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Chapter 411

"Elara!"Just then, several parents approached, surrounding Elara."We've unanimously decided to remove Rosalie Fisher as PTA president. We'd like to nominate you for Class 1B's PTA leadership. What do you say?"These were all parents who got along well with Elara—none from Rosalie's usual socialite circle."I barely have enough energy for my daughter as is. I appreciate your confidence in me." Elara declined politely.When Merida and Beau first enrolled, Elara had considered running for PTA office, believing it would help her contribute more meaningfully.She'd even prepared a PowerPoint campaign with great enthusiasm, until Harvey informed her that Ethel wanted Rosalie as PTA president."Give your presentation materials to Rosalie," he had said to her back then."Why? I'm just as qualified as Rosalie—"The moment she protested, his frown deepened. Sensing his irritation, Elara immediately held her breath."You're the Fisher heir's mother. Your sole focus should be raising B
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Chapter 412

"Is this Ms. Rosalie Fisher? This is Isaac Donovan from Angel International Talent Agency. I just saw your daughter's performance, and we're interested in signing her as a child model."The voice continued, "I wanted to discuss this at school, but..."Isaac had watched helplessly as Fisher family staff escorted Rosalie, Harold, and Paisley away earlier. He'd had to obtain Rosalie's number through connections.Rosalie suddenly straightened her posture as she gripped her phone with both hands. "Angel International? You want my daughter?"Instant euphoria flooded through her. She'd often considered increasing Paisley's visibility, but lacked video skills and couldn't stomach personally approaching agencies.As a Fisher, actively pushing Paisley into show business would draw family criticism. Yet Rosalie knew exactly how lucrative child stardom could be. After all, Paisley's fame would reflect gloriously on her too.She could already picture herself giving interviews as "the mother o
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Chapter 413

Xavier's body collapsed like a sandbag, hitting the floor with a dull thud. His eyes remained shut, face pale as frost-wilted grass, as all of his vitality was drained away.The room fell deathly silent. Beau's hands trembled around the rod, his childish features flashing with a maturity and ruthlessness far beyond his years. The Fisher family's innate selfishness and coldness ran deep in his bones.Xavier lay motionless on the ground, frozen in time's crevice. It was a heartbreaking sight.Yet Beau's pitch-black eyes resembled bottomless abysses. Like a child untouched by moral understanding, he showed no remorse for his actions.Setting down the rod, Beau reached for Xavier's wristwatch.While they were friends, Xavier had shared a secret with Beau. His watch contained satellite tracking, but he'd modified it for when he wanted to disappear.Beau pressed the specific button Xavier had shown him—the one that disabled satellite tracking, making him invisible to Fisher family guar
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Chapter 414

"It's the fire alarm!" someone shouted"Is there a fire? Where is it?""Something smells awful! Like something's burning!" Some parents covered their noses.The teachers present called out, "Children, don't panic! Everyone, line up and evacuate quickly!"As the teachers were shouting, the blaring alarm sounded like a death knell. Parents grabbed their children and stampeded for the exits.Chairs toppled in the auditorium as children wailed in the chaos. Several kids tumbling down the stairs fell in the rush.The Fisher bodyguards instinctively scooped up the fallen children. One checked his phone and said, "Mr. Xavier's GPS signal just disappeared!""Maybe he already left? If he found Ms. Merida, he might've turned off tracking so we wouldn't disturb them..."The guards hesitated—with a fire emergency, they couldn't find Xavier, but couldn't abandon the danger zone either."Mr. Xavier is intelligent. He would definitely leave the auditorium immediately upon discovering the fir
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Chapter 415

"Elara!" Harvey shouted.The moment Elara sprinted away, he felt as if an immense magnetic force radiated from her body, pulling his heart out after her. Harvey began to chase after Elara without hesitation."Wait! Mr. Fisher!"Ralph also ran after them, his face etched with anxiety as he wiped sweat from his brow and stared toward the auditorium. His heart pounded with unease.Two weeks earlier, Beau had ordered them to survey the school auditorium."I want a fire to break out in the auditorium! Then you'll tell Daddy and Mommy I'm trapped inside and can't escape."If Mommy truly loves me, she'll rush in to save me without regard for her own safety!"At the time, the assistant assigned by Harvey to care for Beau broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this plan."Mr. Beau, this is far too dangerous! We absolutely cannot allow you to be in an actual fire!""That's why I'm asking you to figure out a way to make it less dangerous!" Beau said as he stood before him, emanating an a
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Chapter 416

"If Mommy doesn't rush into the fire to protect me, I won't let Daddy blame you either—because you helped me see how heartless Mommy really is toward me!" Beau declared.Ralph still hesitated, so Beau delivered his ultimatum, "If you don't do as I say, I'll fire you on the spot!"Hearing Beau's final warning, Ralph's legs instantly turned to jelly. He couldn't afford to lose such a lucrative position in this tough job market.Besides, he actually did know how to start fires safely. During his previous job at a fire station, he'd been the one responsible for controlled burns during building fire drills.…Meanwhile, Finnegan pulled out his phone and called Theodore. The gala performance had ended, and they were all preparing to leave.Theodore sat in his sports car, watching as Finnegan's off-road vehicle came to an abrupt stop nearby, and Elara suddenly came sprinting out. He was just about to exit his vehicle when his phone rang.Theodore answered the call, and Finnegan's voice
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Chapter 417

Theodore said, "If Beau went looking for Merida, he's probably on the second floor."The second floor served as the students' backstage changing area.Elara kept the call connected as she slipped her phone into her pants pocket. She removed her backpack and took out the insulated water bottle inside.After soaking a handkerchief with water from the bottle, she asked Theodore, "How long do you think I can stay on the second floor with just this wet cloth over my nose and mouth?""If the fire remains uncontrolled—56 seconds maximum," Theodore replied.He had already calculated that after 56 seconds, the carbon monoxide concentration on the second floor would reach lethal levels. Any longer, and Elara risked losing consciousness from poisoning."Alright, then I'm counting on you to time me!"She entrusted her life completely to Theodore, who remained safely outside the auditorium. Though physically separated, they functioned as one—back-to-back against unseen dangers.With the dam
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Chapter 418

Beau stared blankly at Elara as she desperately sawed at the ropes binding Xavier. Xavier couldn't possibly escape the closet without cutting them.Xavier began coughing uncontrollably. Elara immediately stripped off her outer layer and poured the remaining water from her thermos onto the fabric.She wrapped the soaked garment around Xavier's head, covering his nose and mouth. The cloth obscured half his face, leaving only his wide, panicked eyes visible as he watched Elara struggle with the ropes."Elara, you need to evacuate now!" Theodore's voice came through the phone's speaker, laced with uncharacteristic agitation.With no cameras in the second-floor rooms, Theodore could only monitor the hallway footage from his car. He pieced together Elara's situation solely through the phone conversation between her and Beau.Even as he spoke, his slender fingers flew across the keyboard. The surveillance system itself remained intact, and the missing footage resulted from someone disabl
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Chapter 419

Xavier, still collapsed inside the closet, stared wide-eyed at Beau.At that moment, Theodore also heard Beau's words through the phone. With one arm crossed over his chest and the other hand resting on his chin, his icy gaze fixed on the computer screen showing surveillance footage of Beau shoving Xavier into the room.Merida stood behind the driver's seat, her small hands gripping the headrest. Her round eyes trembled, and her dark pupils were shaking with distress."I'll keep both of you alive!"Elara's response didn't satisfy Beau."No! You have to choose just one!" he screamed, grabbing Elara's arm with a look that mixed stubbornness and desperation."Mommy! Xavier will be fine! Just come with me!"Let's leave together and reunite with Daddy! We can be a happy family again!"A sudden thought struck Elara. She turned sideways, rummaged through her backpack, and pulled out a bobby pin. Carefully, she attempted to thread it through the knots of Xavier's bindings.Her focus b
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Chapter 420

Theodore tapped his phone screen, hitting the merge call button.When Finnegan answered, Theodore snapped impatiently, "Where the hell are you? Did you stop to solve world hunger first? Even the old man with a walking stick could've made it to the fire by now!""Shut it!" Finnegan's voice sounded muffled, as if coming through a barrier.Theodore guessed he must have already put on his breathing mask."Going in!"After this brief notification, Finnegan hung up.…Clutching Elara's phone on the second floor of the auditorium, Beau ran out of the room. He glanced down at the screen displaying "Theodore" and decisively ended the call.Though he knew this was his orchestrated fire—that Ralph had guaranteed his safety within the auditorium—his body still reacted to the rising temperature. Even through the soaked handkerchief, the acrid smell penetrated his nostrils.Panic rising, Beau dashed down the stairs toward the main entrance. Four fire trucks had surrounded the building outsi
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