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    Ellie sighed. “He was found by the side of the road.” She believed her statement contained some truth and wasn’t entirely fabricated.


    Hearing this, Edwin paused his work and looked up at Ellie. “He’s got a gunshot wound on his shoulder. If your story holds, I need to inform the police.”


    Despite his family’s ims of his low IQ, Edwin was far from foolish.


    Ellie quickly exchanged a nce with Baylee.


    “This man is my boyfriend,” Baylee lied on the spur of the moment. “Please, Edwin, keep this between us.”


    Edwin’s gaze shifted to Ellie, seeking confirmation. Ellie nodded in agreement.


    “Fine,” conceded Edwin. He had no ties to Baylee, so he chose not to meddle in her personal matters.


    After finishing with the wounds, Edwin fetched an anti-inmmatory drip and administered it to Marvin. Two hours had passed by the time hepleted the treatment.


    Concerned that Edwin might reveal what he knew, Baylee and Ellie expressed their genuine appreciation.


    “In return for my silence, what do I get?” Edwin asked, turning to Ellie.


    Ellie checked her watch, noting it was nearly one in the morning. “How about this,” she proposed. “I’ll treat you to ate-night snack. Order anything you want, it’s on me.”


    Meanwhile, Marviny unconscious on the sofa, his condition unchanged, leaving Baylee unable to depart.


    Edwin, with a hint of reluctance, raised his chin and replied, “Okay.”


    Ellie suggested they dine at a renowned seafood restaurant nearby, which was bustling even in the middle of the night. Unlike Kaiden, Edwin wasn’t particr about his food.


    As Ellie pondered this, her phone buzzed with a new message. It was a photo of a man and a woman at a banquet. The woman, adorned in a champagne gown, stood gracefully next to a wheelchair, wearing a smile. The man in the wheelchair was Kaiden, and the woman was Nora.


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    “Ellie, men are naturally fickle. Isn’t Kaiden, the man you defend, also mingling with a celebrity? I’m in better shape than he is.” The message, unsigned, was clearly from Erick, judging by the wording.


    Edwin noticed the change in Ellie’s expression. “What’s wrong, Ellie?” he asked.


    Ellie turned her phone screen down, forcing a smile. “It’s nothing.”


    After mingling with several influential guests, Kaiden left the event in his wheelchair, with Nora apanying him.


    Once they were outside the party, Nora thanked him. “I’m so grateful, Mr. Thorpe. Without you, I’d never have had ess to such an event.” She knew these high-profile events were gateways to valuable connections. Merely being seen with Kaiden would open doors for her. Kaiden, not even ncing at Nora, told her, “You may leave now.”


    Nora inquired, “Mr. Thorpe, was today’s opportunity a thank you for rifying Miss Gordon’s situation regarding the dancer’s stand-in?”


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