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"Mr. Duval, it’s nice to finally meet you. Please be nice to me." Riley winked at Rickard. If it was not for the gun in Riley's hand that was equipped with a silencer, others might actually suspect that there was a fling between the two of them.Renfrew stared at Riley, who was standing in front of him, in surprise. Riley also noticed Renfrew’s gaze at this moment, stretched out his hand, and waved at him. "It’s been a long time, Ren. I didn’t expect you to remember me after only meeting me once. What a great honor."The atmosphere in the ward was at a stalemate for a moment. Rickard’s men had already surrounded Riley and 013 from outside.Both parties had guns, so Riley raised his eyebrows. "Oh my, Mr. Duval. You seem to be a very law-abiding man to me. I didn’t expect you to own guns... How courageous is this. I’ve always admired such men.""Okay, enough with all this bullsh*t. The task on hand is our top priority." 013 interrupted Riley and then whispered from the side, "And som

"You’re unexpectedly sensitive." Nathaniel took a few steps closer, narrowed his eyes, and gave a smile. "There’s no need to push yourself. I know you must be feeling very uncomfortable right now. You don’t have to pretend when you’re with me."Nathaniel’s words sounded very firm, but Hesper had never told anyone about her seasickness because she did not usually take a boat, so she was very sure that no one knew about it...‘How did he find out about this?'"Don’t think too much. We’re bringing you back to Fredonia. There are too many people searching for you in Halwanest. I just snatched a treasure from them, so how could I send you back?"Seeing the hint of madness that stained Nathaniel’s usually calm and gentle gaze, Hesper took a few steps backward and sat back on the bed. "What are you hiding from me? Did we know each other before? If so, how long ago...? Was it when I was a little girl?""You’ve always been smart." Nathaniel took a few steps closer and reached out to caress

The inability to communicate with the servants meant that Hesper was unable to pick up any information from the outside and could only let herself be imprisoned in this cage that Nathaniel had meticulously prepared for her.She could put up with the rest, but Hesper really wanted to know more about Renfrew’s condition. However, Nathaniel had not been there since the day he brought her there. Only 013 came by a few times in the past few days, but he was stopped outside the gate.So in conclusion, Hesper had no way of asking anyone for any information.Feeling somewhat irritated, she cut off the flowers in the yard along with their buds, and while doing so, Hesper suddenly thought of Stephen.‘If he were to see me wasting all these flowers, he might jump into the air and punch me twice.’The servant who had been in charge of Hesper’s diet and daily life during this period of time came over and looked sincerely at her with a pair of blue eyes as if she was hoping that Hesper would re

In the evening, Hesper received ten pounds of chestnuts from Carter."I can promise you Big T deshelled all of these one by one. Some of them have been caramelized with sugar, and some of them are still raw so that you can get the kitchen to cook them in whatever way you like." Carter was indescribably submissive, but Hesper did not care about these details at all.‘I’ve been tossing Nathaniel around to rationalize my actions. I’ll ask for 10 pounds of chestnuts today then go for peanuts a few days later.’Hesper received the nuts expressionlessly.‘Although Nathaniel has gone along with my request obediently, I don’t believe for a second that he wouldn’t doubt my sudden request and my motives. That’s why I can’t ask for peanuts on the first go. Although Nathaniel has imprisoned me at this place at the moment, I can see that he has special feelings for me. Perhaps the personnel in Daybreak are currently at each other’s throats because of me, especially 013; he’s surely one of those

"We’ll stay in the hospital."Not surprisingly, Hesper emerged as the winner of the bet. Carter agreed as he imagined what 013 would do when he found out about this.‘He’ll come over and quarrel with Nathaniel again.’Carter could not help but feel a little stressed as soon as he thought of the scene when Nathaniel and 013 saw each other after this.But no matter what, Hesper’s goal had been achieved, and Carter’s admiration toward her just kept on growing.‘This woman is making a fool out of the whole organization. And that includes Nathaniel, who’s always been known for his relentlessness.’...On the other side of the city, Rickard and Matthew naturally failed to find Hesper at the manor, but because Nathaniel had no time to deal with the servants and Carter was in the hospital with him, Rickard easily apprehended one of the servants."Was a woman imprisoned here before?"Listening to the unfamiliar language, the servant waved her hand, trying to indicate that she did not u