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Talia couldn't do anything despite knowing that Julian was behind everything.In Jarrowind, Christian and Quentin held the most power, followed by Julian and William. Christian, Julian, and William had each other's backs—Quentin was the only exception.That meant that if Talia wanted to fight against Julian, she was pitting herself against all three of them. In other words, it was a suicidal mission. Nobody could even touch them.Talia went back to the Stewart residence. She played with Maeve for a while before going upstairs to rest.Henry still hadn't replied to her text messages, which only worried her even more. She tried calling him again, but his phone was turned off.Although Talia had never experienced being cyberbullied or doxxed, she knew it wasn't something anyone could easily endure. The insults and degrading words from invisible keyboard warriors cut far deeper than one could ever imagine.Tali could barely sleep a wink all night. Finally, Henry replied with a te

Talia thought that if she just mentioned it, Christian should be able to stop Julian from continuing to attack Henry online. So, she grew nervous as soon as she finished speaking.To her shock, Nancy's voice sounded on the other end of the line. "Chris, look! Shooting stars! Make a wish, quickly!"There was silence on the phone. A short while later, Nancy's voice was heard again. "What wish did you make, Chris?"Christian gently replied, "It's a secret."His answer was short, but his voice was tender and obviously doting on her.Talia could literally feel the love in the air, even though they were hundreds of miles apart and connected only by a phone.Nancy chuckled and said, "Yvonne's found a crab. Want to go and catch them?"Christian agreed at once. "Alright."However, he suddenly remembered that he was on a phone call with Talia. So, he asked her, "By the way, what did you say just now?"It seemed that he didn't hear a single word that she said earlier.This time, Talia d

Talia could tell what William was thinking just from the look on his face. However, she didn't want to bother explaining herself anymore.She just asked him, "Where are they?"William could tell that something about Talia had changed. In the past, whenever she threw herself at Christian, she always wore a people-pleasing smile whenever she saw them. But now, her eyes were much colder, and yet William thought she looked less annoying.Still, William hesitated when he thought about Talia's question.When Talia saw that William wasn't exactly refusing to answer her, she told him seriously, "I really have something very urgent to discuss with him. It's a complete mess."William didn't know what was going on, but he could see the urgency in Talia's eyes. Finally, he lifted a finger and pointed toward the hotel. "They're at the private beach behind the hotel.""Thank you." After expressing her thanks, Talia didn't spare him another backward glance and went straight into the hotel.

In the car, Talia turned to look at Quentin, her expression completely serious. Quentin looked back at her, his face half hidden in shadow.He repeated his request once more. "Sleep with me."Unlike last time, this time he truly meant it. Talia sensed his seriousness, but still refused to relent. "Quentin, you said before that to get someone to agree to your request, you'd first make an outrageous demand."Quentin raised an eyebrow slightly. "This time is different. I really am only asking to sleep together. After that, you can do whatever you want. You can even kill me if you wish."Talia's face instantly flushed red. She glared at Quentin. "You shameless scoundrel."Quentin's eyes gleamed with mischief. "Sweetie, you have time to think about it. However long you need. I can wait."Talia looked at him but fell silent. Henry's whereabouts were unknown. She couldn't get help from Christian, so she could only turn to someone else.Quentin had helped her before, so she trusted him

Two minutes later, Talia opened the hotel room door. Christian didn't turn to look at her. He just strode deeper into the corridor outside, saying as he walked, "Follow me."His voice gave no hint of emotion. Talia couldn't tell what he was thinking, so all she could do was follow.When they reached the end of the corridor, Christian pushed open the stairwell door. After he walked in, Talia followed again. Once the door closed behind them, he stood by it, seemingly to block Quentin from entering if he tried.Talia watched it all happen, her heart filled with shock and panic. In their five years of marriage, she had loved and respected Christian. But once she'd started thinking about divorce, those feelings had faded.But being this afraid of him was something she'd never experienced before.Christian leaned against the door as he calmly lit a cigarette. As he lowered his head, the flame from the lighter illuminated his face. His expression was dark, without a trace of a smile.Th