�Miss Jenkins, we�re just doing our duty. Please cooperate,� the guards said solemnly.

�You should be aware of the rules in the fort. Anyone who wants to enter the dungeon must have a pass. Even if it�s the master, we have to kill him if he tries to barge in without a pass.�

Benjamin had enforced that rule when he first established the fort. Their power and influence had grown because of it, and thus, the fort had become a dangerous spot that ordinary people dared not approach.

�Who told you I don�t have a pass?� Amber took a pass out of her bag and handed it to the guard. �Look at it carefully� That is my dad�s exclusive pass. I can go anywhere with this, and I can give any order I want. If you disobey me, you�re disobeying my dad.�

�Umm�� The two guards were in a dilemma. The pass was indeed the most powerful pass in the whole fort. Guards like them, who had only a small status, had no right to doubt it, so they could only obey her. They put down their weapons and let Liam and Amber enter the dungeon. Right after that, they reported the incident to Benjamin.

When Benjamin�s four foster sons heard that, they became so angry that they wanted to hack Liam into pieces.

�Master, Liam is way out of line. How dare he instigate Miss Jenkins to steal your pass! If this goes on, she�ll even give up her life for him!� Mateo burst out furiously. He didn�t hate Liam, it was just that he had a crush on Amber. He was worried that she might do something more outrageous under Liam�s orders.

However, if Benjamin lost his temper, he might even punish his daughter.

�Miss Jenkins is a pure and kind woman, so she can�t be with a cunning man like Liam.

Let�s forget about our past friendship and hack Liam into pieces and sell him to others!�

Danny, Benjamin�s eldest foster son, suggested impatiently. He always thought that human Ki kolives were worthless. Naturally, disobedient people had to be eliminated.

In the dungeon.

The two men in lab coats had arrived at the cell Joanne and Renee were in. �Joanne, come pout!� The guard knocked on the iron bars and ordered icily.

In the dark, Joanne smiled sadly and said to Renee, �Finally, my time has come.�

Renee had been feeling drowsy, but now, she was fully awake. �What is it? Where are you going?�

�I will be reborn again.�

�Reborn?� Renee asked slowly. �Has that old man suddenly grown a conscience? Does he want to let you go?�

�Yeah, he wants to let me go.� Joanna�s smile became even sadder. She reached out and embraced Renee as she whispered, �Miss Everheart, I�m glad I got to know you. If you get the chance, please say sorry to Mr. Hunt for me."

Renee rolled her eyes and scoffed, �He lied to you and fooled you, but you want to

apologise to him?�

�Yes, I�ve wronged him deeply. Many things aren�t as they seem� I�m leaving." Joanne let Renee go hesitantly, then went out under the urging of the guard.

Renee was still rooted to the spot as she thought about what Joanne had said. Suddenly, it dawned on her. 'Didn�t Joanne tell me that she wants to meet Stefan again before leaving? Why did she ask me to pass on the message? Could it be that, Benjamin didn�t let her go? Damn it, Renee, why are you so dumb?!'

Helplessness engulfed her, and Renee immediately stood up and ran towards the exit of the cell. She then smacked the large iron door and screamed, �Let me out! What did you do to Joanne? Let me go!�

The guard could not take the noise, so he warned her through the palmsized hole in the door. �Be quiet. If you keep screaming, I�ll be forced to use poisonous gas on you.�

�Where did you take Joanne? Let me go! I can give you a lot of money if you let me go�� JrNovels.com