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CHAPTER 27
I let out a quiet scoff under my breath as I turned toward the exit, fully prepared to leave the Norman mansion behind. The air in that place had become suffocating, not because of the illness in the room, but because of the ignorance that surrounded it.I had not come here to be insulted, doubted, and ridiculed by people who understood nothing about what I could do, yet spoke as though they knew everything.Britney’s voice followed me almost immediately, trembling with desperation.“Please, don’t go,” she pleaded, her footsteps quick as she moved after me. “Leonard, I am begging you… just give me a moment. Please.”I did not stop.At least, not at first.Then, just as I was about to reach the hallway that would lead me out of that house, another voice cut through the tension in the air.It was sharp, commanding, and filled with something far more calculating.“Wait.”The single word was enough to halt my movement.I stopped, but I did not turn around immediately. Instead, I stood
CHAPTER 26
I raised my hands slowly, not in surrender, but in restraint, as I turned to face Britney. The tension in the hallway had grown worse, and it was becoming increasingly clear that I had been brought into the middle of a situation where I was neither trusted nor respected. I let out a faint breath before speaking, my tone calm but firm.“I did not come here to be insulted,” I said, meeting her gaze directly. “If this is what you brought me here for, then I would rather find my own way out.”The moment those words left my mouth, Britney’s expression changed completely. The composure she had been struggling to maintain crumbled, replaced instantly by panic. She stepped forward quickly, as though afraid that I might disappear the very next second.“Wait, please,” she said urgently, reaching out slightly as if to stop me from taking another step. “Do not leave. I am sorry about them. Please just… give me a moment.”Before I could respond, a burst of laughter broke through the tension. On
CHAPTER 25
I had just reached for the door handle, my fingers resting lightly against the metal, when a sharp sound from behind made me pause. My hand froze mid-motion, and instinctively, I turned slightly, my senses sharpening at once.Footsteps.Not slow or hesitant, but quick and deliberate, echoing down the corridor with a sense of urgency that immediately changed the atmosphere.Britney reacted even faster than I did. She turned around abruptly, her expression changing the moment she recognized who was approaching. I followed her gaze and saw an elderly woman walking toward us with surprising speed for someone of her age. Her posture was upright, her steps firm, and her expression… unmistakably displeased.Britney straightened at once. “Good morning, grandmother,” she said respectfully, her tone polite and cautious.The woman stopped a few steps away from us, her sharp eyes moving from Britney to me and then back again. Her lips tightened slightly, and the disapproval on her face deepen
CHAPTER 24
Britney’s voice trembled as she continued to plead with me.Her composure slowly crumbled under the weight of desperation.She leaned slightly closer, her fingers gripping the edge of her seat as it was the only thing holding her together.“Please,” she said again, her voice softer now. “You do not understand… My grandfather is the only family I have left. If anything happens to him…” She paused, swallowing hard as her emotions threatened to overwhelm her. “If he dies, I will be completely alone in this world.”I remained silent for a moment, watching her carefully. There was no pretense in her expression, no arrogance like the one she had displayed earlier at the Davenport mansion. What I saw now was raw fear, genuine and unfiltered.Her words reached somewhere deep within me, stirring something I had been trying to suppress for a long time.I exhaled slowly and leaned back slightly. “Alright,” I said at last, my tone calm but firm. “I will consider helping you.”Her eyes lit up
CHAPTER 23
The moment the Lamborghini rolled out of the Davenport mansion. I leaned back slightly into the seat and exhaled slowly.Allowing the tension that had built inside me to ease, even if only a little. Beside me, Britney held the steering wheel firmly, her posture straight and composed.But I could sense that she was not as calm as she appeared. Her eyes shifted briefly toward me before returning to the road, as though she was trying to find the right words to say.After a few seconds of silence, I spoke first.“I did not like what you did back there,” I said quietly, my voice steady but firm.She tightened her grip on the steering wheel slightly before glancing at me again. “I know,” she replied almost immediately, her tone filled with sincerity. “And I am truly sorry, Leonard… I really am.”I turned my head and looked at her properly this time, studying her expression. There was no arrogance in her face, no pride, only a genuine sense of apology.“I should not have come there unan
CHAPTER 22
Sonia shook her head slowly, the entire situation was beneath her. “Tell me,” she continued, her tone filled with sarcasm, “has Cardinia suddenly run out of workers? Is that why the President is now searching internationally for someone to scrub floors and clean toilets?”That statement drew the loudest reaction yet, as several guests laughed openly, some even clapping lightly as they were entertained by her words.Through all of this, I said nothing.I simply stood there, allowing them to speak, allowing them to reveal exactly what they thought of me. Every insult, every laugh, every dismissive glance only made one thing clearer to me.They had already decided who I was.And because of that, they could not see anything beyond it.Britney finally moved.Without raising her voice or reacting to their insults, she took a step forward, her expression calm. Then, to the complete surprise of everyone in the room, she lowered her head slightly in a respectful bow… toward me.The laughter
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