The voice on the other end said, “No.”

Darcie frowned, feeling uneasy. “What did you tell the police?”

The voice on the other end replied calmly, “I told them the truth.”

“Alijah!” Darcie couldn’t suppress her anger. “Is this a time to joke?”

“I’m not joking,” the voice lowered a bit. “What else could I say? You gave me this identity, so I have to follow the script. Can I say I’m Alijah, a man who has been dead for nearly 27 years? Tell me how he came back to life?”

Her voice was filled with suppressed pain and resentment, and in an instant, Darcie’s face twisted in anger. “Are you blaming me?”

Alijah remained silent for a moment before saying calmly, “No, I’m not.”

“Alijah, you do blame me!” Darcie’s words were accusatory. “You were the one who owed the debt back then. You proposed this idea. You couldn’t raise Jaylene, and you wanted her to have a better life, so you begged me to help!”

Over the years, I’ve transferred so much to you. You could have gone abroad for a better life, but you insisted on staying in Rivera. Without a legitimate

I’m just tired of living in fear. I can’t even take off my clothes at home or sleep deeply. When I see ‘acquaintances’ on the street, I have to pretend to know them well and call them brothers. Even when I’m sick, I’m afraid of doing

protect her. Why can’t you grant me this one wish? Why did you persuade Jaylene to stay away from me? Would I harm

about harm. You’re a time bomb near Jaylene! Wenham and Jaylene have a good relationship. He likes your calligraphy and paintings. How can you ensure he won’t

hoarsely, “You can rest assured. I can’t paint or write

“What do you

and damaged them permanently. I can’t

She hadn’t expected

he didn’t break the law, the police wouldn’t collect blood samples casually, and no one

that? There’s no need for such extremes… I was just worried you might lose control in front of Jaylene. That’s why I didn’t want you too close to her. I’ll discuss it with Jaylene. She needs a

suddenly felt that having him close to Jaylene might not be a bad thing. A person

to monitor such a time bomb if he was

anxiously, “Are you serious? Are you lying to

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