All Chapters of UNCHARTED PATH : Chapter 211 - Chapter 220

His head spiraled again. “Try observing him when his guard is down.” Then Derby’s shocked reaction, before the audio ended. Lucas stared at the screen. His room suddenly felt too quiet. His chest tightened strangely. It wasn't because Derby said she was starting to like him. Not even because she wanted their marriage to work, but because of Larrisa's suggestion. She had just tried to convince her to use ways to verify something deeply personal by drugging him. His jaw tightened. He dropped his phone onto the bed and leaned back. For several long minutes, Lucas remained seated at the edge of the bed, unmoving. The room was silent except for the ticking clock on the wall and the faint hum of the air conditioner. Yet inside his head, the recorded conversation kept replaying over and over again like a curse he couldn’t escape. Larrisa’s voice. Derby’s hesitation. The suggestion about inducing him. Every single word clawed at his chest. His fingers slowly tig

There was no response.Lucas frowned and knocked again.Knock. Knock. Still nothing. The cottage remained silent.He waited a few seconds before knocking a third time. “Vince, are you in there?” He heard nothing. The only answer was the distant chirping of insects outside. Lucas sighed. “Don't tell me you actually went drinking.” He knocked a fourth time. The moment his knuckles hit the wood, the door shifted inward. Lucas blinked. “Oh, the door wasn't locked?” It had been slightly open all along but he didn't know. So he pushed it wider. “Hello?” Silence greeted him. A single bulb in the kitchen dimly lit the cottage. Everything appeared normal but the house seemed empty. Lucas stepped inside and shut the door behind him. “Vince, are you in here?”No answer. He checked the kitchen and the washroom but they were empty. The bedroom door stood partially open. He peeks in but there is no Vince. Lucas rubbed the back of his neck. “S

Meanwhile earlier as Lucas left the mansion, the front door slammed so hard that the sound echoed through the entire mansion. Derby flinched. For several seconds, she remained frozen where she stood, staring at the closed door as if Lucas might suddenly walk back through it. But he didn't. The silence that followed felt suffocating. Her chest tightened painfully. "He really left..." The realization hit her harder than she expected. Lucas had never looked at her the way he did that night. The disappointment, the anger, the betrayal were all there in his eyes. Worst of all, she couldn't even blame him. A sharp wave of guilt crashed over her. Slowly, she turned toward Larissa. She was still standing near the dining table with her arms crossed. The sight of her immediately reignited Derby's frustration. "This is all your fault!" Derby snapped. Larissa's eyes widened. "My fault?" "Yes, it's your fault!" Derby shouted. "What kind of ridiculous advice

Meanwhile, last night when Derby was getting drunk, the cottage had grown quiet. Outside, the night insects sang softly, while inside only the warm glow of a bulb illuminated the small living room. Vince glanced at the clock as Lucas checked his phone for the third time. “Is everything alright?” Lucas nodded absentmindedly.But instead of walking to the bed, he checked his phone again. Vince noticed, for the fourth time in ten minutes. A small smile tugged at his lips. "Waiting for someone’s call?" Lucas looked up. "Hmm?" "Your phone." Vince nodded toward it. "You keep checking it." Lucas immediately looked down at the screen again, still no message. A faint look of disappointment crossed his face before he hid it. Vince pretended not to know why."Why don't you call her instead of waiting for her to call?" Vince said as he walked over and climbed onto the bed. Lucas's head snapped up instantly. "No!" The answer came so fast that Vince

It wasn't fear of Derby or fear of the divorce failing, but fear that while Lucas had been moving closer to him… Vince had also found a place in Lucas's heart. He didn't want him loving Vince, not minding that he was Vince. Alex pushed the thought away immediately, because it was ridiculous. Lucas liked him. Lucas waited for his calls. Lucas asked to see him.So why was he feeling like this? On the other end of the line, Lucas sighed. "Then why do you sound sad?" The question caught Alex off guard. He smiled despite himself.Trust Lucas to notice. Trust Lucas to always hear the things nobody else did. "I'm not sad." "You are bothered about something." "I'm not." "I can feel it. You are." Alex laughed. "You are impossible, Lucas." "And you're avoiding my question."Alex rubbed his forehead. For a moment he considered telling him that hearing about Vince bothered him. And that he was jealous of himself in Vince’s personality. And that the thought of Lu