Chapter 206

As the elevator doors sealed shut, the bodyguard wiped the sweat from his brow, ready to tell the guys to keep their guard up and be vigilant while posted here.

Then a nearby door swung open, and there was Max, leaning casually against the frame. The hallway lighting cast an almost ethereal glow around him, as if he were enveloped in an unreal. aura. His eyes were dark, like flames burning within them, yet those flames seemed to smother against cold ice, extinguished one by one.

“Mr. Dorsey, do you need anything?” the bodyguard asked.

“You don’t have to guard this place.”

“But Mr. Hatfield explicitly instructed…”

“I’m not comfortable with it.”

hint of amusement in his

could only nod. After seeking approval from Samuel, he

several times over.

scouting locations for the orphanage, Patrick had shortlisted several spots, and after process of elimination, only this area remained. It was a bit removed from the city center, but with the Hatfield family’s security. safety

their generosity, he had to accept the Hatfield

the other building’s hall, Lillian looked to Cameron, her nerves frayed. “He definitely drank it,

no turning back now.

heard that the top floor’s security had been withdrawn by Max himself. What was Max up to? Could it be, as Lillian suggested, that he was signaling

he nodded, emphasizing, “Don’t provoke him too much,

she was scoffing. All men were the same to her. And given that Max had taken something

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