Chapter 527 We’ve Got Company
- With one order from Zhang Yunlong, the entire Zhang family moved at full speed. Dozens of cars tore out from the sacred Buddhist grounds and headed straight for Riverton. The whole monastery thrummed with a hard, kill-or-be-killed tension. Finishing the orders, Zhang Yunlong rolled the prayer beads in his hand and bowed to the smiling Buddha, murmuring, “Buddha is merciful. I’m just delivering salvation to those doomed souls.” Salvation, huh. That’s one way to put it.
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- On the other side, Maxwell Steele pulled Lily Crawley from the car and linked up with Marcus Crawley and the rest. Zara Frost drove. In the back, Marcus held Lily close. She was sobbing her heart out, tears spilling like they cost nothing. “Daddy, I thought you didn’t want me either.” She clung to Marcus’s hand like she’d never let go again. Marcus’s voice softened. “Don’t worry. Daddy’s here for life.” Lily’s mouth trembled. Hurt swelled in her chest. After a long while, her breath hitched and hitched. “Mom said the same thing before. But… she’s the one who sent me to the orphanage.” “I told her I was wrong. No matter what she thinks is bad about me, I’ll fix it.” “But Mom said, she said…” Her voice cracked. Marcus’s fist tightened. “What did she say?” Lily broke down, wailing, “Mom said I’m her burden. Five years ago I already ruined her, and she won’t let me ruin her again. And she said… I… I… don’t have a little brother anymore.” Marcus’s hand balled even tighter. The woman people imagined Sadie Sugarman to be—that image shattered. That child? She really did get rid of him. Savage. “Listen. Daddy won’t abandon you. Even without her, we’ll be fine. If you want, Daddy can find you a mom who truly fits.” It was all he could say to soothe her. Lily’s big, bright eyes lifted to Marcus, words hovering and dying on her lips. Deep down, she felt Zara would be the one. Zara caught that look, stroked Lily’s hair, and said gently, “Be good, Lily. Auntie’s got you. And hey, maybe your mom had her reasons. Come on, lie down and try to sleep.” Lily eased into a doze at her voice. When they rolled into Netherwood, Zara set up a place for Marcus and Lily. Lily had cried for days and barely slept. The second she hit the bed, she was out almost a whole day.