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    Judging by his conduct while incarcerated, Alonzo should have qualified for early release long ago. Yet even now, there had been no word at all.


    Seated across from him in the visiting room, Amon drew a deep frown from Alonzo, who reached for the phone and spoke the moment he lifted it. “Why are you the one sitting there?” His time behind bars was tied far too closely to this defiant son of his.


    Amon gave a small shrug. “Dad, there is no need to get this upset. I have good news to share with you.”


    That remark only sharpened Alonzo’s unease. “What have you done this time?”


    “Nothing serious. I only organized and submitted another batch of documents outlining your illegal dealings. I figured I should warn you — you can stop waiting for that release notice. Unless something miraculous happens, you are not leaving this ce.”


    Shock froze Alonzo as he stared at the familiar face across the ss, his breath catching painfully in his chest. “What are you talking about? Have you lost your mind? I am your father!”


    Completely unmoved, Amon responded, “In all these years, did you ever act like one — even for a single day? I learned this lesson from you. If you had not tried to destroy the Briggs family, I would not have followed your example and learned that blood ties do not mean a thing.”


    Rage robbed Alonzo of speech. He could only re at Amon, his breathing harsh and uneven. “You — what exactly did you do?”


    Amon smiled, wholly unfazed. “I did nothing at all. Being able to adapt to circumstances shows wisdom. I know who I should support now.” Alonzo had climbed to his position step by step, once holding real authority in Erebus, so he was far from ignorant. After listening to what his son said, disbelief struck him at once, and shock clouded his gaze.


    “I am not asking you to stare at me like that. I am only trying to stay alive. You know what kind of ce the Briggs family is — full of danger and chaos — and one wrong step would leave me with nothing. I would end up just like you, locked away for the rest of my life. I have no choice but to think about whates next for me.”


    Never had Alonzo thought his son would grow into someone like this. “Did you end up going to William?”


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    With an indifferent shrug, Amon replied, “William is even harsher and more controlling now. Still, I am his cousin, and as long as I choose his side, there will always be a ce for me within the Briggs family.”


    For a moment, Alonzo could not find any words. He had clung to the thin hope that Amon’s visit meant he would finally be released today. That was why he had put on the cleanest clothes he owned.


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