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“Mr. Scott!” they both spoke up at once, alarmed. “You? Going in alone? Absolutely not!”
“There's no other way,” Eric said, his tone cutting off any further protest. “If something happens to Joy, which
one of you is ready to carry that blame?”
Phillips and Cordell went quiet.
“Eric...” Hadley reached for his arm, her voice barely above a whisper, eyes clouded with fear. “Letcome
with you.”
“You can’t.” Eric shook his head gently. “Gifford made it clear—it has to bealone. Don’t worry. I'll bring Joy
back, safe and sound.” Eric took her hand in his, gave it a reassuring squeeze, and then slowly let go. “I'm going
in.”
As his fingers slipped from hers, Hadley felt her chest tighten.
She watched his back as he walked away, her hands clasped tightly in front of her, whispering under her breath,
“Please, God... look after my Joy. And him too...”
Eric didn’t look back.
Gifford sat casually on the sofa, a pot of coffee steaming on the table as if he were expecting company rather
than confrontation.
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His demeanor was eerily similar to Ferris’, but it lacked the depth, the subtle power that Ferris exuded. Gifford
was all surface, pretending to play a ghe couldn’t understand.
“You've arrived,” Gifford said with a grin, his eyes glinting with mock amusement. “Make yourself comfortable.”
Eric's patience was already worn thin. His eyes darted around, scanning the room, his expression darkening as
he barely glanced at Gifford. “Where's my daughter?”
Gifford clicked his tongue, unable to hide the sneer that tugged at his lips. “You're too eager. You want to see her
before we've even discussed the terms? Do you really think I'm that naive, brother?”
“What is it you want in exchange?” Eric demanded, his voice tight with urgency. “Spit it out!”
Gifford clicked his tongue again, his sneer sharpening. “I want the Scott family. Can you hand it over?”
Eric's jaw locked, his mouth opening slightly before he answered with quiet steel. “That's not something | can
give. And | suggest you stop chasing fantasies.”
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It wasn’t about his willingness.
Ferris had made his stance brutally clear—he’d already cast Gifford aside once.
Ferris hadn't hesitated to cast aside his own son for the sake of the Scott family—so why would he make an
exception for Joy?
Ever since the incident, Eric had taken tto think it all through. He spoke with measured calm. “I can’t give
you the Scott family, but | can promise to persuade Ferris to let you stay in Srixby.”
Gifford didn’t answer.
The truth was, when he took Joy, even he wasn’t sure she’d be enough to push Eric into a corner.
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