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Chapter 244
At that moment, Evelyn and her parents were seated in the living room, the atmosphere tense and heavy like a storm about to break. No one had touched their tea, and the biscuits on the table remained untouched. The ticking wall clock was the only sound filling the room as each second reminded them how little time was left.Evelyn sat with her arms folded, her eyes focused on the floor, her brows furrowed in deep thought. Her father sat opposite her, elbows on his knees, fingers clasped tightly as if he was praying. Her mother, sitting beside her, looked as though she hadn’t slept a wink all night.Evelyn’s father finally broke the silence. His voice was low but desperate. “Evelyn,” he said, leaning forward, “if going on my knees will make you understand how serious this is, then I will do it right now.”Evelyn’s eyes lifted to meet his, a flicker of shock crossing her face.“I’m not joking,” he continued. “We’re not just in trouble… we’re standing at the edge of something that could c
Chapter 243
His eyes scanned each line slowly at first… then faster… until he froze.The contents of the letter hit like a slap to the soul.It was written by someone anonymous but someone who clearly knew too much.The letter detailed that the man in the photo was the one responsible for London’s death.It all began with a woman.A woman London liked a woman London had made his feelings clear about. He had told the man in the photo to step back, to respect the boundary. It wasn’t a fight. London didn’t raise a hand. He simply asked him to let her go. That was it.But that wasn’t enough.Because London had said it in front of people. The man felt humiliated. Insulted.The letter said London had no idea how much damage those words had caused not because of what he said, but because of who he said them to.London didn’t press further. He didn’t retaliate. He simply walked away.Because that’s the kind of man London was calm, decent, kind to a fault.But the man in the picture didn’t let it go.He t
Chapter 242
At that moment, upon hearing what his son just said, London’s grandfather remained still for a moment. His hands, folded tightly together, slowly relaxed. The pain in his chest didn’t vanish, but it didn’t swallow him either. No he was not dead inside. Not yet. Because deep in his bones, he knew one thing for certain: the family he had built, the legacy he had poured his life into, would not stand by and do nothing. Not after what happened to London.That boy… That boy was more than just an heir. He was a symbol of the family’s pride. And pride was something they couldn’t afford to let anyone stomp into the ground.Just as he opened his mouth to speak, the heavy oak door creaked. It wasn’t a loud sound but in the tense quiet of the room, it roared like thunder.The door didn’t swing wide. It opened slowly, carefully. But then footsteps. Fast, light ones. Urgent. A young servant in the family’s uniform burst into the room, panting hard, and without a second thought, he dropped to his k
Chapter 241
At that moment, hearing what London's grandfather just said, the three men still kneeling on the floor didn’t know what to do. Their heads were down, their foreheads pressed to the cold stone, and their bodies shook with the weight of shame. Their faces were bruised, blood still drying on their lips and noses, but they didn’t flinch. They just kneel there, like broken things that had been thrown in a corner and forgotten. The silence that followed was thick, like smoke in the air, and it was London’s father who finally broke it.He walked closer from where he had been standing behind the three men, his jaw tight, his eyes hard. He stepped forward, his boots clicking on the floor, and turned to face his father. The old man stood tall, his back straight, his face like stone. London’s father didn’t speak right away. He just looked at him, like he was trying to read something in his eyes that wasn’t there.Then he said, “Dad, it’s been days now. We’ve been chasing ghosts and asking the wr
Chapter 240
At that moment, James lowered his head, shoulders dropping as though the weight of his own vows pressed heavy against his chest. His lips trembled before the words even escaped him, but his voice carried a desperate loyalty. “What do you desire of me, Master?” His tone was steady enough, though deep inside, he quivered. “Speak it, anything at all… and I will obey. Your command is mine to fulfill, no matter how deep it takes me, no matter how high it climbs. Just one word, and I will carry it to its peak.” At that moment the Miraculous Doctor did not answer him right away. She stood silent, her gaze slicing through him, her eyes too sharp to belong to innocence and too knowing to be ignored. Her fingers twitched at her side, not out of fear but restraint, as if she carried in her chest a storm she refused to set loose. When her voice finally came, it was slow soft at the start, pressing heavier with each word. “In as much as I want that good-for-nothing bastard gone…” he paused
Chapter 239
At that moment, James lowered his head, shoulders dropping as though the weight of his own vows pressed heavy against his chest. His lips trembled before the words even escaped him, but his voice carried a desperate loyalty. “What do you desire of me, Master?” His tone was steady enough, though deep inside, he quivered. “Speak it, anything at all… and I will obey. Your command is mine to fulfill, no matter how deep it takes me, no matter how high it climbs. Just one word, and I will carry it to its peak.” At that moment the Miraculous Doctor did not answer him right away. She stood silent, her gaze slicing through him, her eyes too sharp to belong to innocence and too knowing to be ignored. Her fingers twitched at her side, not out of fear but restraint, as if she carried in her chest a storm she refused to set loose. When her voice finally came, it was slow soft at the start, pressing heavier with each word. “In as much as I want that good-for-nothing bastard gone…” he paused
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