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It was an old house that was built more than two decades ago.It was already dark out and the lights inside the house were turned on. A gaunt middle-aged woman was bustling about in the kitchen.The door flew open and Juno entered the house in her wheelchair. “I’m home, Mother!”The woman came out of the kitchen. She said when she saw her daughter, “You’re home, Juno. Go and do your homework. Dinner will be ready soon.”Juno looked at her sickly-looking mother and said smilingly, “A very important guest is coming to our home today, Mother. I’ll cook!”Juno’s mother was named Isla Zabel. Ever since her husband passed, she carried the heavy responsibility of raising her daughter on her own. Afterward, a road accident took her daughter’s legs and Isla almost lost her will to live after going through two soul-crushing incidents.Luckily, Juno had been strong enough to survive the ordeal. She did not give in to despair just because of her disability. On the contrary, it motivated her
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Isla stopped Adrian at the door right away.As a mother, she would instinctively protect her child and Adrian could understand why.Juno came out of the kitchen and pulled Isla to the side.“Mother, this is War Legate Draco. Don’t be rude to him.”“Please come in,” Juno said as she pulled Adrian into the house.“Juno…” Isla wanted to say something but stopped herself. She could not bring herself to stop her daughter upon seeing how happy she was.It had been a long time since Juno looked this happy.Adrian entered the house. Juno’s house was shabby but it was clean and tidy. The sofa was so old that it was tattered in various places but it could still be sat on.Juno showed Adrian to a sear and said to him smilingly, “Please sit here. I’ll go get you a coffee!”Adrian stood up. “It’s inconvenient for you to move around so you don’t have to get me anything. I won’t be here long.”“I’ll go get it then.” Isla headed to the kitchen to grab the pot of coffee.Juno was delighted b
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Just as Adrian said, there was no better way to prove his identity than the medallion.There was no other unit or department in this world that could produce such a medallion other than Wyvern Peak.At this point, Isla suddenly bowed to Adrian.“War Legate Draco, in honor of my late husband, please help me,” Isla said as she cried.Adrian stretched out his hands and helped Isla to her feet. “Please sit. We can talk slowly.”“I’m begging you,” Isla pleaded.Adrian knew that Isla had something to tell him so he did not stop her. He simply asked, “What’s happening, ma’am?”Isla inhaled a deep breath. “I have cancer and don’t have long left to live.”Adrian was shocked upon hearing this.Juno, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, suddenly froze and felt no pain as the knife cut into her hand. She could vaguely hear the conversation in the living room.“How long have you known?” Adrian asked calmly.“A little over three months ago. I have late-stage lung cancer. According
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Isla was startled by the commotion and Juno hastily came out of the kitchen.Adrian turned around and sized up the people who had entered the house.***“Ah? You have a visitor today, Isla? Is he your boy toy?“There’s a saying that widows are always up to no good. Are you playing with your boy toy and cheating on my eldest brother?”The burly man with a full beard was thirty-six years old, but he looked older than he was—like a man over forty.As soon as he entered the house, Isla quickly let go of Adrian’s hand, got to her feet, and said, “What are you doing here, Joshua? You’re not welcome here. Please leave.”The burly man’s name was Joshua Byrd and he was Juno’s second uncle. The woman next to him was Juno’s second aunt and her name was Heather Duran.Isla loathed them. She had received close to a million dollars in death gratuity from Wyvern Peak as compensation. Joshua and Heather had their eyes on the money so they worked with a swindler to cheat her of the money saying
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“Get out!” Isla shouted as she pointed at the door.Joshua and Heather refused to leave, of course.Joshua said, “Sign the f*cking contract so I can acquire the land. I have a buyer willing to pay four hundred thousand dollars for it and I have the attorney with me. Hurry up and sign it. Stop dragging this out!”“I refuse!” Isla said in a fury.“You refuse huh? We’ll see!”As Heather spoke, she made her way to Isla in long strides, raised her hand, and proceeded to deliver a slap to Isla’s face.However, Adrian stopped the slap.Upon seeing Adrian stop her, Heather said angrily, “Who the f*ck are you? This is none of your business. Get out of my way!”Adrian loosened his grip over Heather and said to Juno, “Take your mother to get some rest and leave this to me.”Juno took Isla away.Adrian took a few steps forward and said, “If I’m not mistaken, you are Juno’s uncle, right?”He toward Joshua.“Who the heck are you?” Joshua asked angrily.“Who I am is not important,” Adria
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Joshua and Heather were so terrified that they hastily backed away from the guns that were suddenly pointed at them.They had no choice but to step back inside the house. The door was shut from the outside as soon as they entered.The ambiance in the house changed drastically. Joshua and Heather were shaking and their faces were ghastly pale.Joshua said shakily, “I… Isla… How… How dare you report me to the police… Tell me, was the money not used for Juno’s treatment? Even though the treatment didn’t work, you were the one who wanted to give it a try, right?”Isla and Juno ignored him.Adrian said, “Enter.”The door opened and an entourage trooped into the house. “Sir!”Adrian beckoned and said, “Freeze Joshua, Heather, and all the other family members’ bank accounts. Have the department investigate the flow of the money and report back to me.”“Yes, sir!” The entourage answered and immediately exited the house.In reality, Adrian had already reached out to the department befo
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Joshua broke down, as did Heather.Both of them bowed down and cried profusely. “We’re sorry! We were wrong. Please spare us. We’re begging you. We were wrong!”At this very moment, Joshua and Heather did not have the courage to behave arrogantly anymore. Both of them were almost driven to madness. If they had known that this would happen, they would not have had the courage to take the money no matter how bold they were.“Sir, please spare me. I’m begging. I’ve learned from my mistake.” Joshua bowed frantically.Heather was bawling.“Sir, please don’t kill me. I don’t want to die. Please set me free. I have a pretty face and I’ll sleep with you. You can do anything to me. Just don’t kill me. I’m begging you!”“It was all Joshua’s doing. I had nothing to do with it,” Heather said as she cried and pointed at her husband.There was a saying that a married couple would behave selfishly in the face of trouble, and this saying was reflected at this very moment.Heather and Joshua we
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Rue and Samantha looked at each other. They were utterly confused over Adrian’s request.“What are you talking about, Adrian? Why are you asking Mother to foster a girl? Where did you suddenly come up with such an idea?” Samantha asked in puzzlement.Then, Adrian told them about Juno and her mother. Samantha was instantly saddened when she heard the sorrowful tale, and Rue, who was also a mother, felt agonized.How could a mother willingly leave her child? Had Samantha and Adaline not kept Rue company over the years when Adrian was not around, she would have lost her mind.“That’s the situation, Mother. Please give it some thought,” Adrian said to Rue when he was done with telling the story.Rue fell silent. After all, it was not a trivial matter to foster a child.“What’s your thought on this, Sam? Juno and her mother are rather pitiful. If Isla were to pass away, Juno would be left all alone without any family.“On the other hand, how far can a disabled girl go in life?”Rue
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