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.

crimson flame at the end

time, a whiff of smoke drifted

instantly illuminated the

Vicky looked in the direction of the windows at the cold and familiar

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

the sight

slowly, and his unfathomable

surprise on his face, as if he had already anticipated her arrival. His gaze resembled that of a pet owner

spoke lightly, his voice as cold as

Vicky’s heart, and she remained rooted to

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

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

to her reluctance; more precisely, he simply did not

her against the

resisted when Elijah’s words echoed in her

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