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Chapter 488

    Chapter 488


    When Terrance heard the doorbell ring, his natural response was to make his way


    toward the door. However, he quickly realized it was midnight, which made him wonder


    who would visit him at that ungodly hour, considering the fact that he lived alone. The


    thought of that instantly left his face covered with cold sweat. Thus, instead of


    answering the door right away, he headed straight to the study to check the security


    footage.


    The moment Terrance saw a figure right outside his door through the surveince


    camera, he couldn’t help but gulp in fear because the person right at his doorstep was


    none other than Adrian. Oh gosh! I’m having a heart attack! Why did hee to visit


    me in the middle of the night? He could have called me instead of paying a visit,


    couldn’t he? The sight of two bodyguards right behind Adrian only added to Terrance’s


    worry as the situation seemed more pressing andplicated than he thought. Ugh! I


    should have known that I wasn’t calm enough when I was talking to them over the


    phone. They must have seen through my lie because of that. Great! Now, they must be


    here to demand an answer from me!


    Seemingly impatient, Adrian repeatedly pressed the doorbell, as if he was going to do


    that until someone opened the door. Meanwhile, the ringing doorbell was starting to


    worry Terrance more and more as it was alreadyte at night. Upon sitting on the couch


    with a few moments of hesitation, Terrance finally came up with a cover story for ric


    and Victoria’s whereabouts. Then, he went over to open the door after thinking his


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    exnation was sufficient to convince Adrian. When he answered the door, he


    pretended as if he didn’t see Adrian from the security footage and acted like he was


    surprised to see thetter.


    2/6


    “Mr. Cadogan, what brings you here at this ungodly hour?” Terrance pretended to yawn


    as if he woke up from his sleep.


    Nevertheless, Adrian, who only red at him unhappily, only ordered Terrance to be


    taken before thetter could even react. “Take him.” As soon as he made his order


    heard, the two buff guys right behind him quickly manhandled Terrance and took him


    away.


    Terrance was initially still going to pretend to look sleepy, but after hearing Adrian’s


    order, he became startled, asking anxiously, “Wait a minute, Mr. Cadogan! What’s going


    on?! Is there something wrong?”


    “Stop pretending. Now, tell me what’s going on.”


    “I don’t know what you’re asking about, Mr. Cadogan. What exactly are you referring to?”


    Eager to find out the truth behind what was going on, Adrian was unwilling to waste


    time beating around the bush with Terrance. When he realized Terrance had no


    intention of revealing the truth, he waved his hand decisively. “Fine, if you won’t talk,


    we’re going to have to take you back with us. I’m sure you’re going to start talking by


    then.” The two guards, who only listened to Adrian, got a hold of Terrance and were


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    ready to take him away.


    3/6


    As Terrance was brought closer to the elevator by the guards, he quickly realized Adrian


    was not bluffing at all. Thus, he changed his mind and said, “Alright, Mr. Cadogan! I’ll


    talk!”


    Upon hearing that, Adrian stopped in his tracks and squinted, fixing his gaze on


    Terrance. “Finally? Or is this some kind of trick you are trying to fool me with? You’d


    better think twice before acting because that is not going to end well for you.”


    “No! Of course not, Mr. Cadogan! I didn’t and wouldn’t lie to you, but could you please


    just tell them to let me go first?”


    After taking a look at his surroundings, Adrian ordered his men to release Terrance,


    thinking there was nowhere else he could run either, not to mention the fact that they


    were just standing right at his doorstep. “Let him go.”


    It was then that the bodyguards finally let go of Terrance. After that, Terrance rubbed


    his painful arms whileining about how rough those two men were for hurting


    him on the inside. Deep down, he knew he couldn’t allow himself to be taken because


    he only had three hours to rest before he had to set out and visit ric. Although the


    ce where ric was kept was guarded, Terrance was still unwilling to take any


    chance, which was why he was nning to rest for only two hours after a quick


    shower.


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    4/6


    I could put you in greater trouble if your father takes me away with him, Mr. Cadogan.


    For that, I don’t think I have a choice, Sir. In the end, Terrance reluctantly decided to


    reveal the truth, thinking Adrian and Mary were too smart to fool even though he did his


    best to keep Terrance’s whereabouts a secret for him. After having a monologue with


    himself, Terrance went on to tell Adrian about the matter that had happened recently.


    Upon hearing the story, Adrian pointed at Terrance in frustration with a darkened look.


    on his face. “After what happened, you’re still thinking about hiding it from us?!”


    Terrance awkwardly smiled. “Well, we didn’t want you to be worried. Furthermore, I was


    nning to let Mr. Cadogan take charge when he wakes up, and I believe he wouldn’t


    have wanted to worry you all as well, so I…”


    “Where is he now?”


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    “Rx, Mr. Cadogan. I’ll take you to him. Take it easy, okay? Your health is more


    important.”


    Despite Terrance’s sincere attitude, Adrian was still too mad to talk to him because he


    was angry that no one told him about his son’s status after something so serious


    happened. You didn’t tell me about my son’s status because you didn’t want me to be


    worried; Terrance?! Then, when were you nning to do that? When it was toote?! So


    that I wouldn’t be that worried, knowing there was nothing else I could do to change the


    situation?! The more Adrian dwelled on the matter, the angrier he became. Thus, he


    proceeded to berate Terrance again a few momentster.


    Terrance was embarrassed by Adrian’s scolding, but at the same time, his pride


    wouldn’t allow him to put up with that and prompted him to talk back, although he


    knew he was in the wrong. “I didn’t mean to keep you in the dark, Mr. Cadogan. Now, let


    me ask you a question if I may. Would you tell Mrs. Cadogan now that you’ve learned


    the truth?” Adrian was caught off guard by Terrance’s question. When Adrian didn’t


    answer his question, Terrance acted as if he could read his mind. “See? You wouldn’t


    want to tell her either, right? Why is that so? That’s all because you care about her, and


    you don’t want to worry her, which is why you won’t dare to tell her, right? It was the


    same reason I didn’t tell you and Mrs. Cadogan because I know your son cares about


    you both. For that, I’m sure Mr. Cadogan would bite my head off if he found out I told


    you guys about it.”


    Adrian chuckled coldly. “Are you trying to convince me not to me you?”


    “No. No, of course not. I was just trying to rify.”


    “Spare me your nonsense and tell the driver to speed up.”


    “Yes. Yes, of course.”


    Terrance told the driver to speed up under the condition that the speed limits were


    abided by. Twenty minutester, they arrived at the hospital, whereupon Adrian was


    seen with a gloomy expression on his face. “Are there people guarding him here?” He


    turned around and asked, looking at Terrance.


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    Terrance nodded. “Of course, there are. Don’t worry about that, Mr. Cadogan. I wasn’t


    nning to spend the night at home in fact. I only went back for a shower and was


    going to return in a few hours.”


    6/6


    It was only after hearing Terrance’s response that Adrian was more relieved. When they


    were on his way to ric’s ward, Adrian went on to ask a few more questions about


    ric’s health condition, following which he was told that ric was still unconscious


    without any apparent threat to his health. Upon arrival, they saw ric lying


    motionlessly in bed as he looked a lot skinnier than before. When Adrian saw that, tears


    began to start rolling in his eyes. Nevertheless, he did his best to fight back his tears,


    knowing he wasn’t alone. Shortly after that, he quickly realized there were no signs of


    Victoria in the ward besides ric.
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