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."

difficult for Desmond to investigate Brian, but what he found left him

Desmond brought the gathered information to

Lucas as he reviewed the details, his

pages and then let out a

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

"Take him to the

eyes

was in deep trouble

Brian immediately went to the Tudor

waiting for him at

unusual and

to say something, but in the end,

Desmond turned and started walking

couldn't figure out what was happening, but as he watched Desmond's retreating figure, a sense of dread began to settle

into the basement, Brian was immediately seized and

Desmond. However, he didn't struggle-he knew that once inside,

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