Judging by the way she looked, it was impossible to tell that Avery was fine.

Even the children could feel that something was wrong, and it was something serious.

"Take your sister and have dinner on the table, Hayden. I'll bring dinner upstairs to your mother," said the nanny.

Hayden took Layla's hand and led her to the dining room.

The nanny prepared a tray of food and brought it upstairs.

In the master bedroom on the second floor, Avery's fingers trembled as she pulled the tape recorder out of the box.

Without a hint of hesitation, she hit play.

"Rumor has it that Professor James Hough had a pupil whose skills surpassed his! Tell me who it is!"

"I don't know. The professor never told me."

The familiar voice on the recording caused Avery to tremble more!

It was Wesley's voice!

"I see. Then I'll cut your finger off and send it to the candidate whom we think most likely is… Let's see if we can get her to come here."

His ominous voice sent chills down her spine.

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