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Chapter 2

Author: Jersey Wind
With the statement of forgiveness in hand, I sprinted all the way to Kingstone Detention Center. Once all the paperwork was settled, I headed into the visitation room at the very back and finally got to see Ava, my poor wife.

She was wearing the standard jumpsuit everyone in the detention center wore. She'd been ambushed before she got arrested and made to take the fall. The bruises on her skin were still visible, and so was the cut on her busted lip.

Ava was tall and fit, but as she sat on the steel chair now, she was slumped over in a defeated manner.

When she heard the door open, she lifted her head with some difficulty. Her disheveled hair shrouded her vision a little, but when she saw me, her cracked lips parted.

"Darling? What are you doing here?"

With a pang in my heart, I rushed up to cup her face and give her a proper once-over. Thankfully, she hadn't been disfigured—she looked as gorgeous as ever to me.

"Let's not waste time on chit-chat. I've come to take you home."

I helped Ava out of the chair and practically had to carry her out of the detention center. Then, I got us a room at a motel and set her down.

"What are you doing, darling? Why aren't we going home?" Ava winced in pain but still couldn't stop asking questions.

"Stop asking questions and take your clothes off."

After turning on the dim ceiling light, I pulled out the medicated liniment and gauze I'd just bought from a pharmacy.

The tips of Ava's ears turned red. Clearing her throat awkwardly, she said, "H-Hey, now… Don't you think it's a bit much to get it on right after my release?"

Snorting, I gave her a shove. "What are you thinking? I need to dress your wounds. If I don't, you might have to amputate your arm soon enough!"

Working quickly, I slipped off her jacket and cleaned her wounds with the medicated liniment. The pain made her tremble, but she clenched her teeth and didn't make a sound.

…

However, the next morning, just as Ava and I were about to leave the motel, a row of bodyguards in black suits blocked our path. The hotel entrance was completely sealed off.

Armed with a document, Tori appeared from behind the bodyguards with a smile.

"Where do you think you're going, Mr. Sawyer?" Tori's gaze swept over Ava beside me before returning to me.

My heart clenched, but I kept my expression calm. I continued to hold Ava steady in my arms as I replied, "Ms. Parker has already signed the statement of forgiveness, Ms. Williams, so I've freed my sister from the detention center.

"The roads are in bad shape because of the recent hurricane. We're heading back to our hometown now so my sister can recover in peace."

"Oh, dear. What an unfortunate coincidence." Tori sighed, though her smile never dropped. "Ms. Parker just made some new arrangements. She said she has no way of repaying you for saving her life. And since she hasn't fully recovered either, she needs you to continue taking good care of her.

"She has now hired you to be her live-in assistant. You'll stay at her residence in Valley Heights—and you're not allowed to leave without her permission."

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