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."

Brian, but

evening, Desmond brought the gathered information

as he reviewed the details, his

and then let out a cold laugh.

into a cold sweat, stammering, "Mr. Tudor, he... he only helped Sophia because he

"Take him

eyes shut. This was

deep trouble this

orders, Brian immediately went to

him at

didn't notice anything unusual and asked, puzzled, "What's going

say something, but in the end, he only managed a few words: "You've

and

as he watched Desmond's retreating figure, a

basement, Brian was immediately

what's going on?" Brian asked in shock, quickly turning to Desmond. However, he didn't struggle-he knew that once inside, resistance was

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