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Octavia sprang to her feet, placing a hand on Freya’s shoulder, righteous fury blazing across her face.“Sister Freya, I’ll help you kill—”The word was swallowed under Adrian’s warning glance. Octavia hastily corrected herself. “—teach him a brutal lesson!”A killer’s instincts were not so easily erased. Adrian did not expect Octavia to shed her past overnight.Still, had she finished that sentence, she would certainly have frightened Daisy and Freya.As it was, Adrian’s timely interruption kept either of them from overthinking her words.He gestured for Octavia to sit. “Do you want Freya marching off for revenge in this condition? Let me heal her first. Then we’ll deal with him.”Octavia paused, then nodded vigorously. “You’re right. Adrian, treat Sister Freya first. That scumbag—I won’t let him off!”Daisy and Octavia stepped aside to give him space. Adrian pressed lightly against several misaligned joints along Freya’s body. A few crisp cracks echoed in the small room before he pl
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Daisy pushed Adrian aside and ran her fingers over the scrawled words on the door.“How could this have happened?”The three exchanged glances, their expressions heavy with silence.Daisy raised her hand and knocked. “Freya? Are you home, Freya?”The pounding echoed hollowly, but no one answered.Her anxiety deepened.Adrian called out as well, his voice infused with just enough force to carry inward without disturbing the neighbors. “Freya, Miss Daisy and Octavia are here to see you!”At last, a faint rustling came from within. A moment later, there was a soft click, and the door creaked open.Freya stood before them, her face as pale as paper, bruises darkening her cheek and the corner of her mouth.The room behind her was unlit, steeped in shadow, and faintly tinged with an unpleasant odor.Adrian recognized it instantly—the metallic scent of blood.“Miss Daisy, I’m sorry… I was just sleeping.”He stepped past her, found the switch, and turned on the light.The scene that emerged m
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Tabitha agreed at once. It was only after the car had pulled away that they realized the entire orphanage staff had come out to see them off.In the rearview mirror, the crowd grew smaller and smaller.Tabitha sniffed quietly, forcing back the tears welling in her eyes.Adrian glanced at her. Girls, he thought, were always more susceptible to the ache of parting; women were creatures of feeling, after all.“We may be back again before long. Don’t cry.”“Who’s crying? Don’t talk nonsense,” she shot back at once.Yet her voice still trembled faintly.Adrian immediately rubbed at his own eyes. “Fine. I’m the one crying.”That earned him a reluctant laugh, and after a while her mood finally steadied.“Adrian, thank you for coming with me today.”In truth, he felt the trip had been necessary. Had he not come, Tabitha might very well have been hurt by the staff brought by Peach Blossom.And if Tabitha had been hurt, Daisy would certainly have been upset.By that logic, he had merely solved
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They laid Director Grant flat upon the bed. Seeing her ashen complexion and bloodless lips, Adrian had already formed a preliminary judgment.Her condition, he feared, was far worse than he had anticipated.Tabitha Grant looked at him anxiously. “Adrian, are you confident about Director Grant’s illness?”Adrian pressed his lips together. “I’ll need to examine her pulse before I can reach a conclusion.”He stepped to the bedside, gently drew out Director Grant’s arm, and placed his fingers upon her wrist.Moments later, his expression turned grave. At the sight of it, Tabitha and Mr. Montgomery felt their hearts sink.“Well?”Adrian let out a quiet sigh. Director Grant was not suffering from one terminal illness, but two distinct and life-threatening conditions.Beyond that, years of relentless toil had left her burdened with countless chronic ailments.That she had endured this long was a testament to the sheer resilience of her spirit.“Adrian… she…”He looked at Tabitha, only then r
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“Miss Tabitha, I offer my deepest apologies. If she has offended you in any way, you may deal with her as you see fit. I will not utter a single word in objection.”At Jaden Franklin’s declaration, despair washed over Peach Blossom’s face.The man she had relied upon most—the one she trusted without reservation—had discarded her without hesitation.“She didn’t offend me,” Tabitha said coolly, casting Peach Blossom a frigid glance. “She offended everyone here.”“Mr. Franklin, if you truly believe you are unfit to manage Franklin Entertainment, I can relieve you of the position.”The implication struck like lightning. Jaden’s expression changed at once. Turning sharply, he delivered another resounding slap to Peach Blossom.“Miss Tabitha, that is far too severe. She must have acted out of ignorance of your identity. But rest assured—our company cannot retain someone so arrogant and unruly.”“Miss Tabitha, I promise you a satisfactory resolution.”He bowed repeatedly, a sheen of sweat fo
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When Tabitha saw the wheelchair overturned and Director Grant lying motionless on the ground, her anger flared beyond restraint. She strode forward and struck Peach Blossom across the face once more.Peach Blossom’s makeup was already streaked and ruined; now she shrieked hysterically, her composure in tatters.Director Grant, seeing the chaos spiral further out of control, was frantic with worry. She pushed her wheelchair forward, trying to intervene.“Stop fighting. Please—calm down.”Before she could reach them, one of the entertainment company’s staff kicked the wheelchair aside. It toppled violently, sending her crashing to the floor. For a moment, she did not move.The orphanage staff gasped and rushed to carry her to safety.A surge of fury ignited in Adrian’s chest.He had not imagined they would be so depraved as to assault a sick woman confined to a wheelchair.“You truly have no idea what you’ve invited upon yourselves.”His fists clenched. An unmistakable aura radiated fro
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