"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.

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

terrible, but there was

is she?"

"Inside. I've hidden her in a storage

Aveline toward the storage

was cluttered with the orphanage's odds and ends, and Hilda lay

they

she exclaimed, her voice

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

deal. She looked gaunt, her wrinkles more pronounced a clear sign that she hadn't been faring well.

to suffer a bit in the police station,

Who had done it?

had they taken

secret were

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