LOGINThe icy tone sent a chill down Emilia’s spine.
She held her breath and stared at Vessara in shock.
She had rarely experienced such overwhelming pressure before.
It was not merely intimidation. It felt like a weight pressing directly against her soul, leaving her nowhere to run.
Emilia could only stammer out an explanation.
“I… This wasn’t intentional. I wasn’t trying to sneak in. I just saw that your door wasn’t closed&he
After leaving the Laurent family, Emilia didn’t hurry back to the Barclay residence. Instead, she went to the small villa Isabella had bought for her.There was no way she could return to the Barclay family right now. She might as well use this opportunity to think carefully about where Lucian was most likely to have gone.Just as that thought crossed her mind, her phone began vibrating violently.Emilia stared at the unfamiliar number on the screen. She was about to hang up, but for some reason, she inexplicably answered the call.The next second, an unfamiliar man’s voice came through the phone.“Get rid of the miniature tracker in your coat pocket immediately. Someone is monitoring you.”The man hurriedly finished the sentence and hung up.Emilia froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded. She had no idea what was going on, yet her fingers instinctively reached into her coat pocket.Sure enough, she fe
Hearing that familiar voice, Emilia looked up in confusion.She immediately met Selena's smiling eyes, and the anger burning inside her instantly flared."Your butler said you weren't here. What's the meaning of this? Are you two working together to make a fool of me?""Oh, don't be angry."Selena didn't seem bothered by Emilia's attitude at all. She merely gave her a meaningful look.Emilia immediately felt as though she were being watched like prey. Her brows drew together."Why did you ask me to come here? Say what you have to say. I have other things to deal with.""What other things? You can't even go back to the Barclay family now, can you?"Selena looked at her with her arms folded across her chest, a hint of smugness in her eyes.Emilia's face instantly went deathly pale.She stared at Selena with her lips slightly parted, her mind going completely blank."What do you mean?""You really don't
After finally managing to reassure himself, Lucian looked up at Vessara."Please keep what happened tonight a secret."“What else am I supposed to do? Announce that the eldest son of the Barclay family was drugged by his own adopted sister and dragged into a huge scandal?”Vessara rolled her eyes, her tone completely devoid of sympathy.Knowing he was in the wrong, Lucian sat quietly to the side without saying another word.There was really nothing else to discuss. Vessara pushed open the door and left, but before she went, she didn't forget to call back,"Remember, when you go home tomorrow, you'd better think about what you're going to do about Emilia."With that, Vessara walked away.The door closed behind her, and even the last sliver of light disappeared.Lucian felt as though he'd suddenly been plunged into the bottom of the sea, completely sealed off from the outside world, with no one left to care abo
In the darkened room, Razen had no idea how long he'd been sitting there. His mind felt like a complete blur, as though there were countless things he couldn't quite remember.Ever since he'd seen that photograph, he couldn't even tell whether he was still capable of thinking clearly.Who was the man who had been in that room with Vessara?Why was he so determined to figure it out?But aside from that question, he didn't know what else he should think about.After a long while, Razen lowered his head again and stared blankly at his own hands.Why had things turned out like this?Without realizing it, Razen took out his phone and dialed the familiar number.The call rang for a long time, but no one answered.Just when Razen thought no one was going to pick up, a woman's voice suddenly came through the receiver."What is it?""Where... where are you?"Razen moved his lips, struggling to get the words o
Vessara could barely remember how she'd even made it to this place. When she saw the door to the room left deliberately ajar, the first feeling that rose in her heart was panic.She didn't know what she could possibly do to prepare herself for whatever she might find inside.Vessara slowly closed her eyes and took a deep breath, doing her best to steady her emotions. Only then did she gather her courage and push the door open.The scene inside was somewhat different from what she'd imagined. There was only Lucian lying on the bed, and no one else in the room. The lingering scent in the air, however, made it easy enough to imagine what had happened moments ago.Vessara clenched her fingers, forcing herself to regain her composure before walking over to Lucian."Brother, wake up."She called out several times, but Lucian didn't react at all.At that moment, Vessara's heart sank completely.She bit down hard on her lower lip, stru
Elsewhere, 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







