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"Chris!" Carmen cut Chris off sharply. "Those are all in the past. Don't bring them up again. And Thomas doesn't owe me anything. Everything I did was of my own free will."Chris's tone turned mocking. "What he promised me was never fulfilled. So just because he was hypnotized and forgot, he can betray his vows without any burden of conscience?"Carmen shook her head gently, looking helpless."Those were choices I made myself. They have nothing to do with Thomas. Chris, you shouldn't take this out on him. Since it was my decision, I must bear the consequences myself."Chris said, "But the one who suffered the most was you. And everyone around him is still misunderstanding you…""That was my choice as well." Carmen's expression remained calm. "Now the three of us have all achieved what we wanted, obtained what we sought, and begun new lives. Stop clinging to the past. You should move forward too."Chris looked at her—always rational and clear-headed—and his eyes filled with tender

"Mm." A low voice came from the doorway.Victoria looked up and saw a man in a bronze-colored mask walking in slowly. Behind the mask, his eyes glimmered with a dim, chilling light—seductive yet sinister. A cold, malevolent aura clung to him, making one's skin crawl.A mask?Victoria instinctively exchanged a glance with Joanne."Mr. Krueger, these are the new girls I've brought for you," Colette said, her voice syrupy with flattery. "There were supposed to be five, but one of them was… difficult. I didn't think she was fit for your attention.""Is that so?"His gaze drifted lazily over the frightened faces of the girls. A shiver seemed to pass through the room; their palms grew cold without warning. When his eyes lingered on Victoria for a beat too long, she felt frozen in place—but then he looked away, as if she were just another face in the crowd.Victoria's heart jolted.Was it just her imagination? Had he looked at her a little longer just now?"Not bad," the man said lan

“Everyone is to be dealt with according to the usual procedures… except Victoria.”Those who ended up in a place like this were rarely entirely innocent, yet handling them always carried complications.The assistant hesitated. “And Victoria…?”Behind the mask, a dark glint flashed in Mr. Krueger's eyes.“That woman is a lit fuse. Right now, several powerful families are scouring the globe for her. I can't kill her—it would only turn their hatred toward me. I can't just let her go—it would play right into their hands. And she certainly can't stay here…”In all their years operating in the Delta, they had never encountered someone so difficult to handle.Finally, he seemed to arrive at a decision and snapped his fingers.“Send her to the Berryman brothers… with looks like hers, she's sure to catch their eye.”The assistant froze.The Berryman brothers were infamous—perverse, ruthless, and without limits. In a place like the Delta, cruelty alone wasn't enough; you had to out-crue

Jamie said, "I discovered it the day I was looking for the cat."This time, Johanna fully understood.He had probably sent someone to thoroughly check the port to prevent the tabby cat from being smuggled out. By sheer coincidence, he discovered Victoria's whereabouts.But he didn't rescue her. He continued searching for the cat instead.Who in their right mind would smuggle a cat?Jamie had found Victoria's trail, yet he hadn't saved her. He hadn't even informed the Kalen family about it and let her be taken without a word. Even now, he hadn't told them anything.In his heart, Victoria wasn't even worth as much as a cat…Yet, Johanna didn't feel pity for Victoria. This was exactly what she deserved.Jamie had poured his heart out for Victoria. He had risked everything to avenge her. And she had repaid him by abandoning him and going after Thomas. Truly, she had it coming.Seeing that Jamie had really let Victoria go, Johanna curiously asked, "Do you know who kidnapped Victori

The moment Sharon opened the door a crack, Jamie rushed up behind her and slammed it shut again.Jamie seized her wrist. "Sharon, listen to me first.""Don't touch me!"His grip made her recoil in disgust. She raised her hand and slapped him across the face.The room was deathly quiet. The slap rang out sharply, so loud it left her palm numb.The pain snapped Sharon back to her senses.Confronting Jamie head‑on and provoking him was the last thing she should do.With her current status in the Kalen Group, Jamie could no longer threaten her with violence the way he once had.Perhaps that was exactly why he had switched to other methods.Thinking this through, Sharon slowly forced herself to calm down.Yet, just as she finished steadying her nerves, Jamie spoke again—and nearly made her lose her composure once more."Feeling better now?" he asked. "Want to hit me a few more times?"From performing on stage to working in society over the past year, Sharon thought she had seen