Chapter 565:

The air around them was thick with intimidation, and Kallie felt a chill wash over her, her face paling slightly. Saniya noticed Kallie’s fear, a smug smirk playing on her lips as she let out a disdainful snort.

But then, a voice broke through the tension, low and gravelly, yet commanding. “Is this how you treat a guest? Have you forgotten the meaning of hospitality?”

The voice spoke in Kallie’s native language, and the sudden familiarity made her pause.

Kallie turned toward the voice, her eyes landing on an elderly man being wheeled out.

The elderly man’s frail frame was hunched, and his clothes hung loosely on his thin body. Yet, despite his apparent fragility, he wore a warm smile that gave him an almost kind appearance at first glance.

people around the elderly man

at her.

landed on the young man behind the wheelchair. He couldn’t have been more than

the rest, who were all clearly foreign,

elderly man came closer, his gaze sharp despite the warm smile on his lips. “Ms. Nixon,” he called out in a smooth, almost too-friendly tone. “I must apologize for the abrupt way you were brought here. But I had little choice. Had I approached this openly, your fiancé would’ve blocked me at

voice steady. “So, you know Jake?” she

cryptic. “But that’s not the issue now, is it? You’re here, and I suggest you settle in. Forget any ideas of leaving. I promise my people will make sure

knew better than to ask questions that might reveal more than

must be exhausted. Go and rest,” the elderly man

instantly, motioning for Kallie to

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