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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Jamie? I want to see

said you can request anything from us except for removing the shackles from your feet.”

Jamie’s not here?

“Did

Jamie didn’t tell us where he went; he only instructed. us to

gaze fell on the

that I might try something, doesn’t

that he needed to

he looked at the two maids and said, “Go and prepare

immediately obliged

feet. After a few minutes, he gave

Jamie’s highly on guard against me.

out a bitter laugh. After waiting for about ten minutes, two maids entered the room, carrying food.

shall we assist you with your

remained cold. “No,

eating a bit, he suddenly felt a sharp pain

to vomit.

of the chain on his shackles. allowed him to lean over the sink and retch

and cleaned up what he had expelled

taking a sip of water, he vomited again, noticing red streaks in

if it had been scratched by food, and it was painful

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the recent vomiting, his stomach began to cramp

leaned against the bathroom wall, looking through the open

outside.

had sent her away earlier, or

gradually subsided before he returned to

He saw himself in the bathroom mirror-a gaunt

proud, and he didn’t want to die

had become as thin as twigs, and his gaze

room had been removed. Even the vase

few seconds, then opened the bedside cabinet and, after searching through the clutter, found a pen. The pen was a plastic marker, not

within, he retrieved a pillbox, opened it, and unfolded a piece of

floor, leaning against the bedside cabinet, and began writing slowly, line by

line.

dearest brother,

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