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Elijah’s heart suddenly ached, and those words pressed down on him so hard that he could hardly catch his breath. He remained stunned for a while, unable to utter a word.

Seeing that he seemed fine, Sheena forcibly released his hand and went upstairs to her room.

Elijah watched her figure leave and, turning around, saw the carefully prepared table of food from last night, still neatly arranged and untouched. The presentation was still exquisite, but the dishes had gone cold, much like his heart.

Soon, a sense of indescribable loss and guilt surged within him.

Sheena changed into a new outfit and came downstairs. She noticed him standing there, lost in thought, in the stairwell. She lightly cleared her throat, pulling him back to reality.

“Quickly finish your meal and change into clean clothes. After that, we’ll head out for a bit.”

“Where to?” Elijah asked.

Sheena smirked as she said, “The Freeman residence.”

loud bang echoed.

residence who were still asleep were startled awake by this unexpected noise. Wilfred hurriedly brought his wife, Annie Freeman, downstairs to check on the situation.

frightened. Running downstairs, she asked, “Mom, Dad! Was that an earthquake?

wore bewildered expressions and only realized the commotion in the living room when they reached the ground floor. Sheena sat on the main sofa, pouring tea, and appearing to be the

of the house.

bodyguards stood disciplined behind her sofa, and Elijah stood at the side. The group was intimidating, looking

family stared at each other, all looking utterly confused. As they approached, Sheena smiled and said, “Mr. Wilfred, it seems your family hasn’t been doing well lately, even laying off your servants. In such a grand Freeman residence, there isn’t even someone to make me tea. I had to trouble my bodyguards.”

to get by. With the Freeman Group in the state it was after Bethany and Faye’s poor management.

them.

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during this period, they all lived a more frugal lifestyle.

Don’t you know how to knock? What was that

realized the situation and rushed to inspect, wincing at the sight. “Oh dear! Look at my door!

just a tiny bit of force, and it fell apart on

Wilfred was furious.

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