Chapter 256

Elijah snorted, giving Lionel a disdainful look. “The Upton family is the weakest among the four major families in Svelton. Besides, he clearly didn’t bring many bodyguards this time, obviously coming without anyone knowing. Can’t you handle that?”

Lionel pursed his lips, feeling like Elijah was throwing unreasonable challenges his way.

“Hm?” Elijah continued, glaring at him.

Lionel instantly cowered, chuckling nervously. “I can handle it! I’ll discuss it with Logan and the others. However, you might need to cooperate when the time comes.”

Elijah’s expression returned to normal. “Good.”

Sheena had shown a bit more trust in him in the past half–month, not making John and Sawyer watch him daily, which pleased him.

Three days later, Sheena planned to leave work an hour early because she had dinner plans with Colin. Just as she finished organizing her desk and was ready to head out, she received a call from

Ford at Ocean Avenue.

bleeding from his waist. You need to come back and check

strange and asked, “If he’s injured, why not call

when he was looking for you in the mountains in Luivine. Today, he accidentally worsened it while doing household chores. Besides, his health is not what it used to be,

from the old injury on his waist caused

I got it.”

was out

Avenue. Upon reaching the second floor, she found Ford wrapping Elijah’s waist with layers of

a seat nearby and asked, “What happened? Wasn’t the wound healed

her return, Elijah smiled happily. “Because today is a special day, I wanted to cook a

A special day?

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not Colin’s birthday?

special day could it be for her?

brows, Elijah explained, “Did you forget? Six years ago today, Grandpa adopted you from the orphanage and brought you to the Freeman mansion. It was also the first…

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