เข้าสู่ระบบ“What trouble?”
The moment Razen’s voice suddenly rang out, Quentin, who had been lost in thought, was startled badly.When he realized it was Razen standing beside him, Quentin frowned and continued, “Can’t you speak normally? Why do you have to scare people like that?”Razen was practically speechless. He simply spread his hands. “So which part of what I just did makes you think I was trying to scare you?”Quentin gave an aElsewhere, Emilia waited.But Lucian never returned.She eventually put her clothes back on and went downstairs.The living room was empty.Emilia looked around, her uneasiness quickly turning into panic.Where was Lucian?Her face paled.“What are you doing?”The sudden voice made her stiffen.She turned around and found Vessara watching her suspiciously.Emilia quickly forced a smile.“Nothing. I just came downstairs to get something to eat.”“Oh. I came down for some water. Let’s go together.”Vessara raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly as she held out the invitation.Emilia had no choice but to agree.Yet her eyes continued to dart around the room.Her uneasiness only grew.What Emilia didn't realize was that Vessara had noticed every one of her nervous movements.The faint smile disappeared from Vessara’s face.A coldness slowly settled into her eyes."Tell me. What exactly did you do?"After several seconds of silence, Vessara really didn't want to keep arguing with Emilia. She
Downstairs, the living room was brightly lit.As Emilia reached the bottom of the stairs, she spotted Lucian sitting on the sofa.The Barclay family had always been blessed with good looks. Nearly every one of their children was strikingly attractive.Unlike them, Emilia had always felt out of place.She had known for a long time that she was adopted.At the thought, her hands curled into fists.“When did you come down?” Lucian's voice interrupted her thoughts.Emilia quickly composed herself and forced a smile.“I saw the lights were still on and came down to see if anyone was here. Then I happened to see you.”“Oh.”Lucian was still distracted by what his father had said during dinner and barely noticed the determination in Emilia's eyes.“It's getting late. You should get some rest, Brother.”After saying that, Emilia headed toward the kitchen.Lucian responded absentmindedly.A few minutes later, Emilia returned with a glass in her hand.Lucian was still sitting on the sofa, looki
The moment those words were spoken, the room fell silent.Vessara looked up at Alexander, briefly wondering if someone had taken over her father’s body. Otherwise, how could such gossip possibly have come from him?As dinner continued, however, she began to sense that something was off.Glancing up, she noticed Alexander and Lucian speaking quietly to each other. Judging by their expressions, they had been talking for some time.When had she become so distracted that she hadn't noticed what was happening right in front of her?Unease suddenly crept into her chest.Something was wrong.Vessara took a slow breath and pushed back her chair. “I’m done eating. I’m going upstairs.”Isabella looked as though she wanted to stop her, but one look at Vessara’s expression made her hesitate.She could only watch as Vessara left.Alexander frowned as he stared after her.“Why do I feel like Vess hasn’t been herself these past few days?”“She’s probably fine.”Isabella shook her head, though she di
Perhaps Alexander's words had been a little too serious. For a moment, Emilia couldn't find anything to say in response, so she could only lower her head, press her lips together, and remain silent.After a few seconds, Isabella couldn't bear to watch anymore. She let out a soft sigh, reached over and gently patted Emilia twice, comforting her."All right, Emilia. Your father is only doing this for your own good. Besides, has there ever been anything you wanted at home that we didn't give you?""I understand, Mom. I shouldn't have been so willful."Emilia kept her head lowered and said nothing more.The atmosphere at the dinner table seemed to settle into an awkward stalemate. However, when Lucian's gaze happened to fall on Emilia, he paused for a few seconds.For some reason, he couldn't shake the feeling that there was something strange about Emilia's behavior.But since Emilia hadn't said anything else, he naturally wasn't going to bring it up now and ruin everyone's mood."Little
Noticing the strange gaze, Vessara looked up and found Lucian studying her.Vessara raised an eyebrow slightly and looked straight at him.“What is it?”“Nothing. I just think you’re really beautiful, little sis.”It seemed like that was the only thing Lucian knew how to say. After that, he simply sat there with a goofy grin on his face.Vessara pursed her lips, genuinely unsure what else she could say. Still, she had no intention of continuing the conversation with Lucian.Their exchange, however, had caught someone else’s attention.Emilia’s gaze kept shifting between Lucian and Vessara. Her eyes grew darker and darker as she stared at Vessara without looking away.In her memory, her eldest brother had always been the kind of person who never showed his emotions. He was intimidating and difficult to approach.But now, he was practically like a docile little lamb, sitting beside Vessara and chatting with her...Why?Why was this happening?It wasn’t fair.She was the one who had grow
Vessara watched from the side, unable to stop herself from looking puzzled.Why was Lucas so different from the person she remembered after coming back this time?Vessara couldn't figure it out. In the end, she simply stopped thinking about it and continued watching Lucas, slightly lost in thought.After a few seconds, she shifted her attention to Isabella, who had just come downstairs.“You're all here. I thought I'd come down too early.”Isabella wore a faint smile as her gaze swept over her children. Then, confusion appeared in her eyes.“That's strange. Why is only one of you back? Where's your second brother?”She looked around but couldn't find Lucius anywhere, so she voiced her confusion.Lucas frowned as if only now realizing something was wrong.“Yeah, why isn't he back? Didn't he say he'd be coming home today? So I'm the only sucker who actually made it back?”“W







