Remy, tall and imposing, bent down to pluck a random rose.

He tore off a petal, placed it in his mouth, and chewed thoughtfully.

" Sir wouldn't take her like some wild animal," he mused.

"He'd make Ms.

Alyssa fall for him willingly, bit by bit." Jameson shuddered.

Alyssa, on the other hand, didn't feel overly terrified.

More than that, she felt curious and suspicious.

She even considered that being abducted by this so-called Sir might be better than remaining Jameson's prisoner.

At least with Sir, she could get closer to the heart of evil and consequently have the chance to unmask the mastermind and bring them to justice.

By contrast, staying with Jameson left her feeling powerless.

Despite his dignified, accomplished facade, he was nothing more than Sir's loyal watchdog.

And with Remy's arrival, Alyssa sensed something big was coming.

acted or not, Jameson's usefulness was

waves rose

years of living as an

stared at the dazzling chandelier hanging from the ceiling and

the faint sound of footsteps approaching

But he didn't stir.

those footsteps belonged to Alyssa, the woman who had fallen to the ground earlier and was

stopped beside

red object

holding a

whether from frailty or emotion, it was hard to

you," Alyssa said in

as he raised his hand and took the apple

crunch, he took

asked in a

apples too?" "yup,"

since he was young." Her eyes filled with tears as she stared deeply at

apple trees in the back

I always climbed the trees to pick apples for Damien." Remy didn't say a word but simply continued munching on

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