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The suspicious eyes of Arden's mother remained on Erina's mind as she slowly climbed up the stairs while two of the maids were guiding her.

She went into the bathroom first to talk to her mother. She performed a spell just like how she communicated with her until she slowly saw Aurora’s face in the water.

"My goodness, Erina! You haven’t contacted me for a day! What happened?" Her eyes looked so curious that the twenty-four hours of waiting had already drained her.

"I got kidnapped, mother," Erina said quietly as she glanced at the door to check if it was locked.

"You’re what?" Aurora’s eyes narrowed. "Who kidnapped you?"

"I heard that the Rockwells sent their men to kidnap me. But then, Arden showed up and saved me," she said abruptly.

Aurora’s face lightened. Her lips stretched into a wicked smile.

"What happened to Arden?"

"He was stabbed two times and lost consciousness because they included some poison on the knife they used. I used some of the herbal to treat his wound, m