"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.

the time she reached the orphanage, dawn had broken. She knocked on the

felt terrible, but there was no time to waste. She

is she?" Aveline

storage room; so far, no one has come

that, he led Aveline

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

eyes squinted as they adjusted

her

she grew more agitated.

encounter, Hilda had changed a great deal. She looked gaunt, her wrinkles more pronounced a clear sign that she hadn't been faring well. "Who took you from the police station?" Aveline asked

Hilda to suffer a bit in the police station, but then she was

Who had done it?

had they

secret were

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