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Jean pressed her lips together.

She didn’t say anything. Her eyes shifted instinctively toward the tall man standing to the side.

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Carl’s sharp, handsome face was still as calm and unreadable as ever, not a flicker of emotion visible.

He looked like a silent statue carved from ice–just standing there, watching.

Jean’s lips twitched.

Seriously? You’re just gonna stand there? You jumped in with one line earlier, and now you’re gonna pretend you’re deaf? You’re really just gonna stand there and watch your subordinate bully your own sister?

Jean couldn’t help feeling annoyed at Carl’s silence.

Carl’s gaze shifted slightly, deep and unreadable, but he still didn’t move.

He was thinking.

his sister really

and aggressive, but her instincts were razor sharp.

he’d trust her judgment

the person she was accusing–was Jean. His once–shy, withdrawn

to the way Jean had acted in Northara. Even back then, there were signs.

be linked to Abyssal

like jumping to conclusions. He wanted hard

Jean

take her in

away from Carl and going full sarcasm mode. “Snatching people off the street, dragging them in without evidence- what, is

scowled. “Watch it, brat. If you’re clean, you’ll be released after

“Queenie.”

the air like a

as she looked toward her superior. But when she met Carl’s cold stare, she

the investigation–for now.” Carl’s voice was flat, but the weight behind it

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Jean blinked in surprise.

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have a conscience after all. I seriously thought you were gonna stand there like

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