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.

the crimson flame at

the same time, a whiff of smoke drifted into

the room, causing her to squint her eyes until she

direction of the windows

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

sight of him, but soon regained

and his

as if he had already anticipated her arrival. His

he spoke lightly, his voice

sense of reluctance grew in Vicky’s heart, and she remained rooted

he observed her feeble struggle, and a faintly mocking smile tugged at his thin lips. “What’s

before the man, knowing that the outcome would not change even if she walked at the slowest

seemed to be oblivious to her reluctance; more precisely, he

the transparent

instinctively resisted when Elijah’s words echoed in

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