Binding System

Herora City, Goddess Teressa's Orphanage.

There was only one orphanage in Herora city. The orphanage was quite big and located in the southern area of the city.

The building of the orphanage was shaped like the letter L. The extension extended into a terrace that reached the end of the side of the orphanage.

The second floor was the same size as the first, but a part of it hung over the edge of the floor below, creating an overhang on one side and a balcony on the other.

Even though the orphanage was built of wood, but it still looked beautiful and cozy.

Coupled with a playground and two big trees in the front yard, made the orphanage even more comfortable place for children and adults.

Actually, the name of the orphanage was Peace Blossoms Orphanage, but the locals called it Goddess Teressa's Orphanage because the orphanage was built by Goddess Teressa Temple.

Peace Blossoms Orphanage housed about forty children and had seventeen caregivers. The name of the head caretaker was Gracie Rees.

Gracie Rees was a gorgeous lady with long red hair and black eyes.

Even though she was already forty-two years old, but she still looked young, like a woman in her early thirties.

The reason for this was simple.

She was an awakener!

Yes, Gracie was an awakener at Elite rank!

Gracie Rees was currently talking with a mature man in her office.

That grown man was the man who eavesdropped on Ace's conversation with Scarlett and Layla in the restaurant.

The name of the mature man was Austyn Jarvis, an awakener at the Elite rank.

Gracie made a deal with Austyn two years ago.

In their agreement, he had an important task.

His task was to give her information about the potential visitors, like their backgrounds and when they would visit her orphanage.

There was one reason why she decided to cooperate with him.

Money!

Yes, everything was for the sake of money!

Of course, she knew her actions were bad, but she did not care about it because the most important thing for her was money.

She needed money to eat.

She needed money to buy something, and she needed money to continue living.

Anyone would live miserably if they did not have money because everything in this world could only be obtained using money.

That was why she would do anything to get a lot of money, including using her perfect body.

"Are you sure they will come to my orphanage today?" Gracie rose from her office chair before finally standing behind a window, looking at the houses through the window.

She could see many buildings from her office because her office was on the second floor.

Austyn, who was sitting on the red couch behind her, responded, "One hundred percent sure. Oh, right. He is a mage, so you should have guessed his intentions in coming to your orphanage."

"A mage, huh? Does he want to become a unique magician too?" She immediately believed his words when she found out that Ace was a mage because many mages had come to her orphanage with the hope of becoming a unique magician.

Although none of them managed to become a unique magician in the end.

Austyn rose to his feet before finally walking closer to her. "Yes. He desires to be a unique magician too."

He did not give her a warning and immediately embraced her from behind, wrapping his arms around her slender waist.

Gracie did nothing when he suddenly hugged her from behind because she had already had sex with him several times.

Every time she got a big fish, she always gave extra reward by satisfying him in bed. She also looked for him whenever she was horny.

Of course, she was not in love with him because, in her eyes, he was only a dog.

Yes, she saw him as her dog!

After all, she only needed to take off her clothes, and he would follow her every whim like an obedient dog.

"It seems like I will get more money today." She stated.

Austyn turned her body around before finally kissing her passionately.

Like before, Gracie let him do whatever he wanted. She even moved her soft tongue lewdly, intertwining her tongue with his.

After kissing her passionately for several seconds, he broke the kiss. "He looks like a young master from a wealthy family, so you can try squeezing him dry later."

"Oh, he looks like a young master from a wealthy family?" Gracie's lips curled up into a smirk.

'Should I use that method to squeeze him dry?'

She had many ways to get a lot of money from visitors because she had been doing this for two years.

"Gracie, can I get an extra reward after getting my share later?" He behaved normally when he saw her evil grin because he had seen it many times.

"If I get a lot of money from him, you can come to my bedroom tonight. I will satisfy you later." Of course, she knew what he had in mind.

"Good!" Austyn smiled happily.

"Now go and keep an eye on him." She uttered.

He nodded his head before finally leaving the orphanage.

"I have to warn the kids not to ruin my plan again. Maybe I should threaten them first." after saying that, she walked out of her office to gather the children.

At the same time, Ace, Layla, and Scarlett were heading to Peace Blossoms Orphanage. Of course, they did not know Gracie's evil plan.

"Goddess Teressa's Orphanage is not far from here." Even though Layla had visited Herora city before, but she only knew the location of Peace Blossoms Orphanage.

She did not know Gracie's personality because she had never met Gracie before.

Scarlett grabbed Ace's right hand before finally speaking, "Let's walk faster."

"Let's just walk slowly." Ace responded, "The orphanage won't run away from us."

"I'm curious about Goddess Teressa's Orphanage, so let's walk faster." Scarlett had visited Herora city before, but she had never visited Goddess Teressa's Orphanage.

At the same time, Austyn was running toward Goddess Teressa's Orphanage.

His intention was clear.

He wanted to tell Gracie that their targets were on their way to her orphanage!

'I hope she will get a lot of money later.'

The smile on his face grew bigger when he imagined the reward he would get from Gracie.

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Goddess Teressa's Orphanage, Main Hall.

Gracie was currently threatening the children. She told them that she would punish anyone who ruined her plan.

She also told them to act according to her plan and not make a single mistake, as there was a high possibility that Ace was from a rich family.

The other caretakers did not dare to stop her and only watched from the sidelines when she was threatening the kids.

Of course, they did not like how she treated the children, but they could not do anything about it.

Gracie was the only awakener in Goddess Teressa's Orphanage, so it was impossible for them to stop her.

In the past, several caretakers tried to stop her, but they ended up in the underground prison.

Some of them even died in her hands.

That was why the other caretakers prayed to Goddess Teressa every single day, hoping she would save the children.

As Gracie was threatening the kids, Austyn walked closer to her. He acted normally when he walked toward her because they knew who he was.

When he was next to Gracie, he whispered. "Gracie, the targets are on their way here. They will arrive in five to ten minutes."

Gracie's lips curled up into a grin.

'Oh, they are on their way here?'

Even though she was in front of the children and other caretakers, she did not hide her grin because she knew they would not dare to do anything to her.

Gracie returned her attention to the children. "Remember. Don't make a single mistake or else you will regret it later. Do you understand?"

"Understood." The children lowered their heads in fear.

Gracie then looked at the other caretakers. "You guys also act according to my plan. Don't forget to support my actions later. Do you understand?"

​ "Yes." The other caretakers responded in unison.

'Goddess Teressa, please punish this evil woman.'

They added in their minds.

Gracie then looked at Austyn. "Let's proceed with that plan."

"Alright." After saying that, Austyn left.

Not long after that, Ace and the others arrived at the Goddess Teressa's Orphanage. Of course, they had no idea about Gracie's plan.

'We have arrived!'