Chapter 600 Escape from the Orphanage

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They said she had killed a lot of people–had caused unimaginable destruction. Hector didn’t care about any of that; no matter how many lives she had taken… it didn’t matter to him.

He just wanted to know she was safe.

Hector mobilized every resource he had, turning the entire city upside down in his search. But Jean had vanished–completely and utterly–like she’d been erased from the face of the earth.

Even so, Hector never gave up.

His network of searchers expanded further and further, reaching into other cities.

He had to find her, alive or dead. He needed to know the truth.

And then, in the midst of his desperate, sleepless search for Jean-

His consciousness suddenly blurred. By the time he came to, he found himself standing before a strange tree.

“You want to see her?” the Genesis Root asked, its voice breaking the heavy silence.

Hector lifted his brow slightly but remained silent.

in his gut told him–this tree knew

eyes

Genesis Root replied, its tone light and ethereal, like misty rain

frowned, unable to fully grasp

“Your longing to find her runs far too deep, even I can feel it.

time to react. Darkness swallowed him whole; his senses were cut

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had been in the orphanage for as long as she

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in a place like that, there was a clear pecking

to fight back, had begged the staff for

believed her. She was quiet and

orphanage—those who bullied at will—were always clever with their

lies,

never stood a chance of

trust.

bullying only got worse from there. At first, it was just verbal abuse–food snatched away, rough shoving,

her by the hair, pinned her down with their feet, shoved her face into thick, heavy mud. They poured hot water on her; dunked her into freezing

wouldn’t cross was killing her. Everything else was

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