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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want to see him,”

maids exchanged a glance. “Mr. Jamie is not here, Mr. Edward. But he said you can request anything from us

Jamie’s not here?

beat. “Did he go after

maids looked bewildered. “Mr. Jamie didn’t tell us where he

his gaze fell on the shackles on his feet.

I might try something, doesn’t

recalling Freya’s words that he needed to eat something no

at the two maids and said,

obliged and left the

the bed, attempting to undo the shackles on his feet. After a few minutes, he gave up; the shackles weren’t budging,

on guard against me.

for about ten minutes, two maids entered the room, carrying

assist you with your meal?” one

expression remained cold. “No,

pain in his stomach, accompanied

to vomit.

on his shackles. allowed him to lean over the

done vomiting, Edward turned on the tap and cleaned up what he had expelled before rinsing his mouth.

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

as if it had been scratched

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the recent vomiting, his

leaned against the bathroom wall, looking through

outside.

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

waited until the pain gradually subsided before he returned to the

He saw himself in the bathroom mirror-a gaunt figure that had

he didn’t

had become as thin as twigs,

the vase that had originally been on the bedside

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

opened it, and unfolded a piece of

on the floor, leaning against the bedside

line.

dearest

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