In just a few days, the once-graceful, elegant mayor's daughter had been reduced to a filthy, hollow-eyed shell—a living corpse with none of her former radiance.A chill crept into the hearts of every girl here. Every time Victoria passed the blonde heiress's room, she couldn't help but shiver.That night, the girls broke down in their rooms, crying uncontrollably."I can't take it anymore! I really can't! If even the mayor's daughter ends up like that… what if I'm next?""Do you know? That girl who was found to have a medical condition… she's gone too! Everyone says… they say she's dead. If I had known we'd end up here, I never would've traveled abroad."Victoria's brow darkened, a shadow settling over her expression. A whole week had passed, and yet her father, brothers, and even Lex hadn't found her. Why?One of the other girls named Joanne Possy, who had gotten along fairly well with Victoria, looked at her calm, tearless face and asked, "Victoria… aren't you afraid?"Joanne
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