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

whiff of smoke

the switch on the wall and light instantly illuminated the room, causing her to squint her eyes until

Vicky looked in the direction of the windows at the

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

momentarily stunned at the sight of him, but soon regained

turned around slowly, and his unfathomable gaze

no surprise on his face, as if he had already anticipated her arrival. His gaze resembled that of a pet owner welcoming their

spoke lightly, his voice as

Vicky’s heart, and she remained rooted to the

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

as heavy as lead, she inched forward to stand before the man,

to her reluctance;

pressed her against the transparent

instinctively resisted when Elijah’s words echoed in

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