"Alright," Zachary agreed.

Aveline didn't waste a second. She set off immediately.

The night was thick and dark as she drove away from Maple Garden. The bodyguards who had been discreetly watching over her quickly relayed the news to Lucas.

Sitting in his study, Lucas listened to the report, his expression momentarily still.

"Send more men to follow her," he ordered.

The bodyguard responded, "Yes, Mr. Tudor. And what about you?"

A faint smile tugged at the corners of Lucas' lips. "I'll be attending the court session, of course."

The bodyguard was speechless.

What a strategist.

City to Arthur Town took nearly seven hours. Aveline had driven through the night, barely getting a wink of sleep. By the time she reached the orphanage, dawn had broken.

head was pounding, and she felt terrible, but there was no time to

is she?" Aveline

"Inside. I've hidden her in a storage room; so

that, he led Aveline

coughing came from within. The room was cluttered with the orphanage's odds and

squinted as they adjusted to the

you!" she exclaimed, her voice

more agitated. "You've come to save me, haven't

closer, her brow furrowed. Since their last encounter, Hilda had changed a great deal. She looked gaunt, her wrinkles more pronounced a clear sign that she hadn't

had intended for Hilda to suffer a bit in the police station, but then she was taken away

Who had done it?

they

were

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