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CHAPTER NINE

Author: Philip Victoria
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-01 13:54:33

As much as her heart was sinking, Lauren summoned every ounce of courage and met his gaze.

"What if it’s true?" she asked, voice steady despite her racing pulse. "What if I came here to get revenge on Madeline?"

Ethan burst into sudden, loud laughter—so loud, it echoed off the marble walls. For a second, she was almost afraid.

Had he lost his mind since the fire?

He shoved her suitcases into the wardrobe without answering.

"You won't say anything, Ethan?"

He walked to her and wrapped an arm around her waist. She flinched.

"Are you scared of me?" he whispered.

She couldn’t find the words.

He leaned into her ear, voice low and terrifyingly calm.

"Even if you came here to kill me, Lauren, I’d still keep you here."

And with that, he walked out.

Panic flooded her chest. This wasn't the Ethan she remembered. Something had changed. Or maybe… something had awakened in him—since the fire, or after death itself danced too close.

She stepped into the hallway.

A maid was cleaning the corridor.

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