Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 349
Chapter 349
Finley pushed the thoughts aside. If his mother hadn’t found him collapsed outside the east wing villa last night, he might have died there. He touched the bruise on his forehead and winced. “It’s nothing. I bumped it.”
“You bumped it? But why would you…” Honora trailed off, her eyes widening with realization. Her concern morphed into self–blame. “Finley, was it the poison? Was the pain so unbearable that you had to hurt yourself to get through it?”
Finley’s silence was his answer.
“Oh, Finley, this is all my fault,” she said, her voice cracking as tears welled in her eyes. “If it weren’t for me, Larissa would have cured you yesterday, and you wouldn’t have had to suffer for another day.”
Leopold, listening to her fake sentiment, was disgusted. He couldn’t believe he had ever found her pitiful.
Moved by her worry, Finley momentarily forgot the agonizing pain of the previous night. He patted her head gently. “It’s okay. It was only one more night. Today, Larissa is going to wake Leopold and cure me. You don’t have to be upset.”
“I know… but Larissa despises us. Why would she suddenly agree to help you?” Honora asked, a hint of suspicion in her voice.
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Finley didn’t want to tarnish Honora with their family’s dirty tactics. “I’m going to handle Leopold’s discharge papers. You can pack his things. We’ll take him home as soon as I’m done.”
“Okay,” Honora replied meekly.
As soon as Finley left the room, her expression shifted to one of scornful amusement. She began packing Leopold’s belongings.
“Well, Leopold,” she sneered, “it looks like your father finally made a move, and Larissa had no choice but to surrender. She’s so confident she can wake you. I wonder what her face will look like when she realizes you can’t be woken.”
Leopold silently cursed her, calling her a vicious monster. His sister said he would wake up, and he believed her. He would wake up!
In the Palmer family estate, the late autumn sun cast dappled shadows through the leaves. After texting Larissa, Haskell prepared to leave for the Judson estate, with Crispin ready to push his wheelchair.
As they reached the main hall, Thatch’s voice stopped them. “Haskell, I haven’t been able to reach Draven for two days. After those people took him, did you even try to save him?”
Haskell paused, a faint, unreadable smile on his lips. “Dad, you have a strange sense of humor. Draven tried to have me killed. Why would I save him?”
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Thatch’s face flushed with anger. “Your brother was just confused! He was sent away by your grandfather as a child and felt resentful when he returned. It was a mistake! He’s still your brother, the child your mother risked everything to find. Are you just going to let him die?”
The self–serving justification in his father’s voice was exhausting. Haskell said flatly, “I’ve had Crispin
look into it.”
Thatch relaxed slightly. “That’s more like it. As soon as you find out where he is, tell me…”
“I didn’t say I was investigating his whereabouts,” Haskell interrupted. “I’m investigating whether he is actually my brother.”
Thatch froze, a flicker of panic in his eyes before he composed himself. “What nonsense are you talking about? Draven is your brother! Do you want to disappoint your mother’s spirit with such words?”
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