The room suddenly felt cramped, as if the air itself was holding its breath along with them. Only Vicktor and Amora remained, standing there with emotions that had yet to recover from the shock of Lucy suddenly collapsing.Amora lowered her head, her fingers tightly clasped together, as if she were truly overwhelmed with guilt.“Forgive me, Vick. I got carried away by my emotions,” she said softly, her voice deliberately made as fragile as possible.Behind her sorrowful expression, a faint sense of satisfaction was carefully hidden—something she would never allow him to see. Everything had to look perfect. She had to remain the gentle woman in Vicktor’s eyes.Vicktor stepped closer, lifting his hand to gently stroke Amora’s head.“It’s alright, sweetheart. This isn’t your fault,” he said calmly, full of certainty.Amora slowly raised her face, her eyes glistening.“But Lucy fainted…” she continued, her voice trembling.“Maybe Lucy has been under a lot of pressure,” Vicktor replied, tr
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