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Franco was speechless.

Maddox turned to Nate, his eyes sparkling with undisguised curiosity. “Tell us your story.”

When Nate remained silent, Franco recounted the tale of Nate’s severe hospitalization and how Corrine had fearlessly scaled twenty-six floors to reach his ward, without safety equipment or hesitation.

Maddox clicked his tongue against his teeth, genuine admiration coloring his expression. “Truly a woman of remarkable courage.”

He fell silent briefly, then added with measured significance, “Yet her capabilities extend far beyond this single feat.”

“Oh?” Franco’s eyebrows arched with newfound interest, curiosity flickering across his features.

His interactions with Corrine had been minimal—merely a fleeting glimpse in the sterile hospital corridor. Still, he understood implicitly that a woman of mere beauty would never be deemed worthy of standing at Nate’s side.

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Maddox cast a knowing nce toward Nate before leisurely unraveling the tale of Corrine’s exploits in Riverveille, concluding with, “Did you honestly believe someone who brought Bryant Hopkins to his knees could be nothing more than a harmless little rabbit?”

Franco had heard whispers of Bryant’s stunning defeat in Riverveille, but the revtion that Corrine orchestrated this downfall left him visibly astonished. He had assumed it was all Nate’s strategic nning behind the scenes.

“Remember Jonathan Martel?” Maddox noted the flicker of surprise crossing Franco’s face, a deeper, more intriguing smile ying on his lips. “He’s even reconciled with Nate for someone’s sake.”

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“Reconciled?” Franco’s brow furrowed slightly, his gaze piercing through the air to fix on Nate.

The man lounged upright on the sofa, fingers idly twirling his ss, an enigmatic smile ghosting across his lips.

Since Jonathan’s appearance, bitter tension had stretched between him and Nate, their animosity long-standing and intense.

The mere suggestion of reconciliation seemed utterly baffling.

Whispers imed Jonathan moved through life with cunning and deceit. This unexpected alliance made Franco wonder what shadows concealed a hidden agenda.

Maddox tracked the subtle shifts in Franco’s expression, his tone deliberately yful. “Don’t overthink it. It’s because of Corrine. I suspect Jonathan wielded considerable influence in swiftly dismantling the group that kidnapped her in Riverveille. Combined, Nate and his allies couldn’t match Jonathan’s masterful knowledge of the seas. If Nate rules as king onnd, then Jonathanmands the vast oceans as his domain.”

After absorbing Maddox’s words, Franco fell into contemtive silence.

Smoke curled upward as he quietly lit a cigarette, eventually murmuring, “You’ve truly discovered a gem, Nate.”

With sudden curiosity, Franco questioned, “With her remarkable skills, does she genuinely require my protection? Isn’t that merely redundant?”

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