The Unwanted Daughter When Love Comes Too Late novel Chapter 257

Chapter 257 What Have They Done to CeeCee?

Chapter 257 What Have They Done to CeeCee?

A desolate sorrow spread silently, seeping into every corner of the house.

Tracy didn’t know how long she had cried. Eventually, she cried herself to sleep.

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Maybe it was the emotional upheaval, or maybe those deeply buried memories had been stirred up again. Tracy ended up falling ill.

She lay in bed for two days, feverish and dazed, waking from one nightmare only to slip into another.

In her dreams, she seemed to return to that hell called Angelic Etiquette Academy.

She never had enough to eat or wear, and she suffered endless insults and beatings. Besides, she always had to be on guard against the “teachers” and “classmates” who wanted her dead.

And then there was that pitch-black, grinning mask …

“Get away from me! Don’t come any closer … Please, don’t… ”

As she slept, Tracy’s brow was furrowed tight, as if she was caught in a terrible nightmare, muttering words of protest over and over again.

Ronald sat at her bedside, gently wiping the sweat from her brow.

He watched her with aching tenderness, wishing he could go into her dreams and chase away all her pain.

But all he could do was sit by her side and watch her suffer.

Ding!

The chime of a phone broke through Ronald’s gloomy thoughts.

He set aside the handkerchief, took out his phone from his pocket, and tapped on it.

One glance at the message and he understood everything.

“He’s in Cloudville.”

Just three short words and nothing else. But Ronald understood right away.

He tightened his grip on the phone, his brows knitting together.

That guy had actually come to Cloudville in person?

When Ronald was looking for a doctor for Franklin, he’d already considered the possibility that his whereabouts would be exposed.

He figured most of his arrangements would be in place by then, so whether he was exposed sooner or later didn’t really matter. He’d been ready for this.

He’d expected that man to make plenty of moves against him or Tracy, but he hadn’t expected him to show up in person.

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Chapter 257 What Have They Done to CeeCee?

Knowing him, this could never be simple. Things would only get more complicated now.

Ronald quickly sent out a series of orders on his phone.

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Once everything was arranged, he returned to Tracy’s bedside, keeping watch as she remained trapped in her nightmare.

He held Tracy’s tightly clenched hand in his and wiped away her sweat with the other, his expression somber and grave.

He knew now that this man had come to Cloudville himself, Tracy was bound to become his next target.

Still, Ronald couldn’t bear to let her go.

He wanted so badly to hold on to her.

Ronald stared at the sleeping girl, his tone layered with complicated determination. “CeeCee, whatever you do, don’t… don’t let go of my hand. Don’t leave me.”

If she did, he figured he might lose his mind.

Maybe she heard him, because Tracy’s grip on his hand tightened, as if she was answering him.

Ronald glanced down at their joined hands. The darkness faded from his eyes, and a faint smile appeared, his dimples deepening at the corners of his mouth.

Feeling the dampness in his palm and remembering how much Tracy had sweated, Ronald decided to change her clothes.

Even though he wasn’t exactly a good person, he still respected Tracy’s boundaries.

He lifted her shirt and was just about to avert his gaze when he froze.

There, on the skin of Tracy’s stomach, was a crisscrossed web of scars-blatant and shocking to see.

Ronald recognized those wounds.

He had them on his own body. In fact, he had even more.

He could never forget the pain those scars had left.

Suddenly, Ronald remembered that in all the time he’d known Tracy, she’d only ever worn long sleeves and pants, never exposing any skin except her face, hands, and feet.

On impulse, he pulled up more of Tracy’s clothing, exposing her arms and legs.

Even though Ronald had mentally prepared himself, he was still stunned by what he saw.

Every inch of Tracy’s skin that clothes could cover was marked with scars, old and new, layered atop each other. They were so shocking that it was impossible to imagine what she’d gone through.

Ronald’s self-control snapped in an instant. His dark eyes burned with rage and murderous intent, as though he wanted to destroy everything.

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Chapter 257 What Have They Done to CeeCee?

Angelic Etiquette Academy!

The Jackmans!

What have they done to CeeCee?

The scene before him cut into Ronald’s heart like a knife.

He didn’t know how long he stayed frozen, but eventually, he reached out and helped Tracy change out of her sweat-soaked clothes.

The whole time, his face stayed taut and unreadable.

That usually bright, gentle face now seemed shrouded in shadow, as if he might lash out at any moment.

After changing her clothes, he sat with Tracy for a while longer before finally leaving the room.

As soon as he stepped out, he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

“Keep investigating Angelic Etiquette Academy. I don’t care what it takes-I want that place gone forever!”

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