GoodNovelFreeZachary opened the door again and saw that all the dozens of bodyguards, who had been so imposing earlier, were now sprawled on the ground. Only two men remained standing, looking down at the others with disdain.
"Is that all?" one of them sneered.
Aveline saw them too and was a bit surprised. These two men had such ordinary appearances-faces you could lose in a crowd. They wore plain clothes and had an unremarkable demeanor.
When they noticed Aveline, they bowed their heads slightly in respect. "Hello, Mrs. Tudor" Aveline pressed her lips together. "And who might you be?" The man in the black hoodie replied, "I'm Baron, and this is my brother, Braden." Aveline paused for a moment, then asked, "As Lucas's men, why do all of your names sound so similar?" First Brian, and now Baron and Braden. Were there more, like Bryan or Byron? Baron chuckled, a pair of sharp canine teeth flashing as he smiled. "We're all orphans. Mr. Tudor thought it was too much trouble to cup with different names, so he just gave us similar ones." Aveline's confusion deepened. "But you look to be around Lucas' age. How did you end up working for him?" Baron explained, "We met Mr. Tudor when he was young, and we've been with him ever since." That made sense now.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBraden, growing impatient, muttered, "Enough with the chatter. Let's go." He turned and began to leave.
Baron quickly turned to Aveline with an apologetic look. "Sorry, Mrs. Tudor. We'll be off now. If you need anything, please feel free to contact me." Then he hurried after Braden.
"Are you out of your mind? How dare you speak to Mrs. Tudor like that? Have you forgotten what happened to Brian?" Baron chided, catching up to Braden with a serious expression. Braden didn't respond, just quickened his pace.
Baron sighed heavily and the two of them continued to find a suitable position to keep Aveline under surveillance from a distance.
Zachary gestured at the men lying on the ground. "What should we do with them?" Aveline looked at the group. "Who sent you? What are you trying to accomplish?" The lead bodyguard remained silent. After a moment, he got up, his expression cold and eyes filled with malice as he shot a final glare at Aveling before turning to leave. The rest of the men slowly stood and foffowed him out. Aveline's expression grew more serious.
These people refused to reveal their identities, but it was clear they were after Hilda. It seemed they wouldn't give up until they found her.
Zachary said, "They're gone for now. Let's go back inside. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Join us for a meal." Aveline nodded and returned to the orphanage with him.
After breakfast, she glanced at the tand couldn't help but sigh.
It was too late now.
Even if she had wings, she wouldn't be able to fly back in time.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNoticing her frown, Zachary asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?" Aveline yawned. "Do you have a spare room? I'm exhausted and could use srest." "Yes." Zachary nodded and led her to an empty room.
Aveline said, "I'll take a nap. Let's deal with everything else when I wake up." Zachary agreed, "Alright, you rest. No one will disturb you." After the door closed, Aveline sat on the edge of the bed and informed the lawyers about he With a sigh of resignation, she lay down.
She had expected that Lucas wouldn't show up, but who would've thought she would be the one unable to make it? Why was getting a divorce so complicated? Meanwhile, Lucas had shown up at
the courthouse early. He even had a brief video call with Desmond But as the entire morning passed Aveline never arrived.
m He stood up and said calmly, "The plaintiff is not here. Xet's call it a day." "His
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