Upon returning to her residence, Josie hadn’t anticipated encountering Zach in the courtyard.

Leaning against the magnolia tree, he idly scrolled through his phone, bored. Upon hearing footsteps, he glanced up abruptly.

“You’ve got some nerve showing your face here,” Zach remarked bluntly.

Josie turned to face him, closing the distance between them with deliberate steps. “This is my home. Leave.”

Her assertion carried an undertone of authority, and Zach immediately bristled. His agitation palpable, he retorted, “Yours? I’ve lived here for over twenty years. Who do you think you are?”

Josie’s patience wore thin. “When I resided here, you weren’t even born.”

Zach lost it and lunged forward, seizing her by the throat, his anger evident in his clenched teeth. “If you dare to stay,” he threatened, “I’ll show you the consequences of messing with a local!”

Josie felt a twinge of discomfort, but she refused to let it surface. Instead, she offered a smile. “Zach, you haven’t changed a bit in these two years.”

Zach remained silent.

for a few days, and you’re already so worked up. Aren’t

the spot. “You think you’re high and mighty, don’t you? Why don’t you just leave? If you hate the Olsen family so

his fingers one by

voice cracked

toward the door. “Emily,

as she glanced at Zach, lowering her head. “Mr.

Having no outlet for his anger, Zach kicked

morning. Grape should be awake by now. She

Is he still asleep?

shake a sense of foreboding, though she couldn’t quite explain why. Her apprehension grew, and

affairs, she

of Rivodia, a group of individuals stood in disciplined formation, each gripping

of hungry wolves prowled, their

the

was nearby. However, they faced a predicament-they had to confront the menacing

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