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    “I’m Melinda, from the Warren family,” she said.


    “And that’s my older brother, Aelfric.”


    Aelfric, who had been waiting for his moment, smiled back and quickly moved toward Paul, eager to start a conversation.


    Aelfric had hoped to talk to Paul earlier, but his current condition—injured and sitting in a wheelchair—had weakened his usual presence.


    Thankfully, Melinda had stepped in, using her link to Tiffany to bring Aelfric in front of Paul.


    As Aelfric wheeled himself closer, he adopted a humble demeanor.


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    Then, with a calm smile, he greeted Paul, his voice polite.


    “Mr. Nash, it’s an honor to meet you.”


    Though Aelfric appeared diminished in stature now, he had once been a well-known figure—the deputy chief instructor at the Doomsday Base.


    Paul was familiar with his background and knew how he got injured.


    Still, Paul’s expression remained unchanged.


    He kept his smile, speaking to Aelfric in the same polite tone.


    As Paul and Aelfric conversed, Marissa, feeling disgusted, quickly pulled her hands away from Chloe and Melinda.


    Now that Chloe and Melinda had aplished their goal of getting closer to Paul, their overly eager expressions faded.


    They both quietly retracted their hands, no longer pretending to be so enthusiastic.


    Chloe, always calcting, kept her face perfectly neutral, showing no hint of what she was thinking.


    Melinda, on the other hand, couldn’t hold her thoughts in.


    She pressed her lips together, leaning toward Chloe, her voice low but full of spite.


    “Chloe, look at her, pretending to be so important.


    Let’s see how proud she stays when Paul finds out who she really is and has her killed.


    I bet she won’t be so arrogant then.”


    Chloe quickly grabbed Melinda’s sleeve, panic creeping into her voice.


    “Don’t say that.


    Be careful—someone might hear.”


    Melinda shot Marissa a look of disdain, then fell quiet, her anger simmering under the surface.


    Just then, Lawrence and Lindsay ran toward Marissa, their little hands grabbing onto her legs.


    With wide, innocent eyes, they called out, “Mommy.” Their voices were so sweet, they instantly drew the attention of everyone nearby.


    The conversation between Paul and Aelfric came to a halt.


    Everyone’s eyes were now on the two children clinging to Marissa’s legs, eagerly waiting to see what would happen.


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