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There was no real escape.
He took a deep breath, pulled out his phone, and walked to a blind spot in the surveillance, dialing a number.
“The lab’s clear. I'm the only one here.”
With that, he ended the call, pocketed the device, and turned on his heel, vanishing into the dark.
Corrine and Jules had already left the institute behind. Corrine glanced at the time, her thoughts drifting toward
Kinsley. She was planning to stop by the hospital.
Lately, she'd been searching relentlessly for a specialist—someone capable of removing the bullet safely—but it
was proving far more complicated than she’d imagined. Until the right surgeon could be found, Kinsley would
have to remain in the hospital to recover.
“What's on your mind?” Jules asked, throwing a sideways glance at her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe looked up and offered a faint shake of her head. “How’s the Holland family holding up?”
A dry smile tugged at Jules’ lips. “You can’t play nice with people like that. Dewey and his crowd don’t know what
decency is.”
Just saying Dewey’s nsparked a flicker of disdain in Jules’ eyes. “The Hollands just got slapped with a
lawsuit over pollution coming from their factory. | might have helped stir the pot a little. If Dewey wants to
salvage what's left of his legacy, he’d better straighten up.”
The choice was simple: if Dewey cooperated and tackled the pollution problem by the book, the situation could
still be salvaged. But if he insisted on cutting corners, he was only digging the Holland family’s grave deeper.
In the end, it wasn’t about Jules stepping in to destroy them. Their fate was shaped by Dewey's own choices.
Corrine nodded in agreement. “Let's hope he learns before it’s too late.”
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Jules let out a short, humorless laugh. “Honestly, | didn’t think he’d have the guts to face you again.” Much less
speak of fatherly love.
The phrase was almost offensive.
He remembered vividly: Corrine, abandoned in the dead of winter, dressed in nothing but threadbare layers. If
they hadn't found her in time, she would have frozen to death.
Back then, Dewey had treated her like a curse—something to be discarded.
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