Hannah surveyed them with a piercing gaze before speaking.

“For nearly two decades, he’s been subjected to those bullies’ torment.

You should know by now enduring in silence changes nothing.

With those final, pointed words hanging in the air, Hannah turned on her heel, her command clear.

“Follow me inside.

She stepped into the opulence of the villa, her suspicions confirmed as the butler appeared.

This was no mere coincidence; Peterson and his mother had been systematically marginalized.

Addressing the butler, her tone was decisive.

“The second floor, that’s where their rooms are, aren’t they?”

With a respectful, albeit wary glance towards Peterson and Dana trailing behind Hannah, the butler confirmed, “Yes, on the second floor.

already mapping out

should have a

off guard by her assertiveness, could only

“Then it’s settled.

declared, her words echoing a finality that brooked no

was palpable, his expectations upended by

hinted at his reluctance, yet

on a

“Is there a problem?”

butler hurriedly

they’re

that changing them now would be…

“Very well, then.

tone

request the room change

that suffice, or would you prefer I

Remington Lyons?”

butler paled slightly, realizing he

dispatched a servant to enact the room change

Peterson and Dana, her voice softer but

the first beside

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