Vivian took out her phone and dialed a number, her gaze locked on Aveline across the room, a hint of venom in her eyes.

"Hello, Miss Winter? Can you help me? I want to get rid of that bitch, Aveline!"

Maria noticed that something was off with Aveline.

She seemed distant, uninterested in anything, yet she continued to mechanically complete her tasks.

Maria shared this with Lucas.

At that moment, Lucas was reviewing the information Desmond had gathered, his brows furrowed in thought.

Russell had taken Sophia and locked her in a shipping container, supposedly as revenge on Aveline. But what did that have to do with Aveline's change in behavior?

Lucas spoke in a low voice, "Keep an eye on Brian-something's off about him."

Desmond was startled. "Really? But hasn't he been protecting Miss Young all this time?"

Lucas' voice turned cold. "I said watch him. Stop questioning me."

"Yes, sir."

to investigate Brian, but what he found

Desmond brought the gathered information to

he reviewed the details,

flipped through the pages and then let out a

he only helped Sophia because

was icy. "Take him to the

eyes shut. This

was in deep

Lucas's orders, Brian immediately went to the Tudor

him at the entrance,

anything unusual and asked, puzzled, "What's

say something, but in the end, he only managed

and started walking toward the

what was happening, but as he watched Desmond's retreating figure, a sense of dread began to

was immediately seized and bound

asked in shock, quickly turning to Desmond. However, he didn't

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