\u201cHave the nurses reattach his tendons,\u201d he instructed Crispin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstood,\u201d Crispin replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without another word, Haskell turned to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t do this to me!\u201d Thatch wailed. \u201cNo matter what I\u2019ve done, I\u2019m still your father! You can\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
raise a hand against your own flesh and blood! People will despise you for it! Your grandfather would never approve\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust let me go this one time! I swear I\u2019ll be a better father! I\u2019ll make up for all the love you\u2019ve missed\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His pleas were answered by the sound of the door clicking shut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, Larissa was leaning against the wall, looking bored. She squatted down, opened her backpack, and began arranging a collection of strange objects on the floor\u2013the interrogation tools she had prepared. She examined each one with an almost artistic appreciation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she heard the door open, she looked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFinished already?\u201d she asked, raising an eyebrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room was well soundproofed, but she had still heard the faint echoes of screaming. It seemed Haskell hadn\u2019t held back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell closed the door, his face unreadable. \u201cHe confessed everything once he realized I was serious about crippling him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa began packing her tools away, one by one. \u201cYou should have done this a long time ago. Thatch was never a father worthy of your mercy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell gave a bitter smile. \u201cYou\u2019re right. My past mercy only prolonged the danger my brother was\u00a0<\/p>\n
in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She zipped up her bag and looked at him. \u201cSo, do you have a lead on his whereabouts?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell told her what he had learned from Thatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Gertrude was already old back then,\u201d Larissa mused. \u201cI\u2019ll help you investigate her. I have a feeling we\u2019ll find a clue about your brother very soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell took her hand, his thumb gently stroking the back of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa, ever since I met you, you\u2019ve been the one helping me. I feel like I\u2019ve done so little for you in return.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it makes you feel guilty,\u201d she said with a playful glint in her eye, \u201cyou can make it up to me with your actions after we find your brother and get married.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Understanding her meaning, Haskell\u2019s heart stirred, and he smiled. \u201cI will. You can count on it, Larissa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 558\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora, her face still wrapped in bandages from her reconstructive surgery, was escorted by two of Lucius\u2019s bodyguards to a prestigious finishing school in Regal City. The academy was located in the city\u2019s most affluent district, its decor opulent and refined,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTrudy, Mr. Lincoln\u2019s delivery is here,\u201d one of the bodyguards announced as they entered a spacious, sunlit office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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