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And yet, when Helen said without hesitation that she’d trade her away to save Boone, it still cut deep.

As a child, she’d been treated like an animal by her adoptive family–worked like a mule, beaten for no reason, never a moment’s peace.

She used to watch other kids be coddled and adored by their parents and feel an aching envy in her little heart.

So when she found out she wasn’t really their child, she held onto hope. She fought through countless hardships to find the Rivers family, believing that what waited for her was a warm embrace, a home that was truly her own.

But reality had been a ruthless de that shredded everyst one of those illusions.

Sloane stood frozen in ce, the air around her suddenly bitter and cold.

Truth was, from the moment they tricked her into that mental institution five years ago, she had stopped expecting anything from the Rivers family. Maybe this pain she still felt now… maybe it came from that tiny sliver of hope her younger self had still clung to.

She let out a sharp breath. Thankfully, she still had her master. She wasn’tpletely alone.

Come to think of it, it had been over five years since shest saw her. She wondered if her master had been eating well these past few years.

She’d been so foolish–actually fell for the Rivers family’s lies and got herself locked up. Sloane felt she’d failed her master’s teachings and had avoided reaching out because of the shame. She’d wed her way out of that asylum by herself, and

she didn’t even know how to face her again.

now,

Velora Atelier hadn’t sent any word about her master in a long time. She must have been disappointed in her too.

With Sloane refusing to budge, Marshall had no choice but to go out and try to fix things himself.

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But the situation was worse than anyone expected.

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The moment Boone was taken away by the police, a video hit the inte. Netizens immediately connected it to the earlier exposé by “Detective Zero,” and soon his Twitter was flooded withments.

“Detective Zero” didn’t keep anyone waiting. He responded quickly—with hard evidence.

He dropped surveince footage, fully enhanced and crystal clear, showing the exact moment of the crash.

It was three in the morning. A yellow sports car sped down an empty street, sting through a red light without slowing down–actually elerating–and crashed straight into an electric scooter that had the right of way. The rider and vehicle were sent flying.

Not once did anyone get out of the car. Instead, the driver mmed on the gas and fled the scène.

Attached to the video was a photo of Boone posing in front of the very same yellow sports car.

The license te matched exactly–proof the car belonged to Boone.

The inte exploded. Outrage swept through every tform like wildfire.

“Boone’s absolutely heartless! He hit someone and ran like a coward!”

“This is what the entertainment industry is full of now? Scum like this? He deserves to be punished to the fullest extent of thew!”

“cklist him already! People like this have no ce in the public eye!”

The victim was a food delivery driver. Due to dyed treatment, he was left permanently disabled. He had a child battling cancer, desperately in need of money for surgery.

With him out ofmission, his entire family was left in ruins.

As that detail came to light,izens were furious. Some focused on condemning Boone, while others began looking for legitimate donation channels to help the

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delivery driver’s family.

In just one day, enough money was raised to cover the child’s surgery.

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The boy’s mother even recorded a video to thank everyone, saying the surgery funds were now enough and asking people to stop donating.

Their quiet honesty made the contrast with Boone’s hit–and–run even more ring and enraged the inte even more.

Public pressure came crashing down on the Rivers family like an avnche. Theirpany’s stock tanked overnight. Business partners backed out in droves. The Rivers family was in the worst crisis they’d ever faced.

Marshall ran to the Rivers family’s main branch to beg for help, but the family matriarch scolded him on the spot.

“Look at the son you raised. He’s dragged the rest of us down with him. And now you’ve got the nerve to ask us for help? What exactly do you expect us to give you?”

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