Settling The Scores (8)

After Ryan found out about Alain, he had been secretly supporting Matthews' Boulangerie. Although Jack Matthews never personally came to him to ask for this or that favor, Ryan monitored the family closely.

He made sure to clear every obstacle that might prevent Jack Matthews' business from blooming. No other human family in entire England had ever enjoyed such privilege.

Ryan did it all to ensure that Alain and his family never lacked any resources.

He wanted Alain to have a happy childhood and grow up safely until Ryan picked him up.

Alas, for eighteen years, he had been taking care of a bunch of undeserving cuckoos. The one person he meant to protect and raise carefully left the family not long after they parted ways. He had been raising the heartless people who indirectly chased Aiden away from the family for good.

Alain did not dare to talk back. The truth left him shivering in a cold sweat.