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."

Desmond to investigate Brian,

Desmond brought the gathered information

watched Lucas as he reviewed the details,

the pages and then let

stammering, "Mr. Tudor, he... he only helped

was icy. "Take

squeezed his eyes shut. This

was in deep trouble this

orders, Brian immediately went to

him at the entrance, his

and asked, puzzled,

but in the end, he only

that, Desmond turned and started walking toward

as he watched Desmond's retreating figure,

into the basement, Brian was immediately seized and bound

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

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