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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

Seasons Guesthouse.

information came along with a

finger hovered over the dial button, motionless. The screen reflected his deep, stormy

pale hand trembled faintly, the veins on the back of it taut,

pause, Byron saved the number to

stood up and walked toward the wardrobe without a

filled the air. Apparently, something big was brewing, and

dining room, nibbling on

Byron planning

after he fell asleep that night, she was sure he

had fought to control his desires all night, but

thing she'd ever done,

Maeve grabbed the medicine for Esmed headed

outside, she spotted Aiden standing there, looking as though he'd

took it all in stride, his shoulders sagging only slightly as he turned toward the

a hand. She decided not to ask about the scene she'd just witnessed. "Breakfast was

heading there now," Aiden replied

into the courtyard, where Esme was washing the berries. She joined in to help and casually asked,

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

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.

he's a top lawyer, well-known and respected in the legal world. But in my opinion, he's just a heartless money-driven scoundrel! To think he defended a murderer just for money, and even tried to

as day that girl's the one who started the fire, but he's trying to drag my son into the mess, just to keep his perfect. win record

be a misunderstanding?

defend someone guilty just for his reputation. He even helped me

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