Damon''s tone was sharp and probing, his gaze cold and filled with suspicion.


    Alexander knew Damon must have already uncovered his basic identity, but not his connection to the Nixons.


    He smirked. "Buddy and I share a special bond. I was nearby, and he was hungry, so I brought him here for dinner before taking him home.


    "As for how I knew about his kidnapping... I don''t believe I owe you an exnation, Mr. Sumner."


    With that, Alexander looked at Mason. "Buddy, your parents are here now, so I''ll leave you with them. Goodbye."


    Mason nodded. "Okay!"


    Alexander gave N a fleeting nce before turning and walking away with a smirk.


    Damon stared at Alexander''s retreating figure, his expression icy.


    Only after Alexander drove off did Damon crouch down to Mason''s level. "Buddy, who is this man? How do you know him?"


    Mason had always been cautious around strangers. If he''d told Alexander his name, they must have already known each other.


    Yet when Damon had investigated N and Mason''s lives over the past five years, there had been no mention of someone like Alexander.


    Feigning confusion, Mason pouted. "Daddy, what are you talking about? I don''t understand."


    Damon''s brow furrowed, his expression darkening. "Buddy, don''t lie to me. If he''s dangerous, it could put you in harm''s way."


    Mason wanted to defend his master but hesitated. Finally, he said, "He saved me today. How could he be dangerous?"


    Damon knelt before him to press further, but N interjected, "Buddy, was that man the ''Master'' you''ve mentioned before?"


    Mason froze, his expression faltering. He didn''t answer.


    Taking a deep breath, N softened her tone. "Buddy, how did you meet your master?"


    The man had the skills to locate


    Mason and extract him from Gabriel.


    He wasn''t just anyone. And the


    money that had mysteriously appeared in Mason''s ount had


    Mason dropped his gaze, silent. His master had warned him not to tell his parents


    about their connection during their earlier meal.


    Seeing his reluctance, N didn''t push him further.


    She turned to Damon and said quietly, "Buddy''s been through a lot today. Let''s


    head home first. We can talk about this another time."


    Damon remained silent for a moment before nodding. "Alright."


    ...


    Back at the vi, the imposter maid had already been handed over to the police, and Damon had tightened the estate''s security measures.


    Lydia, who had been drugged unconscious earlier, had regained consciousness.


    A doctor examined both her and Mason and confirmed they were fine-Mason was just a bit shaken and needed rest.


    Relieved, Damon and N allowed Lydia to take Mason upstairs for a bath.


    As Mason and Lydia disappeared up the staircase Damon turned to N, his voice low and serious. "What do you think of Buddy''s so-called


    master? Could he be dangerous


    I


    can''t shake the feeling that he has some ulterior motive for


    approaching Buddy."


    No normal person would take a random five-year-old as an apprentice, let alone


    give him so much money.


    N pressed her lips together, nodding.agree. But right now, Buddy trusts himpletely and clearly doesn''t want to tell us the truth. We''ll have to tread carefully."


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