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CHAPTER 351
Minutes before Neil had entered Lisa’s room, he had been wandering the luxurious halls of the Griffin estate with Maxine, who had offered—more like been assigned—to show him around. She smiled as she pointed out various rooms with rehearsed warmth, but Neil didn’t seem to notice her stiffness. Instead, he walked beside her like an eager, innocent guest, eyes wide with false wonder.“This house is so big,” Neil said, clasping his hands behind his back. “You could hide a whole other family in here and no one would notice.”Maxine gave a tight smile. “We don’t do that here.”Neil chuckled softly, brushing his fingers over the polished banister as they moved up the stairs. “Of course not. Just saying.”Maxine tried her best not to show how thrilled she was about Alicia being part of the family. She was worried it might scare her off. But deep down, she was also restless, wondering what was happening to Tedmond.She hated that she couldn’t be there while they were dealing with him and was
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“What is it?” Max asked, his brows drawing together.Seeing Otis pause, Max grew suspicious. Something must have happened to Tedmond to make Otis freeze like that.“Did Tedmond starve to death or something?” Max asked. “Why are you just standing there instead of going in?”The others began exchanging glances, curiosity rising.“What’s going on?” Frank murmured, stepping forward.Richard followed. “Did something happen to Tedmond?”Before Otis could answer, Max pushed past him. The others trailed behind until Max suddenly stopped.“What the—” Max blinked, frozen in the doorway.The room was completely empty. No Tedmond. Just silence, the faint scent of dust, and cold stone.They all stood at the entrance, stunned.“Where is he?” Otis finally asked.Max stared ahead, confused. “He… he was here.”Otis’s chest tightened. “Then where the hell did he go?”There was silence for a few more seconds, then chaos broke out.“What do you mean he was here?” Frank snapped, stepping into the room and
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As long as they could butter her up, they were certain they’d find a way to secure a partnership with her powerful family, and if they played their cards right, maybe even get the Lin family to invest in their company too.But behind the polite smiles and softened expressions, the minds in the room were already calculating. Each of them was thinking of ways to get the attention and trust of the only daughter of the Lin family.“It’s great that you’re interested in one of our sons,” Adeline said, her brows rising. “But you’re aware that Max is married, right?”“I do,” Neil replied without hesitation.The others shot Adeline sharp glances, like she’d said something she shouldn’t. But she didn’t care about their stares. She went on.“What if I introduced you to one of my sons?” she suggested. “His name is Oscar. He’s a good boy.”The moment Adeline said that, silence swept through the room. Then—panic.They all straightened, alarm flashing in their eyes. Was she seriously considering han
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However, he shook his head, brushing the thoughts away. He had done such a good job with his disguise that no one would be able to tell the difference. He had played his part, and now all that mattered was watching how things unfolded.Still standing in front of the door, Frank’s patience finally snapped. “I asked you a question,” he barked, stepping toward Neil. “Who the hell are you?”Neil turned to face him, tone calm. “My name is Alicia. I’m a friend of Max.”“A friend?” Frank cut him off with a sneer. “You think just tossing that out means anything to us? You show up here out of nowhere, dressed like you own the place, dragging a damn bodyguard like you’re some big shot, and we’re just supposed to smile and clap?”“I didn’t come to start a fight,” Alicia said, keeping composed. “I just wanted to talk to Max.”“Well, congratulations. You’ve seen him,” Frank snapped. “Now go ahead and march right back to wherever it is you crawled out from.”“Uncle Frank,” Max interjected, steppin
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Lisa immediately swung her legs off the bed and stood slowly, making sure she wasn’t being watched. She crossed to the window, peeked outside, then crept over to the door and opened it just enough to listen. When she was sure the hallway was empty, she slipped out like a shadow and began her descent down the back staircase.She needed to reach Tedmond before things spiraled again, before someone else got to him. She had come up with a new plan, a better one, something that would ensure he wouldn’t do anything reckless or foolish.‘He had to listen this time.’The Griffin family was going to deal with him soon, and he would have no choice but to listen to whatever she had to say. There was no way he’d want to be beaten up again.She hadn’t gotten the seal yet, but finding Tedmond came first, especially since she had disappeared the day before without telling him anything.Her footsteps were silent on the basement stairs. Her fingers skimmed the cold stone walls for balance, and she pre
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As soon as the words left Otis’s lips, the others began to speak up. He had merely voiced what they were all thinking, and now that the door was open, none of them held back.Tina, seated near the window with a deep frown, folded her arms and spoke first.“She fell down the stairs. Okay, fine. But why are we all gathered here, as if it were a family crisis? We were in the middle of discussing something far more important, which is Tedmond being locked in the basement. This feels like a distraction.”Gerald nodded in agreement. “Exactly. We’ve been working on a strategy to deal with Tedmond. The last thing we need is to get sidetracked by whatever this is.”He hated that now, when Tedmond had finally been caught, something else might arise to divert their attention. It worried him. What if they missed something important again?Richard scoffed lightly, leaning forward. He, too, had left what he was doing, thinking it was urgent, only to find out it wasn’t.“I thought maybe the fall cau
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