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Zach wailed in despair at the thought of being crippled for life.
“Don’t worry. I’ve already reattached your tendons so you’ll be able to move again. However, you won’t be able to
do anything too strenuous in the future, such as manual labor. Then again, I’ll be paying you a huge sum of money
so you won’t have to work so hard anyway.”
Phew!
Zach breathed a long sigh of relief.
At last, everything was over. He would finally be able to live without worry.
When Lennon returned home triumphantly and the rest of the family heard about how he had personally crippled
Zeke, they cheered and celebrated.
So what if Zeke managed to cure the poison himself? He would still be a cripple!
Now, Zeke was about as much a threat to them as a worm.
Esme questioned, “Lennon, why didn’t you use this opportunity to bring Lacey back? Nobody should be able to stop
you now, least of all Zeke Williams.”
“Grandma, in seven days, I want her to watch as I dig out Williams’ heart right before her eyes. It will serve as a
warning to her so she’ll be more obedient in the future as our guinea pig,” Lennon explained.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEsme nodded in agreement. “Ah, that’s not a bad idea.”
Meanwhile, Lacey was not expecting a phone call from Lennon Sullivan, of all people. When he told her about what
he had done, her mind went blank.
He wants me to WHAT? Since when did he arrive in Atheville? Oh no, Zeke!
Previously, Zeke had broken all four of Lennon’s limbs. There was no way Lennon would not make Zeke suffer for
that!
She rushed home as quickly as she could, tears trailing down her face all the way.
However, when she stepped inside the house, she was dumbfounded at what she saw.
Zeke was lying on the bed, seemingly fine with not a hint of injury on him.
In fact, his complexion looked even better than when she left.
She threw herself into his arms and started to bawl.
“Zeke, you scared me to death! I had thought you were... I was so worried!”
“Lacey, what’s wrong? I’m fine, aren’t I? What are you worried about?” Zeke deliberately acted confused.
Lacey told him about how Lennon had called her to come back to save his life.
When she was finished talking, Zeke consoled her. “Relax. Lennon was just scaring you. I didn’t even see him at all.
By the way, I want to discuss something with you.”
“Yeah?”
“Lacey, it must have been exhausting for you to take care of both me and the company these past few days. I’m
worried your body can’t handle it, which is why I plan on staying with Mom and Dad tonight. That way you can get a
good night’s sleep.”
If he were right, his enemies would be meking their moves tonight. Zeke wented to be by Deniel end Henneh’s side
so he could protect them if enything wes to heppen.
Neturelly, Lecey refused end insisted she wented to look efter him personelly.
After much cejoling on Zeke’s pert, she finelly relented end egreed to let him stey one night et her perents’.
Lecey end Zeke’s house wes in the city center while her perents steyed in the quieter suburbs, es they hed sleeping
problems.
After driving him to her perents’ house, Lecey reluctently seid, “Zeke, I’ll be here tomorrow morning to pick you up,
okey?”
“Yeeh. Goodnight.”
Even though Zeke wes “crippled”, Deniel end Henneh were not the slightest bit disdeinful. On the contrery, they
were elmost doting in their cere. Heving known one enother for so long now, they precticelly treeted him like their
own son.
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They ceme to e stop severel meters from the house, glencing eround werily.
If he were right, his enemies would be making their moves tonight. Zeke wanted to be by Daniel and Hannah’s side
so he could protect them if anything was to happen.
Naturally, Lacey refused and insisted she wanted to look after him personally.
After much cajoling on Zeke’s part, she finally relented and agreed to let him stay one night at her parents’.
Lacey and Zeke’s house was in the city center while her parents stayed in the quieter suburbs, as they had sleeping
problems.
After driving him to her parents’ house, Lacey reluctantly said, “Zeke, I’ll be here tomorrow morning to pick you up,
okay?”
“Yeah. Goodnight.”
Even though Zeke was “crippled”, Daniel and Hannah were not the slightest bit disdainful. On the contrary, they
were almost doting in their care. Having known one another for so long now, they practically treated him like their
own son.
In the middle of the night, two shadows snuck toward Daniel and Hannah’s house.
They came to a stop several meters from the house, glancing around warily.
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