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The white tiger, trembling with fear, dove into the water and, upon spotting Evangeline, immediately grabbed her clothes with its mouth and dragged her to the surface before quickly swimming towards the shore.

After Evangeline was set down, she slapped the tiger on its forehead. “Why did you pull me up?”

The white tiger roared twice.

“Fool, if there was danger, I would have made it to the shore my f. I didn’t need you to save me.”

The white tiger whimpered in a grievance.

Evangeline smiled and stroked its head. “But you meant well, so thank you.”

The white tiger widened its eyes and looked at Evangeline in shock, clearly not expecting her to thank it.

Evangeline then turned to walk forward. The white tiger happily bounced a few times and trotted up to her, hoping she would ride on its back.

Evangeline said, “I want to walk for a bit, so don’t bother me.” The white tiger whimpered a couple of times, slowed down dejectedly, and walked behind her.

Feeling uncomfortable in her wet clothes, Evangeline hung out by the seaside for a while before returning to the wooden house.

After changing into a new outfit, she got back on the white tiger’s back and went to find Dexter.

By the time she arrived at the scene, John, Hasan, and Presley all looked like a mess.

Dexter, hearing the commotion, stood up and looked at Evangeline. “Why are you back so soon? Why did you change your clothes? What happened?”

Evangeline replied, “I just took a dip in the sea for a while.”

Dexter looked worried. “Did something happen? Are you unhappy?”

Evangeline shook her head. “It’s not about being unhappy. I just wanted to clear my mind for a bit.”

Dexter remained concerned, but seeing she was unwilling to elaborate, he pushed down his worries and asked, “Given their current state, is there anything else you want to do to them?”

Evangeline calmly glanced at the scene below and said, “You’ve already done a great job. Just leave them like this for a few more days before killing them, so they can fully experience their current suffering.”

Dexter chuckled and nodded. “Understood.”

Evangeline said, “I don’t want to stay on the island any longer. Arrange a plane to take me away, and you handle them as you see fit”

She had seen enough of their punishment and was not in the mood to continue watching.

Besides, in their current state, they were beyond saving. Even if nothing else was done to them, they wouldn’t last long.

Even if they were allowed to leave the island, others would still come after them for revenge.

The bigger the business, the larger the network of interests affected. As their assets were liquidated, their former partners would suffer losses and undoubtedly resent them. If they knew these people were still alive, they would certainly hunt them

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down.

Dexter said, “Alright. I’ll leave with you. Let Chester and Chad stay behind with the others to take care of them.”

Evangeline nodded, having no objections to his arrangement.

Two hours later, the private plane was ready. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

As they were boarding, the white tiger tried to follow Evangeline onto the plane but was unceremoniously kicked away by

Dexter.

The white tiger, too afraid to confront Dexter, sadly pawed at the ground.

Evangeline turned to the white tiger and said, “Don’t follow us. We’re going back to Clusia, and Clusia doesn’t allow the private keeping of wild animals. We’d all end up in jail if we brought you back.”

The white tiger circled around her in distress, whining in discontent.

Evangeline patted its head. “Behave yourself and don’t throw a tantrum. Later, someone will come to take you to a country where wild animals can be legally kept and ensure that you are well taken care of. If I have time in the future, I might come to visit you.”

The white tiger’s eyes lit up, and it nuzzled her, whining as if reminding her not to forget her promise.

This promise became the most important hope in the few remaining days of its life.

Evangeline and Dexter boarded the plane, which soon took off.

The white tiger watched the plane ascend higher and higher. Even after it was out of sight, it stayed where it was, happily bouncing around.

It thought, ‘Although she left, she promised to visit me. We can still meet. It’s wonderful. I will work hard to train, become stronger by the next meeting, and impress her so that she will visit me more often!

With this thought, the white tiger started running around to exercise.

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After more than twenty hours of flying, the plane landed at the airport in Clusia’s capital. After disembarking, Evangeline first returned to her private residence.

She usually stayed at the Johnson residence when in Lyrendia, but she also had her own private residence where she occasionally spent time alone and where she primarily trained.

Dexter followed her off the plane and naturally went with her to her private residence.

Despite it being her private space, Dexter, who was quite clingy and followed her everywhere–even here–also kept some of his personal items in this place.

After a brief rest, the two set out again. An hour later, they arrived at the underground laboratory in the suburbs.

“I’ll wait for you outside,” Dexter said softly at the entrance of the laboratory.

Evangeline nodded and didn’t insist on him coming down with her.

Whenever they visited the laboratory, Dexter always stayed outside and never went into the lab, nor did he enter Naomi’s

room.

He probably couldn’t bear to see Naomi, who was once strong, optimistic, and kind, in such a pitiful

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Evangeline entered the underground laboratory alone and went to Naomi’s room.

Now sill the same, connected 16 various instruments and tubes, lying quietly and lifelessly on the bed, like a doll withe vitalin.

If it weren’t for the fluctuations in the heart rate monitor, it would be almost impossible to tell that she was still alive.

Evangeline sat down by the bed and gently took the thin, bony land resting on it.

The cold touch made her nose tingle and her eyes grow misty.

She said, “Naomi, didn’t we agree that you’d wake up when I came back? Now that I’m here, why haven’t you kept your promise? Dexter and I have already avenged you. The people who bullied you are all gone, so you don’t have to be afraid anymore. Wake up, okay?”

There was no response from the person on the bed.

“Naomi, I really need you. I miss the days when the three of us relied on each other and supported one another.

“Now Dexter and I have grown up and can make money and take care of ourselves. We don’t need you to protect us anymore. Let us protect you instead.

“Naomi, you’ve always been unwilling to refuse my requests. No matter what I asked before, you would fulfill it. I have one last request. As long as you agree to it, I’ll do whatever you say from now on.

“Naomi. I want you to wake up… Agree to this request of mine, okay?”

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