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“Moi, you’re right. You hanging up now,” Sophia replied quickly, not waiting for a response before cruding the call.
Natong ba has car, Finncus lenched his plone, his miral replaying Oulalya’s cold, dismissive stare. His incitation fared again, and bir sleppend his
She s defamely playing some intud game. That whole ‘cold‘ act was just a foni. Ulaven’t even made a fins abagar ber janut marriage, or why the lat shoes she think, she can look shown on me, the bustand?” Finnian moattered under his barath, feeling a bit better as he donne sal
Means bude, Oslalys had posedly dipped away in the chaos. Wan hông
ched with objects, she felt a dark satisfaction stirring inside her
She flagged down a taxi, hopped in, and gazed out at the night through the window. Her almond shaped eyes narrowed as she muttered, wu bancing sancting, and he husks me this fast! What the hell?”
A flash of suspicion crossed her uniusd. She wasn’t sure, Init she qui kly typed a string
numbers into her plione.
hadn’t expected i
A red exclamation mark popped up on the screen, and in seeds, she found the apps. Her eyes narrowed oddly, Blae ha have installed na king software on her phone.
““Heh,” she clocked Tinedy, thinking back to when he had lunatowed her pilicne to make
She’d been distracted and handed it cer without a second thought. But now, she realized that was probably when har slipped in the tracking
Lending someone her phone wasn’t a big sleal; she never thought to look for anything suspicions. Hui to think that Pinnan—die top actor–would- pull such a shady mor
At first, she thought about uninstalling the tracking app, but thien a thonglu crowed her mind.
fostead of genting rid of
Tot it, she decided to turn the tables. She hacked into his plone, injecting a virus taco the WhatsApp chat on her screen, her linger hovering as she opened it.
everything from it. She stared at
Right then, a message from Sophia popped up. Odalys opened the chat and scrolled up, her eyes widening as she read through their flirty. messages. Her domach turned.
So. Sophia’s been playing me all this timet Setting up situations so Finnian titinks Tim crazy about him? Even telling him behind my back thut I secretly like hins Odalys whispered, her mind reeling as she scrolled.
For so long. Sophia had been whispering in her ear about how Finnlan was into her. And then, in front of Florian, Odalys had confessed her Terlings
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Sophia had been double–crossing her, making Odalys think there was a real chance between her and Punian, while Pinnian just saw Odalys as some pathetic, nerdy girl tut to be fair, Odalys had felt a litle something for Finian at first.
This mes
mess was one of the reasons she had ended up in a toxic relationship and developed depression.
With a sharp exhale, Oddalys quickly took screenshots of ilse conversation and saved iljem to the cloud and her email. When she finished, the cab pulled up outside the Stewart Mansion.
She grabbed her bags, healed inside, and immediately noticed two perfectly arranged pastries and a steaming cup of milk sitting on the
Odalys stared at the little scene, her emotions a whirlwind of confusion. She carefully picked up the milk, sniffed it to check for anything weird
Just as she was about to take a sips, there came a sudden knock at the door.
“When it? Odalys quickly set her glass down and jumped to her feet to answer.
ng flustered. The moment he uw her, it clike he’d just seen a lifeline. His face lit up with relief. “Mr. Stewart, you’re
Chapter 13
hackt Ms. Stewart he just took a medicinal bath, and then- started vomiting
check on him” Without missing a beat, Cidalys rushed out of the room.
She glanced around, and with no hesitation, she pushed open Percival’s door. Dorian hurried after her. Without a second thought, she strodde right
“Mrs. Stewart Dorian called, trying to catch up
But before he could say anything else, Callan stepped in front of him, covering his mouth and yanking him out of the mom. “Oh, come on, you’ve been calling her ‘Mrs. Stewart this whole time, Why the hell does it matter if she goes in the bathroom?
“Oh right, right” Dorian blinkril, as if waking up from a daze.
family home today. She
It suddenly hit him. The wedding gifts had already been delivered earlier, and Cadalys had officially entered the Stewart family h was, in fact, the Young Mistress now, whether or not there had been a formal ceremony,
Inside the bathroom, steam curled through the air, making everything feel dreamy and blurry
Odalys stepped in, her gaze landing immediately on the tall figure sitting in the bathtub. His broad back was perfectly sculpted, and his muscular arms rested casually on the inlos edge. She walked closer and lightly placed her hand on his neck
“Who’s there?” Percival’s linarse voice rasped, and laefore she could react, his hand shot out to grab her wrist.
Odalys felt his grip tighten on her wrist. He yanked her forward, and she had to quickly plant her other hand on the side of the rubs to steady
She flied her head slightly, her hair cascading around her shoulder, and met his gaze,
They locked ryes for a moment. Percival froze. Seeing her wrist turning red from his tight grip, be immediately let go and grabbed a towel to wrap
“What the hell are you doing here?” He frowned, eyeing her warily
– An iry aura radiated off him, and his dominant presence made the air thick and beavy. It was the kind of posture that made people feel small. But
Chalys didn’t seem fazed at all.
“The butler said you were vomiting blood, so I came to check,” she said, her tone cool and unaffected.
Her fingers heinbird the side of his neck as she checked his polse. Then, she gently wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, rubbing it between her fingers.
“You’ve been taking all these meds for years,” she continued, her voice low. “A lot of that stuff builds up inside your body, leaving toxins in your blood. You know what they say–every medicine has a bit of poison. If you take too much, it’ll mess you up?
“After that medicinal bath, all the toxins in your body are mixing together, so vomiting blood is pretty normal. But starting today, no more medicine. Don’t even bother. It won’t help,” she said matter–of–factly.
and up a few pieces to examine
She stood in front of the tub, peering down at the herbs floating in the water. With one delicate finger, she scooped up a
them
Percival stayed frozen in the tub, his body tense. His eyes followed her fingers as they traced through the water, and every so often, he glanced down at the herbs in the tub, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly as he swallowed.
His fingers dug into the edge of the tub with enough force to turn his knuckles white. After a long pause, he grumbled, “Got it.”
“Don’t worry,” Odalys sand softly. “I told you I’d make sure you don’t die in a month. I’m good for it.” Suddenly, she placed a hand on his shoulder.
er fingers glided gently over his shoulder and then trailed down to his throat, slowly moving downward over his chest.
Percival’s taroat tightened again, and his eyes flashed with a mix of emotions. His body stayed stiff, leaning against the tub, his gaze fixed on her fingers as they traveled down his body. The sensation of her touch felt like a warm current, spreading through him, and a strange electricity surged
Ha once–tight body, coiled and tense, finally began to relax under hier touch. It was unfamiliar, a little unnerving even, but it felt fucking good.
