Chapter 424 Long Time No See and Never Again

Freya leaned in Radley’s arms, and Connor was all smiles in the front passenger seat.

“You know, Miss Kaufmann, Mr. Monaghan hasn’t had a proper meal since you disappeared. Finally, things are looking up now,” Connor remarked.

Freya furrowed her brow as she looked at Radley. His already stern face now appeared even more gaunt, with sharper angles.

His deep-set eyes and untamed short hair gave him a somewhat disheveled appearance.

Freya smiled and gently touched his face. “Looks like it’ll take some time to plump you back. up.”

Radley reached out to caress her face, his voice slightly hoarse. “You’ll have to do your best then.”

Freya chuckled but soon thought about her plans to leave the next day.

Fortunately, since Matthew had mentioned that he knew some authoritative institutions, it should be a quick process to break free and return to Radley’s side.

The night had grown late, and after a long journey, Freya lay in Radley’s arms, gradually closing her eyes.

In the northern part of Kundin, inside a Floravalean-style villa, Edward opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a moment before sitting up abruptly.

As he tried to get out of bed, he realized that his feet were shackled with two padded ankle.

cuffs.

The cuffs were not designed to harm, but they limited his movement to the confines of the

room.

Edward furrowed his brow and called out, his voice hoarse, “Someone, come in!”

There was soon a commotion outside, and two maids hastily entered the room, pushing the door open.

“You called, Mr. Edward?”

Edward looked at them coldly. These two had previously addressed him as ‘Mr. Fraser.'”

It seemed that after the discovery, Jamie had no intention of continuing the charade.

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But he said you can request anything from us except for removing the shackles from

Jamie’s not here?

a beat. “Did he

looked bewildered. “Mr. Jamie didn’t tell us where he went; he only instructed. us to

cold, and his gaze fell on the shackles

I might try something,

recalling Freya’s words that he needed to eat

he looked at the two maids and said, “Go and prepare some food for me.”

maids immediately obliged and

After

highly on guard

out a bitter laugh. After waiting for about ten

assist you with your meal?” one

expression remained cold. “No,

a bit, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in

to vomit.

into the bathroom, and luckily, the length of the chain on his shackles. allowed him

done vomiting, Edward turned on the tap and cleaned up what

a sip of water, he vomited again, noticing red streaks in the expelled matter.

had been scratched by food, and it was painful and

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to the recent vomiting, his

wall, looking through the open

outside.

have even survived till this point. Thankfully, he had sent her away earlier, or he truly wouldn’t have

until the pain gradually subsided before he returned to the bed, leaning

saw himself in the bathroom mirror-a gaunt

proud, and he didn’t want to die like

wrists that had become as thin as twigs, and his gaze slowly shifted to

the vase that

hesitated for a few seconds, then opened the bedside cabinet and, after searching through the clutter, found a pen. The pen was

opened it, and unfolded

bedside cabinet,

line.

my dearest brother,

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