Chapter 429\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFinley, hold on,\u201d Leopold said, his voice urgent. \u201cI\u2019m taking you to Larissa. F\u2019ll beg her to give you the antidote.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He carefully laid his brother down in the back seat before jumping back into the driver\u2019s side, buckling his seatbelt, and speeding toward the Judson estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thirty minutes later, Leopold was carrying Finley on his back at the main gate. He remembered that they had returned their key fobs when they moved out, so he had no choice but to shout at the guards inside. \u201cOpen the gate and let me in!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guards recognized him as Leopold, the former second young master, and the man on his back as Finley, the eldest. But they also knew that both had been cast out by Kiernan\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They ignored him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI said, open the damn gate!\u201d Leopold roared, his frustration mounting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the guards gave him a cold, dismissive look. \u201cWithout orders from Mr. Kiernan Judson or Ms. Larissa Judson, we can\u2019t let you in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold kicked the iron gate, the clang echoing in the quiet night, but the guards remained\u00a0<\/p>\n
unmoved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He fumbled for his phone, intending to call Larissa. But as he held it in his hand, a wave of\u00a0<\/p>\n
shame washed over him. He didn\u2019t even have his own sister\u2019s number saved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He felt a pang of regret so sharp it took his breath away. But he couldn\u2019t just stand by and watch Finley suffer. He shook his brother gently. \u201cFinley, do you have Larissa\u2019s number?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the fast of his strength, Finley managed a nod. \u201cIn\u2026 my phone\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold quickly found Finley\u2019s phone, used his brother\u2019s thumbprint to unlock it, and scrolled through the contacts until he found Larissa\u2019s name. He dialed, only to be met with an automated message: The number you have dialed is not in service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had blocked Finley\u2019s number, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course she had. They deserved it. All of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A gut\u2013wrenching cough wracked Finley\u2019s body, and he spat out a mouthful of blood before finally succumbing to the pain and passing out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFinley!\u201d Leopold cried in terror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Out of options, he carried Finley back to the car and sped toward the nearest hospital. Even if\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:33\u00a0<\/p>\n
they couldn\u2019t cure the poison, maybe they could give him something to dull the pain until it passed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next morning, Larissa woke up and scrolled through Twitter to see if Lucius\u2019s scandal was still trending. The video of him and Jagger was gone, completely scrubbed from the platform. Instead, she found herself and Leopold at the top of the trending list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apparently, close to midnight, Leopold had posted an update.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I\u2019m sorry. I was wrong. Larissa, my dear sister, I will spend the rest of my life protecting you and making it up to you. I will never let you be hurt again, even if it costs me everything.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
The post was accompanied by a late\u2013night selfie of him standing outside the Judson estate gate, the shadows and light playing across his face to create a look of heartbreaking anguish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fans who had stuck by him through the \u201cgala dress incident\u201d immediately flooded his post with messages of support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Oh my god, my heart is breaking. Leopold truly knows he was wrong. I hope his sister can forgive him.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I heard it was all that adopted sister\u2019s fault. She manipulated everyone. Leopold was deceived into hurting his real sister. But this post shows he\u2019s serious about making amends.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I hope his sister forgives him!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I hope his sister forgives him!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I hope his sister forgives him!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa just stared at the screen. She felt nothing, not a flicker of pity. If anything, it was laughable. Who was this performance for? Was he trying to use public opinion to pressure her into forgiving them?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How shameless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After getting ready, she went downstairs for breakfast with her stunning mother and handsome father.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa, did you see Leopold\u2019s Twitter?\u201d Sapphira asked with a sigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa took a sip of milk. \u201cI did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous,\u201d Sapphira said, shaking her head. \u201cHe talks a big game about being sorry and wanting to make it up to you, but all he\u2019s really doing is trying to sic his fans on you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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