Chapter 422
“Stop, no, please, no!” Edic murmured, her voice trembling as she barked away, but in an instant, those hands lunged at her, grabbing her by the collar with terrifying speed.
Edie’s eyes widened in shock as her body was yanked forward, pulled into the mirror. Before she could comprehend what was happening, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness
As Edie tell unconscious, Freya rubbed her hands together with an almost giddy excitement. “Damn, that was so satisfying… seeing her panic like that for the first time–felt like a breath of fresh air.”
Talmost got scared too, Selah chimed in, her voice a little hesitant. “The illusion was too real
The two of them dragged Ede to the side. Meanwhile, Odalys rolled over and jumped through the window with graceful precision.
“Odalys, what do we do now?” Freya asked, her curiosity evident,
Odalys didn’t answer right away. Instead, she took a talisman from her pocket and placed it on the bathroom floor. In an instant, the room plunged
into darkness.
Standing over Edie’s motionless form, Odalys held her breath, her eyes closed, the talisman glowing with fiery energy as the flames danced across its surface. Time seemed to stretch as she waited. Minutes felt like hours.
Freya and Selah stood there anxiously, exchanging nervous glances as they watched Odalys work
Finally, Odalys opened her eyes, a complicated expression in them, and the flames on the talisman flickered out
“We should leave,” Odalys said, her voice quiet but resolute.
Without another word, she turned and jumped back through the window. Freya and Selah followed suit, pulling themselves up with ropes, disappearing into the night. As they vanished, the bathroom door slammed open.
“Edie Hannah rashed in.
She froze as she saw Edie lying on the floor, her face a picture of confusion, and kicked her sharply.
Noticing that Edie was unconscious, Hannah immediately reached down and grabbed her by the neck, slowly tightening her grip. Just as the pressure reached its peak, she released her, a dark look crossing her face.
“If you weren’t useful to me still, I’d strangle you right now,” Hannah hissed coldly.
Edie’s eyes fluttered open at the sound of her voice. She blinked in confusion before locking eyes with Hannah, her face filling with rage. Withour thinking, she lunged up and slapped Hannah across the face, her voice a sneer. “Hannah, so it was you behind all of this”
You
really thought that all the things you did in the past would stay buried just because I die! Think again,” Edie spat as she staggered to her feet. She scanned the bathroom, her hand reaching out to touch the mirror, confirming it was real,
Her reflection stared back at her, clear as day. The faucet was running, but the water was normal–no blood. So, everything she’d seen earlier was just an illusion?
But why had she ended up on the floor? Her mind raced.
Her eyes narrowed as she shot a cautious glance at Hannah, her instincts kicking into overdrive.
Grabbing her bag she stormed towards the door. As she passed Hannah, she shoved her shoulder hard, deliberately bumping into her. Hannah didn’t react with anger. Instead, she smiled darkly as she watched Edie storm out of the room, and then calmly closed the bathroom door
behind her.
» you know why Edie married Henry sa suddenly!” Hannah’s voice cut through the air.
Caspian, who had been standing by, frozen with his phone in hand, turned his head in confusion.
“Wasn’t it because she was abandoned by the Stewart family and needed a place to hide?” he asked, unsure.
Hannal laughed softly, stepping closer to him, her eyes locking with his “Foolish boy,” she said, her tone almost affectionate but laced with venom. “She used to be my friend. What kind of woman willingly becomes her old friend’s daughter–in–Law?”
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She walked right up to Caspian and continued, “Do you honestly think Henry was so extraordinary that she’d abundun the Stewart everything, and marry into the Bennett family? The Bennen family is bankrupt. We’re public enemies now. Why would star want
into this meu”
Caspian fell silent, his mind processing what she said.
“She wanted something from the Bennett family,” Hannah added with a cold smirk. “She thought she could take it. But Fm afraid slac
she wants
Caspian couldn’t help but feel a chill creep down his spine. There was something in Hannah’s voice, something unsettling, that made her suit see more like a threat than a simple observation. He blinked, and in the next moment, Hannah’s demesikir softened, almost like nothin happened. It was as if the dark, sinister aura around her had disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He looked like a man on the brink of collapse, fully aware that the Bennett family was teetering on the edge of total collapse. The suçtur already circling them like vultures.
He looked like a man on the brink of collapse, fully aware that the Bennett family was teetering on the edge of total collapse. The media wai already circling them like vultures
“Why are you so frantic” Hannah said coldly, a sly grin curling at her lips. “Why should I care about Henry’s reputation!”
“Caspian, are you alright!” Atlas asked, his voice full of confusion.
The Bennett family’s foundation was crumbling, and they were all adrift. No one seemed to know what wa
was truly happening
Caspian’s expression darkened, and he leaned in to speak quietly, his voice low and intense. “Listen to me” he said, closing the hospital room behind him. “Ever since Dad returned from abroad, he’s been acting strange. After Henry married Edie, everything changed And I don Hum Mom’s the same either.”
Atlas’s eyes widened in surprise. “What do you mean?”
Caspian continued, “Mom and Dad are divorced, and Mom doesn’t seem to care. She’s not even trying to kick Sophia seem normal to you?”
Atlas stood there, stunned, as he tried to piece together what was happening “Now that you mention it it does seem off.
sand quiell,
“It feels like something’s going on with the Bennett family, but neither of us knows what’s really happening is like they re secretly involved in something behind the scenes, and that’s what’s causing the Bennett family to end up like this,” Caspian said quietly
“And now, whenever I go back home, it feels so ceric. It’s cold everywhere, and I keep having night Mom? She said it would protect her.”
res. Remember that necklare Odalys ru
“Ever since Clalys left the Bennett Villa and took the necklace with her, things have been going wrong one after another. The first one. Mom, then Henry, and now Sophia. It’s like they’re all connected somehow, but I can’t explain how. My gut tells me the only person who us is Odalys.”
Caspian’s voice dropped as he looked at Atlas, his frustration mounting
“You’re asking me to go back and beg Odalys No way” Alas face flushed red, his anger rising as he waved his hand damisterly. Ton” her
“Tam her brother,” he said, his voice filled with pride, but even as the words left his mouth, he could feel the lack of comiction. He hail strength in those words, not after how Odalys had treated him, especially when she had so coldly turned her back on him. The more he about it, the more uncertain he became
1 got into a car accident last night. If it weren’t for Odalys, I’d be dead right now. I’ve been so unlucky lately. Have you thoug that Mom and Sophia mentioned?”
“Finian’s a perfect example of someone who got caught in it–he’s neither alive or dead, and he’s lost everything Caplan rotirlin
the situation.
Hearing this. Atlas feh knot tighten in his stomach.
So, what do we do now?” Atlas asked, his voice shaking slightly with the rising panic.
