages ago. I've already hidden Mommy's address and phone number in my Superman undies! The Great Demon King will never find inf "Wait... Will blinked, completely battled. "Why would you hide in your

underwear?

"Because that's where I stash my secret money! I've fooled Mommy so many times!"

Watching his little brother's triumphant expression, Will sighed wardly. He pondered, 'Maybe Mommy wasn't fooled; she was just too tired to bother exposing him.

Still, when will she be back?

Even if Dad knows where she is, he probably won't go after her.

More than finding her, it seems like Dad just wants to know if she is doing okay

Thinking about it, Will felt a pang of sympathy for his father. What could he have done to deserve being ghosted by Mom? He thought, 'Maybe I should cut Dad some slack and let him off the hook for that last patch of weeding in the yard. On the third floor, Byron stood in Theo's room, holding the "secret" Superman undies Theo thought were so well hidden. Aslip of paper was tucked into his hand as he stepped out of his son's room.

He returned to the master bedroom and noticed his phone buzzing on the table. Without hesitation, he answered and switched it to speaker. "What is it?"

"Mr. Byron, Molly's whereabouts are still unknown, It's likely she's gone into hiding," Archer's voice came through the line. "Additionally, her account recently received a large, unexplained deposit. I suspect someone might be helping her stay hidden." Byron's dark eyes narrowed. "Keep digging. Find her."

"Understood. Leave it to me."

Setting the phone down, Byron unfolded the note in his hand.

it was an address: South

Seasons Guesthouse.

came along

over the dial button, motionless. The screen reflected

faintly, the veins on the back of

long pause, Byron saved

the

giveaway event filled the air. Apparently, something big

guesthouse dining room, nibbling on a sandwich, her

Byron planning with all

sneaking out after he fell asleep that night, she was sure

all night, but by morning she was

the boldest, most impulsive thing she'd

grabbed the medicine for Esmed headed to

Aiden standing there, looking as though

in stride, his shoulders sagging only slightly as he turned toward the gate, just in

the scene

I'm heading there now," Aiden replied with a small nod

She joined

my son to testify in some big case, Ridiculous! My son's in no condition to be dragged

weeks ago, there was that pwful arson case in an apartment. So many people were hurt, some even died, and there were kids involved, too. Turns out, it was started by a girl. The police caught her red-handed, no way she could deny it It's just heartbreaking." Maeve blinked, her confusion growing. "If the evidence is so clear, why would your son need to

scoundrel! To think he defended a murderer just for money, and even tried to get my son to

fire, but he's trying to drag my son into the mess, just to keep his perfect. win record intact.

hesitated. "Could it be a misunderstanding? Maybe the

honestly, Aiden doesn't seem like the type to defend someone guilty just for his reputation. He even helped me yesterday when I almost slipped by the

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