\u201cDon\u2019t waste your breath, Haskell. You won\u2019t get to me. My brother and I have always been close,\u201d Faith said, forcing a smile to mask the anger simmering beneath the surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell simply replied, \u201cOh. Is that so? Well, I suppose I\u2019ve laid enough groundwork.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Faith asked, confused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s smile vanished completely, replaced by a chilling calm. \u201cIt\u2019s time to tie you up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Faith could react, a silver needle shot out from the armrest of Haskell\u2019s wheelchair, embedding itself in her neck. A sharp sting, followed by a wave of dizziness. She swayed, her body going limp as she collapsed to the ground. Her eyelids grew heavy, but she forced them open to look up at Haskell, who loomed over her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaskell\u2026 you dare\u2026 kidnap me\u2026?\u201d she slurred. \u201cThis is our family estate\u2026 Grandpa will find out\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s gaze was as placid as a frozen lake. \u201cI forgot to tell you. The real reason Grandpa is waiting three months to announce the heir is to give me enough time to eliminate all the threats around me. Since you delivered yourself to my doorstep, you\u2019ve saved me the trouble of sending my men after you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As his final words registered, Faith\u2019s eyes widened in horror. But her strength failed her, and she succumbed to the darkness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell ran a finger over a small switch on his armrest, a look of admiration in his eyes. The modifications Larissa had made to his wheelchair were indeed very useful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake her away,\u201d he commanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crispin resumed pushing the wheelchair forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment later, a bodyguard emerged from the house, bent down, and effortlessly hoisted the unconscious Faith over his shoulder. He carried her away through a side gate of the estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in his wing of the house, Haskell gave his next order. \u201cCrispin, post men at the main gate. When Thatch returns, give him a beating severe enough to land him in the hospital. I don\u2019t want to see him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, sir,\u201d Crispin replied, a hint of satisfaction in his voice. He had long despised Thatch and would have dealt with him personally if not for his relationship with Haskell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith\u2019s driver, Lloyd, dropped Thatch and Valeria at their destination and departed. Thatch used the key Faith had given him to open the door to a small apartment. It was tiny, barely forty square\u00a0<\/p>\n
meters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Valeria\u2019s nose wrinkled in disgust. \u201cThis place is pathetic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After three years of living at the magnificent Palmer estate, a place that felt like a royal palace, this was an insult. She closed the door and looked at her father anxiously. \u201cDad, I can go back to the estate eventually, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch stroked her head and sighed. \u201cThe priority right now is finding your brother. I\u2019m afraid Haskell\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:19\u00a0<\/p>\n
bas bin The Pin chaos, so we let the others wear themselves down fighting Haskel Where Mead, your brother can step in and claim the prize.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sheep with his for alle while,\u201d he continued. \u201cFaith is only helping us because she wants to\u00a0<\/p>\n
baskell. For the next three months, do whatever she asks. As long as it\u00a0<\/p>\n
weakens Rasel, one *\u00a0<\/p>\n
Valeria nodded. Yuxderated Dad endured being an outsider for years before I came to the Palmer family. I can handle three OR MORS\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood git Thatch said, plead\u00a0<\/p>\n
After setting Valeria in Theth hailed a cab back to the Palmer estate. It was another humiliation; Haskell had even confiscated his car, forcing him to rely on taxis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The more he thought about it, the more his anger simmered. To be treated like this by his own son! He was going to give Haskell a piece of his mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stormed through the main gate of the estate, only to be stopped by two imposing bodyguards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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