The Unwanted Daughter When Love Comes Too Late novel Chapter 277

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Chapter 277 The First Rule

Chapter 277 The First Rule

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One of them insisted on getting an answer, while the other didn’t know how to react. The two nearly started an argument right outside the Jackman Enterprise’s headquarters—until a new figure appeared.

“If you want to know about the academy, I might have some answers.”

Both men turned at once and saw Matthew walking up.

Because of his business ties with the Jackmans and, lately, his close connection with Erin, Matthew often came and went from the company. Running into him here wasn’t surprising.

The moment Liam heard he knew something about the academy, he rushed over in a burst of excitement.

“What do you know? Tell me! That academy … It’s not what it looks like on the surface, right? Tracy came back completely changed. Did she suffer there? Was someone hurting her?”

Liam’s eyes burned with obsession.

All he could think about was Tracy’s cold stare earlier, her unhidden disgust, and the hatred aimed straight at him. He was desperate for answers.

Desperate to know what he had done so wrong.

Norris snapped back to his senses, frowning as he pulled Liam away. “Liam, let me handle this. You need to go. Find somewhere to calm down.”

He suddenly remembered that Liam had been thrown out of his house. The kid had nowhere to go, and his state of mind was clearly shaken by Tracy’s harsh words. Norris didn’t hesitate. He asked the bodyguards to take Liam away.

Andrew might have been furious with Liam, but he was still his younger brother. He wouldn’t drive him completely into a corner.

Norris arranged for Liam to stay in one of his properties for now. Even if Andrew found out, he wouldn’t say anything.

With Liam settled, Norris turned back to Matthew, who had been standing nearby the entire time with that polite, gentlemanly smile, patiently waiting.

Because of the incident with Erin not long ago, Norris had a bad impression of him. He instinctively distrusted him, sensing the man’s hidden schemes.

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But when it came to Tracy’s time inside the academy, his curiosity matched Liam’s.

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He invited Matthew into a café and asked directly, “Mr. Renault, you said you know about the academy. What exactly do you mean?”

Matthew didn’t answer immediately. His smile remained refined, his voice smooth.I know plenty. But probably not the kind of things you’re looking for.”

His words carried a hidden meaning. Norris caught it, though he wasn’t sure what it implied.

After thinking a moment, he tried a different approach. “Then tell me this–do you know what life is like for the students once they’re sent there?”

He had never told anyone about the way Tracy once asked him whether he knew the kind of life she had endured for the past two years. That question stuck in his chest like a thorn in his side.

Night after night, he woke up from his dream, hearing that question echo in his dreams.

So now, asking Matthew, his heart clenched tight. His hand on his knee curled into a fist.

Matthew, oblivious to the small signs, calmly sipped his coffee before replying at last.

“I know the answer to that, Mr. Gill. But I can’t tell you.”

Norris scowled, frustration rising. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Matthew raised an eyebrow. “It’s not that I don’t want to. But as a guest of the academy, I’m not

allowed to.”

The word “guest” struck Norris as odd. “What do you mean by guest?”

Matthew’s smile grew mysterious, his answer evasive.

“If you want to know what Tracy went through, why not see for yourself? But getting into the academy requires … sincerity. Without someone to introduce you, it’s impossible for you to get in. The question is, Mr. Gill, how much are you willing to give for the truth?”

Norris had been trained his whole life as an heir. His instincts were sharp, and Matthew’s words lit a spark of unease inside him.

But no matter how clever he was, he couldn’t imagine just how dark that academy really was.

After a pause, he answered firmly, “If you can take me there, Mr. Renault, we can discuss whatever payment you want.”

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To him, sincerity meant money or favors.

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With his resources and status, unless Matthew demanded the impossible, he could afford it.

Matthew knew he misunderstood, but he didn’t correct him. Instead, he smiled widely and nodded.

The academy was such a wonderful place. Once Norris experienced it, he would surely thank him.

No one else knew the details of their conversation.

Liam tried to pry it out from Norris again and again, but he stayed silent. He had made a pact with Matthew.

Matthew had made it clear: silence was the first rule for anyone who entered the academy.

And because of that rule, Norris’s curiosity only grew. The strange, restless feeling in his chest swelled, like something waiting to burst.

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Chapter 278 Erin’s Manipulation