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"How did Arthur escape? Did he take advantage of the moment when all the police officers panicked at the sight of mum biting my ear?"Camellia's questions no longer needed answers as Shannon gripped her hand. She hugged Camellia, who had just woken up after no more than half an hour of suturing."You're not supposed to be here."Shannon released her embrace and grasped Lia's hand tightly. "You're innocent, Lia. How can mum keep punishing you? I know very well you're not a narrow-minded girl."Camellia shook her head and touched Shannon's cheeks, which were red from crying throughout the prosecutor's statement."Mum is really that bad, Shannon. Sorry for never telling you. But after all, I grew up the way she wanted me to. In fact, I may even have an attitude that is no less horrible than mum's, Shannon. Go home, please. Before it's too late."Shannon refused to listen. She preferred to hold Camellia's hand even tighter than before."Who will hold you if not me when you're in pain, Lia
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Shannon left after the police officer inside returned Aland's phone to her. Smiling tearfully, she took her husband by the hand to walk home together."What do you want to do after it's all over, Aland?"Shannon's brief question made Aland think hard. Occasionally, he would kiss Shannon's head that rested on his shoulder, even if it was only for a moment."I want to continue a happy life with you. Without any enemies. Without anyone else trying to bring us both down."Aland's ambiguous answer made Shannon squint sharply. Her head snapped up as she continued to think about things."How could we possibly live without enemies? Even God, who is known to love his people, still gets hate from time to time. How can we live without enemies when we have made mistakes, hmm?"Aland stopped walking for a moment. Then he grasped Shannon's hand that had just let go of his arm."Maybe this does sound strange. But I think, this world and all of it are the source of the catastrophe, hun. Maybe you won
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Suddenly, Shannon's eyes went wide. She took a step back with a sharp intake of breath. She looked around for Aland. Unfortunately, she found no one there.Arthur approached slowly with both hands in each trouser pocket. The look in his eyes was different. Terrifying."Why must be scared, Shannon? I'm just here to ask about your support as a sister-in-law. Can you tell me how much money I can get from you?"Shannon let out a long breath, then swallowed hard over and again."Listen to me, Arthur. As your sister-in-law, I'm asking you to go back to prison. I want you to keep getting your sentence. Only then can you save yourself from the bad influence of the others, Arthur."Arthur leaned closer. His head nodded slowly, as if he understood what Shannon was saying."Don't beat around the bush, Shannon. I'm just asking you for money. I promise I won't hurt you. Nor Aland. But I need your support to keep me safe from my punishment. You know very well I'm not the one who should be blamed. I
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One warning shot did not stop Arthur from running away from Aland. Neither did the second shot, fired by the police officers standing guard around the tourist site.In just an instant, the shots were fired quickly. Arthur's left leg was shot by hot lead. Blood spurted down his long trousers. His body collapsed to the ground with the folding knife still in his hand.Seeing Arthur's wounded body covered in blood, Aland quickly crawled to his feet, ignoring the footsteps of the officers who kept approaching to ambush Arthur, who was still trying to run away from the police.Aland tried to get up, even though his shoulder was bleeding. He tried to catch up, but his other hand was grabbed from behind."You're hurt, Aland! Please don't move! I've contacted Allen and the police. I've also contacted the medic! Please, sit still, Aland. You have to apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding. Please, Aland."Aland sat down as he saw Arthur being carried by police officers into a patrol ca
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"You killed him for me?"Jill's question greeted Arthur, whose leg was wrapped in a bandage. A single shot had lodged in Arthur's calf, leaving him unable to run for even a moment. His grin greeted Jill, who was quite satisfied even though the two were no longer talking."I not only killed him, mum. I also chopped off his shoulder. He will be in pain. He'll die in pain after losing so much blood."Jill laughed. She grimaced and nodded in understanding with both hands clasped, as if she was giving a big appreciation."That's good enough. He won't forget it for the rest of his life. There will be scars that will keep reminding him how stupid he was to fight the wrong person."Arthur was silent. He headed to the corner of the prison that directly overlapped with the corner of the prison that Jill occupied next door."I couldn't get anything other than his phone. I wish you knew what you could do, mum."Jill laughed when she saw Arthur's hand giving her Aland's phone. She accepted it quic
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"Aland asked me to keep quiet. But it was clear enough for me to keep my voice and open."Meggie's opening in the centre of court. She, who was present at Jill's trial for many of the charges, volunteered as one witness to the cruelty she had encountered.Will Smith, as Aland's lawyer, couldn't help but present a fresh case for Jill's trial."Last night, I went to Aland who had been savagely attacked by Arthur, which turned out to be a plan by Jill and Arthur together. They had planned to cause a scene, providing an opportunity for the others to escape quickly. This time, they targeted someone's banking account. Mrs Fischer was the first one the suspects encountered. However, she managed to escape when the victim grabbed the suspect with a rope. Unfortunately, the victim became the suspect's rampage because he didn't get what he wanted. It took more than two hours and at least twenty-eight stitches on the victim's shoulder to recover. Besides the assault, a deliberate es
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"Is she getting crazy? How could she come here just to accompany Arthur to prison? After all, everyone knows Arthur will be imprisoned in the city! The charges are just because of the problems there! Then why did she come all the way here just to show her high sympathies? How disgusting! Isn't she even ashamed of his behaviour in front of Arthur's wife?"Jill's muttering didn't end when she had just entered the detention centre in the same clothes without any cellmates to avoid the same persecution. From not far away, Camellia, who was accompanied by three other prisoners, could only remain silent.Lia did feel hurt. Especially when she knew Arthur had implicated his love for Dwyane. She glanced at Jill, who was still pacing back and forth inside the detention centre while biting her thumbnail in anxiety.Camellia closes her eyes. She remembered very well the results of the examination before Jill was put in the cell alone. Although the mental examination of Jill would b
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"You're not embarrassed to meet me here?"The question from Arthur, who had just sat down at the back of the glass-fronted room, made Dwyane snigger. She shook her head slowly because she knew very well that visiting someone was not a mistake."I'm here because I want to talk with you. I didn't want to do anything wrong. So why should I be ashamed of people who won't even care what I'm doing?"Arthur paused. He looked up at Dwyane with blue eyes. He smiled before he shook his head slowly."Listen to me, Dwyane. You know, I'm not a good man. I mean, I'm not the Arthur you used to know. I've changed.""I know," Dwyane interrupted. Her hand was pressed against the glass, as if she was holding Arthur's hand from the outside. "I know. You're a good man who's lost. You're just lost. So just accept your current punishment and don't do anything until the court gives you another directive. You know that well, don't you?"Arthur shook his head once more time. His smile
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"I do," Arthur said as he took out a red velvet box from beneath his luxurious clothes. He placed a simple ring with a single jewel on Dwyane's finger, which looked beautiful in his eyes.After that, the priest began to lead the prayers. It didn't take long for the two to sign the marriage contract.Although Arthur's second wedding ceremony was only held at the nearest church in the neighbourhood of the hospital, the happiness was evident on his pale face. He had been a wheelchair user for more than two hours, enduring the pain in his solar plexus after his surgery five days ago.There were only seven people in the church to witness Arthur's far from simple wedding. No party, no food. Only Shannon, Aland, Pete, Will Smith, John Benedict, Phil Allen, and Edward Frey, the officer who uncovered Arthur's many hidden cases.The first-born was given to Arthur, even though he was in a wheelchair. Seeing Arthur's weakening condition, the priest rushed the blessing and lighti
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"I'm going to file for a marriage annulment. So, will you be my lover, Dwyane?"Arthur's request just after Camellia disconnected the call made Dwyane melt. She burst into tears as he approached Arthur, who was still lying in the cage."Why just lovers? You can get married after cancelling your previous marriage," Aland said from the sofa.Aland immediately got up and approached with both hands in each of his trouser pockets. He grabbed his laptop before moving on, as he did not even get a response from his brother.Arthur was silent. Not only him, even Dwyane didn't know what to say when he was in the middle of such an awkward situation.As he put his work laptop in his bag, Aland spoke up again to help."I'll talk to Mr Smith right away. He will help you to file for a marriage cancellation as soon as possible. Only then, you guys can get married before you actually return to prison in six days. If you have anything to say, just call Pete--"Aland hadn't
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"Are you sure you're okay?"Camellia asked from a distance. The look of concern was visible, but it was not savoured by Arthur as he had savoured the anxiety on Dwyane's face earlier.The two were now connected through a call Aland had made to Mr Cavill, who was visiting his daughter. Using a phone and a laptop, the two were now face to face, even though it was only through a call connection.Arthur nodded in response to his wife's question at the end of the call. Unfortunately, he could not take his attention away from Dwyane, who was busy writing in the corner of the room."I'm fine, Lia. What about you? Did mum cause trouble again? Did she hurt you?"Although she sounded more concerned than before, Lia knew very well that it was just a pep talk from her husband. She shook her head slowly as she wiped away tears with her sleeve."Listen to me, Arthur. I asked dad to contact Aland so I could connect with you like this for some reason. Although I just found o
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Arthur blinked softly. His eyes squinted as the glare of the lights greeted him as he woke up after being in a state of emergency because of heavy blood loss.Instead of finding Dwyane or Lia, he saw Aland sitting with his head bowed on the edge of the bed. Her eyes closed again to make sure before finally looking back at who was beside him.It was the same man he hated to death before. Aland.Arthur's hand moved towards Aland's closed head, hiding his face, when he suddenly saw movement from the sofa. Quickly, Arthur pretended to close his eyes again, as if he hadn't woken up from a long sleep.Dwyane was shocked to death when he looked at the clock. It was almost night and Arthur had not woken up. This was contrary to the information received from the doctor earlier.Slowly, Dwyane woke up Aland, who had fallen asleep by accident. "Mr Fischer. It's already dark. Shouldn't you be going home?"The surprised Aland got up hurriedly. He looked over to where Arth
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"What else this time, Dwyane?"Arthur's question made Dwyane shake her head slowly. She plugged the flash disc into the laptop she had brought with her. She positioned it so that the screen was facing the direction where Arthur was."I haven't seen it myself, Arthur. You can see for yourself. This was given to me by Aland. He said it was a precious gift for you."Hearing Aland's name, Arthur rose lazily. He shook his head, refusing to see what he really wanted to show."No, Dwyane. That's enough. The other day you brought me the news you secretly heard from him. And it really kept me up all night long. Now what? Are they planning to frustrate me here?"Dwyane shook her head slowly. She was just trying to keep Arthur's attention back on what Aland was about to show him."No, Arthur. The other day, the possibility that I was wrong was quite high. Aland said that sometimes there is some information that is missed and contributes greatly to misunderstandings. Tha
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"Go away, Cobb! Get out of here or I'll kill you right now!"Aland sniggered and moved off, leaving Jill filled with intense guilt."You're just bragging! Arthur is my nephew! He is everything to me! And you can't touch him! He's mine! Don't ever come back or I'll kill you right here!"The clock had already struck three in the afternoon when Aland and Shannon sat across from Dwyane Hills. He knew very well that Dwyane continued to visit Arthur, no matter what. Every day. For more than nine days."I'm sorry if I've upset you, Mr Fischer," Dwyane greeted, having just spoken after ten minutes of apparent silence.Aland cleared his throat, then took a sip of his coffee while shaking his head slowly."What do you have to apologise for? There's nothing wrong with you going there, Ms Hills. I just don't like that you went there with information you shouldn't have given."Suddenly, Dwyane's eyes widened. Her hands immediately folded on the table, and tried to rea
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"Since when did you become so talkative, Cobb?"Jill's counterattack made Aland pause. He looked at Jill, who grabbed a plastic chair to sit across from him."How can I help you with coming all the way out here?"Aland glanced at Shannon for a moment, trying to make sure that his wife was fully prepared. He looked again at his mother-in-law, whose new identity had been stripped away, leaving nothing of her once admired name."There's something I want to do about the key you gave me. Liliana's death."Jill did not seem surprised at how quickly Aland had learnt the truth with just one keyword."You found it?"Aland showed her an old photo of Sophie and Liliana that he had copied from an old file at the orphanage. Even though it wasn't clear, Jill could still recognise who was in the picture."This is you and Liliana. You two are sisters, aren't you?"Seeing that Aland was not surprised by what she had found, Jill got up and approached. Her eyes squi
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"What did you say? Sorry, but can you say it again?"Shannon's request was not without reason. For the first time, she sat in Will Smith's room with Pete and her husband to explain everything.Aland closed his eyes and smiled faintly. His hands were intertwined with each other in a position in the middle of her legs."I'm not misspeaking, Shannon. This is the truth. Until a few moments ago, only Pete and I knew about this."Will Smith didn't understand. He, who had been staring out the window while listening to Aland's explanation, could only turn around and shake his head slowly."If Arthur is not James's son, why does James insist on claiming him?""Because he just lost his son, Mr Smith. Don't you remember that his scandal broke just as he was about to celebrate JF Groups' anniversary? James couldn't just ignore Arthur's arrival with Liliana. He didn't want to act rashly, either. He asked me to keep the fact that Arthur was abandoned by Eugene a secret bec
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"Sophie? You're trying to defame our orphanage just because of Sophie's case? Do you also want to examine all the children in this orphanage so that you can be satisfied with your judgement, Mr Fischer?"Aland turned to Shannon briefly before leaning forward, trying to calm him down. "Listen to me, Mr Flitch. This is not what you think it is. We're not here to make a statement or to judge your orphanage as bad, no. I'm just here because there's something wrong. I'm only here because there's something I wanna to know. About Sophie. That's all. We will never tell anyone that Sophie is from here. After all, the whole of the UK knows that Sophie's dangerous behaviour is not the result of someone's upbringing, but her disposition, which may never change even twenty years later. We're just looking into her bloodline. That's all."Dom Flitch squinted with an angry gaze. His previously cupped hands immediately came closer, watching Aland and Shannon's movements that seemed so d
