Chapter 1048

Past the door, the hall was empty and deserted with nothing but the gentle moonlight shining across the floor, casting a silvery glow.

This was the place she had called home for four years, and even with her eyes closed, she could navigate it with ease.

She did not turn on the lights, but instead ventured forward in the darkness, ascending the stairs.

The house was quiet, and the sound of her footsteps sounded particularly crisp. As she pushed open the bedroom door, Vicky sensed that something was amiss.

A scent that did not belong to her room hit her immediately.

She widened her eyes, and suddenly caught sight of a tall and slender figure standing by the windows.

darkness, the crimson flame at the end of his cigarette

the same time, a whiff of

the room, causing her to squint her eyes until she adjusted to

direction of the windows at the cold and familiar

stood by the window with a cigarette burning between his fingertips; white smoke enveloped his sharply defined face, rendering him somewhat

at the sight of him, but

turned around slowly, and his unfathomable gaze fell

had already anticipated her arrival. His

here,”‘ he spoke lightly, his voice as cold

of reluctance grew in Vicky’s heart, and she

narrowed as he observed her feeble struggle, and a faintly mocking smile tugged at his thin lips. “What’s the matter? Do you want

stand before the man, knowing that the

be oblivious to her reluctance; more precisely, he simply did

the

resisted when Elijah’s words

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