"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.

of sleep. By the time she reached the orphanage, dawn had broken. She knocked on the door, and

there was no time

is she?" Aveline

I've hidden her in a storage room; so far, no one has come

he led Aveline toward the storage

opened the door, a fit of coughing came from within. The room was cluttered with the orphanage's odds and ends, and Hilda lay on a

squinted as they adjusted

her voice

it was Aveline, she grew more agitated. "You've

encounter, Hilda had changed a great deal. She looked gaunt, her wrinkles more pronounced a

bit in the police station,

Who had done it?

they

secret were they

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