Chapter 207


    Then Aemon, who had been quiet, cut in "If you''re feeling sleepy, why not just take a good nap? No need to push yourself so hard."


    If there were a way to score someone''s way with words, Aemon would ace it. Even though he was basically telling Evangeline to just sleep, she could not get annoyed. Instead, she felt her uncle''s deep affection for her. The resolve she had to leave was slipping. "Maybe I''ll head out after I''ve had some sleep?" Another massive yawn escaped Evangeline, and her eyelids were fighting a losing battle to stay


    open.


    Holden zipped to her side in a sh. "Go sleep, go sleep. The Foster family''spany is swarming with folks. It won''t crumble if you skip a day, will it now? The most important thing is for you to get some rest." "Mm." Drowsiness swept over her, but Evangeline mustered her wits and squinted at Holden, "Uncle, you''re acting... sort of odd today."


    She could not quite put her finger on what was off. Was it because she did not catch enough shut-eyest night and she was thus very sleepy, so her brain was on the fritz?


    Grinning, Holden replied, "Me, strange? Nah, I''m just fussing over you, my dear niece. You''re the shining star of the whole Foster n!"


    Well, when he put it that way, it sort of made sense.


    Evangeline''s eyelids felt like they were made of lead, and even though she tried her hardest to stay alert, a single blink was all it took to sumb to sleep.


    Right before drifting off, one thought clung to her mind.


    No more all-nighters for her. She was just too wiped out...


    Evangeline was out like a light, and Holden, who was right by her, scooped up her delicate frame. With her four other uncles forming a protective. entourage, they gentlyid her on her bed.


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    James, who had kept silent, weaved through his brothers, checked Evangeline''s eyes to confirm she was sound asleep, and then spun to address the group, "Are we sure she won''t flip when she finds out what we did? "And hey, Holden, where''d you get that potion Evie gulped? It''s not going to mess with her health, is it?"


    Holden quickly tried to reassure everyone, "What could possibly go wrong? We''re just making sure she gets a good night''s rest. "Besides, it won''t take long for us five brothers to take care of that jerk Walter. How much medicine could I really give her?" James was at a loss for words.


    As a well-establishedwyer, he was acutely aware that their actions this time were definitely not on the right side of thew.


    As someone sworn to uphold thew, he could not help but feel guilty for silently going along with the n instead of urging everyone to stop before it was toote.


    Then again, the thought that they were doing all this to get back at Walter made him feel not an ounce of guilt. In fact, he thought this reckoning was long overdue! "Well, if that''s the case... Let''s get moving!"


    James flexed his fingers, cracking his knuckles without even noticing.


    Oh, Walter. He had been itching to give that guy a piece of his mind for a


    while!


    At Gordon Group headquarters, Walter sat on the office sofa, massaging his temples to ease the exhaustion he could not shake off.


    Lydia''s fate was uncertain, and she was also the main suspect in the murder of Evangeline''s mother.


    With such a critical role, Walter had no choice but to take things seriously.


    He had spent the entire night awake, standing vigil outside Lydia''s ICU room. Only after the doctor dered her out of critical condition did he return to thepany for a brief rest. N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.