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through

bbed in sync

, her pho

Dale family

ora's heart clenched. Sh

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came through, mixed wi

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s hear

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s bull

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hold is in chaos, and they came fully prepared! Mr. Dale has alread

. Elora broke into violent coughing,

h clenched teeth. Hanging up, she ripped the IV from t

g to annihilate

anny. Now he wanted to d

ne

anted it, then this

creeched t

k sedans packed the area so tightly

by step. Many were wounded, and several lay

, dressed in a black overcoat,

ms, who was crying so hard she

happens to our son, I

peared, every gaze

sharp eyes loc

re show your face?

ed ready to tear her apart and

er whole heart, someone who now showed not

your mind? You think I kidnapped you

umb?" Rodger cut

ah heard it herself-the mercenaries were on th

't bother arguing further and pr

play, she would ma

en hurried over and whispered, "M

ed in Rodg

to do this, Elora? You

nd and ordered,

shoved forward, his hand

wollen, blood trickling fr

gently, "Elora! Don't worry abou

a thug smashed a baton i

own, enduring the

ug

She tried to rush forward but

ders, wrenching her wounds open. S

urmured to the housekeepe

ling Hugh, then at the battere

son back-alive and unharmed-and I might c

faces serious consequences ri

rder, "Please... the

yours! I just crawled out of the hospital. You really t

won't a

ned. He raised his

u're still my precious

ora staggered, feeling a

lost her footing, held back o

ger, you animal! Come at m

ce. His eyes stayed fixed on Elora

r all, if your sister won't tell the

the thug holding a knife a

r, you wou

e a madwoman, eyes

d and tightly restrained

ation gr

nic-stricken as he shouted, "Mr. Grif

t are you panicking for? Can't

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shrank, shock fl

umped weakly, stirred. Sh

fell, a sudden, loud

s en

t before he and his men were c