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“You sure you won’t regret this?”
“What’s there to regret? But I do have one condition.”
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“I knew it. You must want money. Go ahead, name your price.”
“Since Tristan already threw me a welcome banquet and publicly announced my identity, I don’t want to make things hard for him. A few years from now, just announce that I died. That way, you won’t have to worry about me coveting your money.”
Halbert stared at her, still unsure if he could believe it. “You’re really willing to give everything up?”
“I am.”
Seeing how decisively Eliza agreed, even Halbert was momentarily at a loss for words.
“What’s wrong? I agreed to your terms, and now you’re the one hesitating?”
Eliza glanced down at the ropes binding her. “You’ve prepared the contract, haven’t you? Untie me so I can sign it.”
Just as she finished speaking, a voice came from outside the abandoned factory.
“No need for that.”
Tristan stepped into the factory, walked over to Eliza, and untied her ropes, gently helping her to her feet.
Halbert remained silent as Tristan arrived.
Eliza frowned. “This was a setup?”
Tristan said calmly, “I told him you didn’t come back for the Sue family fortune, but he wouldn’t believe me. I had to let him see it for himself.”
He smiled faintly. “Even if you had come for the money, the Sue family’s fortune would still be yours. I let him test you. Will you be mad at your big brother?”
Eliza responded, “Maybe just a little.”
“What can I do to make it up to you?”
“There’s compensation?”
“How about I beat him up real good to help you vent?” Tristan’s tone was like coaxing a child.
Eliza hadn’t been treated like a child in a long time.
It caught her off guard.
“No need… I’m not that delicate.
“Starting today, you’re our delicate little princess.”
Tristan’s voice was serious. “No one will ever dare bully you again.”
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“No one?”
“No one,” he repeated.
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Tristan’s words made Eliza’s nose sting. No one had ever said anything like that to her before.
So this was what it felt like to have family–to have someone at your back.
She never had that before. But now… she did.
That thought sparked an important decision in her mind.
Eliza looked at Tristan. “Is it complicated to break off the engagement with the Foster family?”
“It might be a little tricky. But don’t worry–your brothers can handle it.”
“Then let’s not call it off just yet.”
Tristan frowned slightly at her sudden change of heart. “Why?”
“I just… don’t want to call it off right now.”
It was the only answer she gave.
She didn’t want to make things more difficult for him.
“Alright.”
Tristan didn’t press further. He simply nodded. “When you’re ready to end it, just tell me. I’ll take care of it. And you don’t need to worry about how it affects the Sue family. Just focus on doing what you want to do.”
“Okay.”
Eliza agreed softly.
Tristan turned his gaze to Halbert, who stood silently nearby.
“You made this mess. You carry your sister out yourself.”
Halbert was unexpectedly obedient this time. Though his face was still sour, he said nothing.
He walked over to Eliza, crouched down slightly, and scooped her into his arms.
Eliza’s eyes widened in shock.
The same Halbert who hated her was now carrying her?
“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to force yourself,” she said.
This was uncomfortable for both of them.
“Then walk yourself.”
Halbert looked like he was about to drop her, but then he glanced up–and saw Tristan watching him.
With Tristan’s gaze locked on him, Halbert could only grit his teeth and keep walking with Eliza in his arms.
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Meanwhile, Christian had been frantically searching downtown Westbrook. The GPS tracker had been unstable, possibly due to interference.
“Mr. Christian, should we keep looking?”
“Are you stupid? She’s my only sister! If she goes missing, are you taking responsibility?”
They’d been searching for over an hour. Normally, they would’ve found her by now.
But today, despite all the manpower, they hadn’t seen a trace.
Could that brat Halbert have installed a signal jammer in the car?
Just as Christian was thinking about it, his phone buzzed–it was Ronaldo calling.
“There’s still a lot to handle at the banquet. How’s your side of things going?”
“Ronaldo, don’t even start. Our little sister’s been taken by Halbert! I have no idea where he’s taken her. I’ve got people out looking right now!”
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