Upon hearing the sound from outside, Nancy ordered Monisha, “Go and check it out!”

Soon, Monisha returned and reported that the guards saw a figure flash past. Suspecting that someone had infiltrated the compound, they had begun a search. The moment she heard the news, Arielle left in a flash. Having avoided the heavy patrols, she finally hid in the forest behind the compound.

All of a sudden, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Her expression tensed up as she whipped out her silver-plated needles to attack.

“Sannie, it’s me…” Only when Vinson’s voice rang out did she pull back.

If he hadn’t said something in the nick of time, he would have been at the receiving end of her needles.

“I thought I was discovered,” Arielle whispered.

Looking at him from the corner of her eye, she asked in a concerned tone, “Did you manage to locate Lorraine?”

Vinson shook his head. “No.” He paused briefly. “But I did find something else.”

“What is it?”

ear, causing her eyes to

“Drugs?”

nodded with a grim

expression drastically darkened, for drugs were something she utterly detested. Every year, there were

correct. The

to leave. They had to think of another plan since Lorraine was nowhere to be

***

being strung up. With her hair strewn

Duke was sitting on a chair with his

Lorraine, he questioned in an

gotten his men to capture Lorraine. After all, he felt sentimental over

Duke, Lorraine said plainly, “No one sent me. I just came here by

stubborn. I’m sure you‘re aware of my methods once I find

sent a shiver down Lorraine’s

repeated, staring at him. “I came here

to confess, the Duke

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