Chapter 348

Nathaniel did not drive away. He stopped by the road as he watched the woman sprinting back toward Ocean Avenue with an increasingly unreadable expression through his rearview mirror.

Meanwhile, as Sheena left Ocean Avenue, Lionel made his way through the gate.

Ford, John, and Sawyer emerged from the shadows upon his arrival.

Sawyer, rubbing his hands with excitement, said, “Lionel, you won my entire month’s salary last time, but today, I’m taking back everything with interest!”

Lionel remained silent, his expression serious and stern. “I’m not here for cards today.”

The three men exchanged puzzled glances, utterly confused. Then, they felt a gush of wind and a sharp pain in the back of their necks. Instantly, their eyes rolled back, and they collapsed on the spot.

Observing the three, Lionel thought it was indeed much better to drug them directly than slowly approach them.

On the other hand, Lance retrieved the tranquilizer gun, stepped out from the shadows, and asked, “Lionel, we can’t leave them lying here. Where should we hide them?”

Glancing at the fallen trio, Lionel put his hand to his lips and whistled a bird call. After a minute of eerie silence from the mansion, with no sign of Elijah coming to open the door, he sensed something amiss.

on Mr. Freeman

the door to Elijah’s room, they found him on the recliner by the window and

“Mr. Freeman!”

ran to him, their faces drained of color.

small cooler box. Then, he stabbed it into

tears started to well

signs of response. His body was ice–cold, devoid of any trace of life. Lionel checked his pulse with trembling hands, only to realize there was no

pale face. Tears streamed down uncontrollably as he knelt at Elijah’s feet, unable to hold back

arrived too late?

had lost control of his emotions, sitting on the floor and

intensifying. “I beg you!

wake

reclining chair,

Open your eyes, look at me. Lance brought the suppressant;

you really leaving like this? Aren’t you afraid she might marry Nathaniel and suffer at his hands? What about Colin and Skye? There are so many influential men in Froania, with so many men competing for Sheena’s

for her sake. Are you truly content with this?

he choked, attempting

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