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Chapter 663 Debts And Darkness So it was true - she was dead . +10 Free Coins A single question crashed through Bowen's skull : What now ? In its wake rolled a numb , directionless . dread . Then , from beyond the thin walls , came a sudden clatter - boots , voices , danger . Instinct yanked Bowen upright . He seized Dawn's wrist , hauled her under the sagging bed frame , and pressed them into the stale shadows . The door exploded inward with a splintering kick . Several broad - shouldered men strode in , filling the room with the smell of sweat and trouble . " Hey !

The money you owe us was due yesterday . Keep stalling and we'll- " the first man barked . His threat snapped off mid - sentence . All at once , they saw the corpse sprawled on the floor . " D * mn it , she went and died on us . How are we supposed to get our money now ? " one of them snarled . " So what ? She has a son , right ? I saw the brat - nine years old , good - looking . We keep him till he's grown ; let him work off the debt . The kid will cover it , " another voice growled . " He's not here . We wait .

Sooner or later , the boy will walk through that door , and we'll be ready ." The men kept talking , their plans turning uglier with every breath . Under the bed , Bowen felt as though he'd been lowered into ice water ; every nerve screamed with cold . One blink and his gaze landed on his mother's vacant stare . The sight made his body shudder uncontrollably . Was it fear ? Horror ? Or the fury of a life already written ? No matter how hard I fight , will I always live in her shadow ? Just then , a small hand slid over his eyes , plunging him into sudden darkness .

He had always despised the dark . In darkness lurked every filthy secret he had ever known . Nightfall meant the red lamp in the windows would glow , and his mother would entertain another stranger . Yet , for the first time , the darkness did not repulse him. Because even in the darkness , there was warmth - the warmth of a small hand resting in his . It felt می 1/3 Chapter 663 Debts And Darkness though it was lending him the courage to face everything before him . His frantic , unsettled heart that had been racing moments ago finally began to calm .

If he were facing all of this alone today , he would surely be terrified right now . But with her beside him , his fear seemed a little less overwhelming . +10 Free Coins He closed his eyes , yet the voices of the men in the room still rang in his ears - cold discussions of what they would do to him once they caught him , how they would turn him into nothing more than a tool for profit . They sounded like demons , whispering of how to drag him down into hell . And yet , the small hand covering his eyes was so warm .

As if it were trying , with all its strength , to pull him back from that hell . Making him cling to that warmth and long for it . Smack ! A vicious slap sent Mindy stumbling before she collapsed onto the floor . " Dad ! " Emma rushed to her mother's side , glaring angrily at her father . " How could you hit Mom just because of some orphanage kid ? " " Who gave you permission to get rid of Dawn ? " Edmund snapped furiously . " I went through all the trouble of completing the adoption and bringing her into this family - and now you're telling me she's gone ?

" " Mom and I were kind enough to take her on a picnic ! " Emma shot back . " She ran off on her own and got lost . How is that our fault ? If anyone's to blame , it's her ! " Smack ! Another slap landed hard across Emma's face . She cried out in pain , tears welling as she clutched her cheek , staring in disbelief at the father who had always doted on her - now striking her without the slightest hesitation . Mindy hurriedly pulled her daughter into her arms . " She's your biological daughter ! " she cried . " You'd hit her like this for an unrelated child from an orphanage ?

What kind of spell does that girl have on you , that you value her so much ? " " I've already made myself clear , " Edmund said coldly . " From now on , Dawn is the second your this household . She is to be treated properly . Don't think I don't know what the two of you are up te Whether she wandered off on her own - or whether you deliberately got rid of her - you know the truth ! " He stared icily at his wife and daughter before issuing a final warning . " You'd better tell me righ now where you left her .

If anything happens to that child , I won't let you off - even if you are my wife and daughter ! " Dawn was tied to his future fortune . With her , he wouldn't remain just a wealthy merchant in this small town . He would rise to national 2/3 THU 111 O 10:20 Thu , Jan 1 M Chapter 663 Debts And Darkness prominence - his life completely transformed . Mindy could hardly believe what she was hearing . Her husband was treating them like this for a girl who was completely unrelated to them . " Speak ! " Edmund snarled , fixing them with a savage glare . " Where did you leave Dawn ?

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