Chapter 111:

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Alicia had been hit several times and had hit her head, but her injuries were not serious. She leaned against the wall and slowly walked down the stairs, looking everywhere for Caden.

Finally, she saw him at the party on the lawn.

As he approached, he felt something strange. Caden was standing in the middle of the crowd, exuding an intimidating presence. No one dared to come closer, as if his aura was ordering them to keep their distance.

The entire crowd remained silent, watching him. Mrs. Reyes stood at the front, her eyes filled with concern as she watched Caden.

Alicia noticed an empty chair and sat down, aligning herself with the crowd's gaze.

In front of Caden, a group of children from the previous incident were standing in a straight line, waiting for their orders. They were hanging on his every word.

“Channel all your strength into defeating the others. Whoever loses will be punished. The last one standing will earn a reward from me,” Caden announced.

His voice was a mixture of lightness and authority.

He looked like a general leading his troops into battle.

Alice watched the children who had once strutted around like a gang of bullies. Now, they stood as timid as lambs, completely subjugated by Caden's imposing presence. They didn't obey out of respect, they followed out of fear.

Everyone, even children, knew what it felt like to fear authority.

Caden stepped back slightly, his gaze shifting to Alicia in his peripheral vision. He frowned briefly, but the expression quickly disappeared.

The children erupted into chaos, fighting among themselves.

over her as she

Caden pulled up

movement sent a wave of

Alicia studied Caden's face. “What's

quite a scene. Randolph wanted to avoid police involvement, so he asked me to

asked instinctively. Shouldn't it be her turn to decide what happened? After all, she was the one who had been hurt. She told herself that her question had been born of genuine curiosity, not

remained stern. “You were unconscious. As your ex-husband’s brother, I was given temporary authority to make

she said,

“Luckily for you, I had some time today, but next time, you take

After a while,

looked back at the children as they continued to fight. Ted stood out as the strongest among them. Despite his

up the chaos, pushing Ted

some adults joined the fray.

a small satisfaction. “Your methods are still

To him, it was nothing more

a casual conversation. She had intended to explain why she had called Joshua while he was unconscious. But for some reason, as

shown no interest in him. His younger brother, born the same year, not only failed to comfort him in his darkest moments, but had compounded his pain. She had also lost her parents. This

mouth to

remained unreadable.

scratched her palm, searching for the

you the one

was nothing,"

after saving me? “It

her dreams? She didn't dare ask. The thought of being wrong was too embarrassing. Instead, she decided to

realize we might hold

Alice was speechless.

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