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Zachary demanded, "And how did you find out?"He was no idiot—only Lulu's close friends knew that she had gone missing, but none of them knew if she was just hiding or dead.Although Ember told him that his mother had a hand in Lulu's death, he never asked her because he was afraid of what she would do.But his own mother had just said that Lulu was dead too. What was that if not an indirect confession? "Are you questioning me?" Mrs. Slate screamed right then. "Is this how you speak to your mother?!"At the same time, Peter Lindt made his move.He and his wife were naturally on their daughter's side, and they certainly were aware of Lulu's death since they had planned it, but Mrs. Slate was the one who pulled the trigger.That gave them leverage against Mrs. Slate, not to mention that they would have Ember's back even if she was at fault. Glaring at Zachary, Peter barked, "I thought you were the best choice of groom for Ember and could take care of her for the rest of her l
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Isaac promptly turned back to James, asking, "Is he waking up?"Zachary quickly checked the monitors, but soon said, "No, it's just a routine beep to show that it's working."There was a look of disappointment in Isaac's eyes—it naturally hurt to see James like this. That was when Erin Gooding suddenly entered with an empty bucket, and she did a double take when she saw them. "Oh, it's you."Isaac cast her a cold glance and left the ward in silence.Zachary followed, presuming that Isaac did not know Erin and said, "I never knew that James was dating her. I thought she was up to no good when she showed up.""And?" Isaac growled."She's a fine woman—"Isaac stopped right then, and turned to look Zachary in the eye. "What makes you think that?""I mean, she's been camping outside and slept on the bench when I denied her entry. Seeing that she was sincere, I eventually let her in, and I don't think she's left since. She's caring for him 24/7 and learning from the physiotherapist
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The next day, Irene woke up to the sight of a pair of tiny cheeks that resembled Isaac's, and she reached out to touch them.Suddenly, Tommy got up and ran off, though Isaac soon entered.She slept soundly last night. But although she did not know what time he returned, the dark circles under his eyes made it evident that he had not slept.It had been the case over the last few days and weariness showed on his face.Getting up, he told her, "You should sleep."Isaac sat on the bed then and held her hand. "Stan has already hired the best private detectives for the job and I need to meet them soon. I've also arranged for a protection detail for you while I settle things over there."Irene certainly understood that having to travel to and from Minerva was difficult, and could not help feeling sad. She was so preoccupied with her own grief that she forgot Isaac was the father too. He must be hurting too, right? She raised a hand and placed it gently on his cheek.It was a gest
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Irene quickly asked, "Who are you?"The person on the other end was silent for a moment before laughing coolly. "Forgotten all about me already?"Irene finally placed the voice. "Harvey Gooding?"She was uncertain, however, because the voice somehow sounded weird."Are you sick?" she asked."...It's just a minor cold.""I see. So, you're getting married? I remembered you saying that you didn't have anyone…"Irene was quite surprised that Harvey would suddenly say that he was getting married. "Anyway, congratulations—don't worry, I'll definitely send you a gift.""No, you have to attend my wedding." There was a clear demand in Harvey's voice!Irene became silent for a moment, but said, "Sorry, but I'm busy."She turned toward Tommy and patted his little head.Isaac was not around, and she was still in the middle of her postpartum care and should not leave the house.Moreover, Harvey was in Sunny City—she might have considered it if he was holding it somewhere closer, but Sun
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Debbie placed everything she brought on the table, saying, "Mr. Jefferson asked me to buy these."Irene glanced at it and said, "I see.""Take your time and get some proper rest," Debbie said and turned to leave.However, just as she reached the door, she stopped and turned again to look at Irene. "It seems that all you do is bother Mr. Jefferson.""And what about it?" Irene coolly retorted."I'm positive that I'm so much more competent than you at work, just as I would make for a better partner in a relationship. At the very least, I won't mess up time and time again, making Mr. Jefferson worry constantly."Ireen glared at Debbie darkly—Debbie was definitely exceptional because she managed to stay with Isaac for so long.And having made her return now, she was much more direct with Irene.Irene thought that it was a good thing—it would at least spare the need for pretext, and she would not have to worry constantly about suddenly finding a dagger on her back."I'll play my rol
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Mrs. Watson replied, "I have."Irene nodded and got off the couch, carrying Tommy back to their room.Mrs. Watson walked up to her, saying, "I can carry Tommy, ma'am."Irene smiled. "It's fine."Mrs. Watson naturally did not press the issue and instead asked, "Should I start unpacking the stuff on the table?"Irene turned to look at everything on the table, and wondered if Isaac had really asked for it, or Debbie had decided it on her own.Whichever it was, putting it away was better just to be safe."Just shelve it for now.""It's all supplements, and you really need it right now… Debbie must have brought it because Mr. Jefferson told her, and leaving it here is a little wasteful…""Actually, getting too many supplements would be harmful instead," Irene told Mrs. Watson mildly. "Just shelve it for now.""Yes, Mrs. Jefferson." Mrs. Watson did as she was told, while Irene returned to her room.Tommy usually napped in the afternoon, and he was now getting drowsy. He soon doz
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Sheryl told her, "Come home soon.""Yeah," Irene replied, before leaving in a taxi to the nearest precinct—she did not call for the chauffeur since she thought he had left to get a dog.Arriving at the precinct, she spoke to an officer on duty."A missing person?" "Yes." Irene replied."How long has it been since you noticed that he went missing?" the officer asked as he recorded the details. "Two days," Irene replied, but she did not actually know how long Ricky had gone missing, specifically—all she knew was that 48 hours was long enough to build a case."Do you have any further details about the missing person?"Irene told the officer everything she could about Ricky, and the officer told her, "Please leave a number. We will contact you immediately once we find him.""Okay," Irene said, and did as she was told.As she stepped out, she stood at the doorway for a moment, deciding that she had to pin her hopes on the cops for now.This was her only option, too—she had no o
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One of the bodyguards gestured for the street thug to speak, and he stammered over the phone, "T-The person you asked me to tail… Just entered her apartment block…""Irene… Oh?!"Sheryl just happened to step outside the apartment block with Tommy, and she yelped when she saw them.The person on the other end seemed to have heard them and quickly hung up.Irene took the street thug's phone and called the same number again, but no one answered this time.They dropped the ball.One of the bodyguards snarled then, "You have a place to meet, don't you?!"The street thug nodded. "Yeah."The bodyguard turned toward Irene. "We will head over right now—we might reach them in time."Irene nodded. "Yeah."With that, the bodyguards shoved the street thug into the car and drove off.Sheryl walked up to Irene then, having seen them."Who were those people?" she asked.Irene smiled. "The protection detail Isaac arranged." "Are there bad people after us?" Sheryl asked. "No," Irene rep
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