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Meryl looked utterly baffled. “Who’s Esther? I don’t even know who that is!”

“Didn’t he teach your medical skills?”

“No!”

Many influential figures had sought Esther for treatment, but the elusive doctor was nowhere to be found. Instead, they turned their attention to tracking down Esther’s rumored apprentice.

Felix was starting to believe that Meryl’s medical skills rivaled or even surpassed those of Esther’s supposed disciple.

He had truly struck gold.

As the chaos subsided, the sky outside had already turned dark. At some point, Philip had gone to the kitchen and returned with dinner.

“Ms. Stone, why not stay and eat before leaving?”

Meryl instinctively wanted to decline but reconsidered upon realizing she had matters to discuss with Felix.

As a patient, Felix’s diet was restricted; he could only manage a bowl of soup. The rest of the food, however, fell to Meryl.

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Despite having been half-dead just hours ago, Felix now sat upright on the bed.

“Philip, change the bedsheets,” Felix ordered.

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Philip nodded, fetching fresh linens and helping Felix settle back into bed.

Meryl set down her fork, her tone turning sharp. “The fire at the Walker Villa, was that your doing?”

Felix froze, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

Leaning back against the headboard, he pressed his tongue against his cheek, exuding a mix of mischief and menace. “Knowing too much won’t do you any good.”

After a few encounters, Meryl had gained some understanding of Felix.

She knew that when he said that, it was actually a form of tacit agreement.

Her mind raced, piecing together the chain of events.

Felix must have infiltrated Walker Villa last night, setting the blaze that caused catastrophic losses for the Walker family. As he attempted to escape, someone from the household discovered him, resulting in a knife wound to his abdomen.

The news had been abuzz with reports of the Powell and Walker

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families battling over a prime plot of land in the eastern suburbs. The motive was now clear to Meryl.

She stared at Felix in disbelief.

“All this for a piece of land? How could you stoop so low, endangering lives?”

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Last night, it was he who was discovered by a servant of the Walker family. If he hadn’t been found, the entire Walker family would have been at great risk of perishing in the fire.

Worse yet, Felix had sabotaged the estate’s fire safety system to ensure maximum destruction.

She hadn’t imagined he could be so cold-blooded and ruthless.

Felix smiled and said, “Is this new information to you? My methods have never been clean. You’ve always known that, haven’t you?"

With that, he suddenly yanked Meryl closer, pulling her face inches from his.

“So,” he said, his voice low and hoarse. “Why would you treat a monster like me? I gave you the chance that night. Why didn’t you take the dagger and kill me? Hmm?”

Their eyes locked. Felix’s were bloodshot, and the stench of blood lingered around him.

Even though he’d eaten, his face was still ghostly pale, and

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despite his menacing demeanor, Meryl knew better than anyone that Felix was little more than a paper tiger right now.

Meryl thought Felix was too cold-blooded and heartless; he completely viewed human life as worthless.

She was about to speak when Philip rushed in from outside.

“Mr. Keith Powell and Mr. Christopher Powell are on their way here!”

Without hesitation, Philip pulled Meryl into the bathroom and shut the door behind them.

Just as they hid, the door to the room swung open.

Through the thin bathroom door, Meryl could hear the voices outside.

Keith had one hand behind his back, displaying an air of superiority as he looked at Felix, who was leaning against the bed.

“The Walker family has withdrawn from the bid for the eastern suburbs. You handled this well,” Keith remarked.

Felix’s face showed no particular reaction to the praise, only a fleeting trace of mockery.

Christopher’s voice followed, laced with reproach. “Felix, our father is here, and you’re just lying in bed? Is this how you show respect?”

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