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Alexander looked at Hayden's face, which had a "do whatever you want" expression, and realized that this person was of little value.
He lifted his foot to walk out and waved to summon someone.
"Keep a good watch on him, don't let him die."
"And bring Ava here."
Just as he was about to walk out, Alexander suddenly stopped.
In the light at the entrance of the abandoned factory, Amelia stood against the light, only a faint outline visible.
"When did you get here?"
"When you were cutting off his fingers."
The figure in the light moved, walking into the darkness, gradually becoming clear in Alexander's eyes.
The woman was still in her usual casual attire, with a lollipop in her mouth.
"Didn't you say you would wait for me to interrogate him?"
Amelia tilted her head and looked at Alexander, "Mr. Brown seems very interested in my family affairs and my children."
Alexander slowly adjusted his cuff.
Amelia was too calm.
She didn't first concern herself with her mother's situation but suspected that he knew the truth about the two children.
It seemed that in the future, he should follow Elsie's advice and consult her opinion before doing anything.
He looked down at her, his eyelashes casting a shadow on his eyelids, "I was wrong."
Amelia was taken aback, "What?"
"I only thought of myself as a suitor and should be more attentive to you."
"I didn't consider that you wanted to handle things personally, and I made you angry."
In fact, Alexander partly wanted to take advantage of Amelia's unawareness to ask about Leo's past, but Hayden knew nothing.
On the other hand, he wasn't lying.
Alexander rubbed a drop of blood on the back of his hand with his fingers.
As a suitor, how could he let the woman he loved touch something unclean?
Amelia suddenly made an ambiguous sound.
Since confessing, Alexander never missed a chance to say sweet words.
She took out a wet wipe from her pocket and threw it to Alexander, "Wipe it off."
Even though she had adapted to the light, standing in the bright area, Amelia still couldn't see Hayden's face deep in the factory, only his hunched figure.
"Since you want to be attentive, then you handle him."
Amelia didn't intend to look at Hayden again; it seemed Alexander had asked almost everything.
"No need to send your people to find Ava."
"She has already been taken away."
At this point, Amelia's expression became somewhat obscure.
Those hiding in the shadows had been increasingly active recently.
The domestic forces seemed a bit weak; the people she wanted were repeatedly taken first.
"Unhappy, Amelia?"
A hand gently brushed over her head and quickly fell, like a barely noticeable comfort.
Amelia glared at the seemingly innocent Alexander with a warning.
In return, she got a pair of eyes filled with laughter.
"The candy factory I gave you is not far from here, want to go take a look together?"
At the Scott Villa.
Paxton, after hearing the news about Hayden and Ava, seemed to hunch a bit, his usually straight body bending slightly.
"I understand, you may leave."
Orion, standing to the side, had a worried look on his face, "Dad, what exactly happened with my sister back then?"
"I thought she was just willful, but..."
Paxton smiled bitterly, "Layla always had her own ideas, what do I know?"
Orion wanted to say more, but Caspian knocked on the door.
"Orion, someone is visiting outside, do you want to come and see?"
"Go ahead." Paxton walked behind the desk and picked up a long-unused paintbrush.
"I guess it has something to do with Amelia."
"Getting old, I misjudged. Amelia is not any simpler than Layla."
Orion had to leave.
Seeing Caspian's strange expression outside the door, he asked in a deep voice, "What kind of guest? Can't you entertain them first?"
Caspian hesitated.
"Not exactly a guest."
"Said they came to see Kai and Ella, but... you'll understand when you see."
Orion followed with a puzzled look to the living room and was shocked by the scene before him.
A thin, shriveled old man stood in the center of the living room, bowing and scraping to Kai and Ella.
And as for Kai and Ella, Kai was blocking Ella, who was trying to cover Kai's eyes.
All this was because of a naked woman covered in scars tied up in the middle of the hall.
"What is this?! Someone get some clothes!"
Orion found the scene before him unbearable.
The bowing and scraping man was Alton, who, seeing Orion giving orders, hurriedly came up, "This must be Mr. Orion Scott, truly impressive!"
The servants had already prepared a blanket but were stopped by Alton.
Seeing Alton come up to greet, they quickly covered Opal on the ground with the blanket.
Facing Alton's flattery, Orion's face was cold.
"Who are you? And who is this on the ground?"
Ella, seeing Opal covered, let go of her hand.
Kai quickly came up to explain the situation to Orion.
"So this woman instigated Hayden to cause trouble at our house, and now she's brought here to apologize?"
Orion's face was cold, "You're probably not worried about offending the Scott family, but rather the Brown family's head, right? We can't change Mr. Brown's mind."
Alton chuckled. "All the same, all the same."
He kicked Opal on the ground, "How to deal with her is up to Ms. Johnson."
Then he turned to Ella, "And Mrs. Garcia."
"Opal was really bad, causing misunderstandings between us. I brought her here to ask for your forgiveness."
Ella, who had become more gentle after pregnancy, frowned, "She's your wife and gave you two children, and you treat her like this?"
"Children can be had with anyone; this woman is just a tool for childbirth."
Alton said, bending down to pull the cloth from Opal's mouth, "Apologize to Mrs. Garcia!"
Opal, beaten and naked in the cold, was already feverish, but hearing Ella's name, she still looked up viciously, "Never!"
"Ella, you bitch! Why do you always overshadow me!"
"I'd rather die than apologize to you!"
"I curse you, a barren woman, to never have children in this life or the next!"
Kai, who had felt sorry for Opal, couldn't hold back and threw a cup of tea at her.
"Shut up!"
"My wife is healthy! My child will be safe! But a venomous woman like you, who knows!"