Chapter 544

The two men looked at each other, and only then did they realize Jean saw through their facade.

Edgar walked over a few steps, “Susan told you?”

Jean blinked, “I threatened Susan. Don’t blame her.”

The man held her fingers, “I didn’t intend to hide it from you.” “I understand that you are worried about us.”

She was referring to her and the child.

While beaming, Jean withdrew her hand, “But keep in mind that I’m not delicate. The more information you withhold from me, the more I’ll want to know, and the sooner I need to figure it out on my own. Why not tell me right away?”

Nathan was thrown into an awkward third-wheel situation.

He coughed for attention, “This is too much public display affection for my liking. I’ll leave you two some room.”

“About that lawyer, I’ll handle it,” Nathan said as he left.

Lawyer?

It appears that things are going bad to worse. Again.

Edbert genuinely wanted Edgar to experience some consequences, exactly as Jean had expected.

“Let’s chat,” she spoke softly, her fingertips grazing the back of his hand.

Edgar’s eyes somewhat darkened.

He explained to Jean, “A villager was collecting firewood when he heard a woman sobbing nearby at a mountain. He went by and discovered Xena there.”

He paused momentarily.

What a scene it was…

to disclose the next information. “Officer Bunnings contacted me, and he said that Xena had been calling my name,”

Jean could see the repressed rage in

way because of his overt admiration for Xena, but rather because he believed the girl’s

from

made the decision herself. She had multiple chances to walk away,” Jean spoke softly, “whether it was Uncle Edbert’s doing, she would travel

poor;

was no one’s doing,

offense was in another, if he is to

gave his pawn no opportunity to

be too

her relatives. There

It’s alright.”

the following several days, they saw sporadic visits from reporters and

eyes were

proof they held, but they all insisted that Edgar was somehow involved in this

were becoming rather absurd based

that the

said, “Let’s go. I’ll accompany

visit the legal office today to resolve Xena’s issue when he called late last night. Although Jean was aware of it, she pretended to be uninvolved in the

I’ll go alone,” the man said with

concerned. I’m scared that if you hit someone in public, you will truly be on the headlines tomorrow,” she

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follow since he was powerless to stop

entrance of the legal office, “Mr. Royden, your uncle has arrived. The location has also been vetted, and each employee has signed a confidentiality agreement. Nothing that took place today will be revealed. Be

work they perform

when she stepped inside the elevator,

looked like a fire escape, the door didn’t seem to be accessible. It was a

still unknown

Please enter, Mr. Royden.”

a wheelchair with sorrowful eyes. A thermos was in George’s hand as

Melchoir, the plaintiff’s attorney, stood in opposition to them with the same

Martin,

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