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Chapter 228

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Elliot felt a strong sense of deja vu every time he caught a glimpse of Hayden's face.

It was as if he had traveled back in time and was looking at his younger self!

Hayden shot a glare at Elliot, then averted his gaze.

"Did you really cause the power outage, Hayden?" Mrs. Cooper asked in a panic. "How did you do it? Is this your laptop? Do you know how to use it at your age?"

Hayden pursed his lips, then quietly placed his laptop back into his backpack.

He took his bag, walked over to the stairs, and sat down at the bottom step, waiting for Avery to come.

Mrs. Cooper glanced at Elliot to see his livid expression and the raging fury in his eyes.

If Hayden were not a child, he would not be sitting there as safely and soundly as he was now.

About half an hour later, a bodyguard walked in and reported, "Sir, there's a suspicious foreigner who keeps looking in our direction. Should I bring him in for questioning?"

Mike's face popped into Elliot's mind.

He walked to the front ya
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Susan Samuel
Hayden and Mike were the distraction for Layla to sneak in. Why didn't the doctor run tests to confirm whether Avery was drugged
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Patricia Arum
The book is nice but how I wish the writer could not prolong it so much.... if it had to be this long then maybe it would have been in volume 1 and 2. How will I read over 2000 chapters surely?
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Ndifreke Etim
This book is interesting but I think there are just too many chapters. I'm losing steam already. Make the chapters longer and end the book.
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