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Chapter 222 - Going Home

Hailee's POV

"So," Peter said the moment we stepped out of the room, his tone calm but carrying that quiet authority he never lost. "Are you ready to come home? Mother is so excited to see you."

I stopped walking and looked up at him sharply. "Home?" I repeated, my brow furrowing. "Peter, I don't think that's a good idea." The words came out before I could stop them. My heart was already racing at the thought. "You know why I left. I can't go back there—not now."

Peter turned his head slightly, studying me with that cool, patient look he always had when I resisted him as a child. "Hailee…" he began softly, "Father—"

I froze. The way he said it made my stomach twist. "What about Father?"

Peter let out a slow sigh and walked over to one of the waiting chairs, sitting down with quiet composure. He crossed one leg over the other, leaned back, and said it so casually that it almost didn't register at first.

"Father is sick."

The words hit me like a slap.

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