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CHAPTER 359
Hearing that, Max immediately sprinted toward Lisa, a slight frown on his face. He had clearly asked her to stay in her room—so why was she outside?But Lisa wasn’t afraid at all. She wanted Max to panic, and she was getting exactly the reaction she wanted. From what she had observed so far, something important was happening, and she suspected Alicia wasn’t welcome in the house that day.‘What are you doing here?’ Max whispered sharply. ‘They’re going to pin Tedmond’s disappearance on you.’Lisa’s brows furrowed. She hadn’t expected the suspicion to turn on her so quickly. Yes, she had been the last person to leave that area, but she hadn’t imagined they would suspect her this soon.“What are you doing, Max?” Otis’s voice cut through the tension. “We’re talking about Maxine leaving the guest unattended.”Max stepped forward defensively. “Don’t put all the blame on her. I asked her to come down—”“That’s exactly the problem, Max!” Otis snapped. “You were supposed to keep things under c
CHAPTER 358
In a shadowed hallway just beyond the living room, Neil and Hino crouched low. Hino held up a tiny device, its red light blinking faintly.“They’re in position,” Hino whispered. “We’re recording everything.”Neil smirked, listening intently. “Good. Let’s see how much more they destroy themselves before we even lift a finger.”Hino turned to him, frowning slightly. He wondered what Neil meant by not lifting a finger when Neil had clearly offended Lisa and caused a scene earlier.Meanwhile, Max’s gaze locked on Otis. For a second, he thought Otis might have seen through him, but then he noticed Otis’s expression—watchful, almost testing, as if waiting to read his reaction.That told Max one thing: Otis wasn’t certain. He was bluffing.With that realization, Max finally knew how to divert Otis’s suspicion. After all, he had left the basement right after they discovered Tedmond was missing.Max’s voice rose sharply. “Stop accusing me, Otis! I didn’t delete anything. I don’t even know what
CHAPTER 357
At the same time,Otis stood at the head of the grand hall, arms crossed tightly as the guards returned carrying the hard drive. His gaze locked on them immediately.“Do you have it?” he demanded.The guards exchanged uneasy glances. They had searched every archive, every backup, but one crucial section was missing.“Yes, sir,” one finally replied, holding out the device. “But… there’s a problem. Some of the footage is gone.”Otis’s eyes narrowed dangerously. He could hardly believe what he was hearing. “Gone? Deleted? By who?”Confusion rippled through the others standing nearby.“What are you talking about?” Frank asked sharply.“What does ‘deleted’ mean?” Tina snapped, irritation flashing across her face.She didn’t even want to believe that “delete” meant exactly what it sounded like.Adeline groaned, rubbing her temples. “Great. I thought this nightmare was over. What the hell is happening now?”Gerald stood silently in the corner, his jaw tight, anger simmering.The guards look
CHAPTER 356
They reached the edge of the garden. Hino walked silently behind them, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings with calculated calm.Just as Maxine stepped through the stone archway, a voice called from behind.“Maxine.”She turned. Max was striding toward them quickly, his expression tense. Beside him stood a guard she recognized. One glance at Max’s face told her something was wrong.“Max?” she asked, eyebrows lifting. “What is it?”“I need to speak to you,” Max said firmly. His gaze shifted to Neil. “Alone.”Maxine hesitated. “Right now? I’m showing Alicia—”“I’ll have another guard escort her,” Max cut in. He gestured toward the man beside him. “This is Sam. He’ll take Alicia through the rest of the garden.”Sam stepped forward, bowing slightly. “Yes, sir.”Maxine frowned. She didn’t like leaving Neil unsupervised, but Max’s tone left little room for argument. “Max, I don’t think—”“Maxine.” Max’s voice sharpened. “It’s urgent.”After a brief pause, she nodded stiffly. “Fine.” Sh
CHAPTER 355
Murmurs rippled softly through the line of servants. Their eyes darted nervously, each person too tense to remain silent but too afraid to speak above a whisper.“They only gather us like this when it’s about that man… Tedmond,” one maid whispered, clutching her apron tightly. “But he hasn’t been here in months. Why now?”An older maid shot her a sharp look. “Shh. Don’t say his name too loud. You remember what they used to do to him when he caused trouble? If they find out someone helped him this time…”The younger maid swallowed hard, memories flashing back to the last “meeting” like this. Tedmond had been dragged into the hall, beaten, humiliated in front of everyone, then locked away again. They had been forced to watch, powerless to intervene.She had pitied him then. And now, hearing he’d escaped, she couldn’t help feeling relieved.‘If I’d known he was trapped here again, I might have tried to help him too.’Nearby, a footman muttered, “If he really escaped, he’s smarter than we
CHAPTER 354
Lisa couldn’t understand why he was bringing all that up. That was the past. They were married now.Her lips trembled. “Max—”“No. You don’t get to play righteous. Not when you built this whole life by stepping on someone else. You wanted me. You got me. And now you’re acting like I’m the villain for doing whatever it takes to protect what I’ve built?”Lisa’s throat moved as if she wanted to speak, but no words came. She couldn’t think of anything to say. Everything he had thrown at her was the truth.“Stop pretending you’re some wronged, sainted wife,” Max spat. “You made your choices. Live with them.”He scoffed coldly, his lips curling.“You know something, Lisa? If it wasn’t for the fact that you were Tedmond’s girlfriend—the illegitimate son’s only prize—I wouldn’t have even looked at you. You think you were special? No. I just wanted to take the only thing Tedmond had. That’s all you were to me in the beginning.”Lisa’s heart stopped. Her voice was hoarse. “What… what are you ta
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