The following day, Aurelia woke up groggily with a blank mind and a splitting headache.

When her thoughts came back to her, she recalled what happened last night briefly. She was moody after leaving Cordelia’s place and wanted to get drunk but could not due to her non-existent ID.

She then ran into her old neighbor. The kind nomad had given her his beer, and she drank, sitting by the road.

Then… Then how did she get back to the hotel?

From what she could remember, she seemed to have scanned her keycard, but…

Aurelia’s eyes flew open abruptly.

The room’s design was different from hers! The faint fragrance on the pillow was the smell of Neil’s aftershave! And she—she was lying in Neil’s bad!?

“Ah!” Aurelia screamed in hysterics.

She was doomed, she was done for! She slept with him in her dream yesterday and thought that she could do anything she wanted in her dream, even rated things… so she let it all go and said whatever she should and should not have!

Who would have known that it was not a dream!?

Aurelia scratched her head in regret.

She peeked to her left and right like she was a thief. Neil did not seem to be in the room. She should take the opportunity to flee…

Biting her lips, Aurelia was going to get out of bed when the door opened.

Neil came in, dressed in pajamas and slippers, holding a glass of honey lemon water.

Aurelia gaped at him with widened eyes, unable to utter a single word.

Neil had wanted to sober her up and talk to her about last night seriously, but he was amused looking at her and suddenly felt like teasing her.

With a smirk, he placed the glass of water on the bedside table and sat on the bed, crossing his legs.

“You’re awake?”

Aurelia looked down timidly, and her nod was as good as none.

“Drink it. It’ll sober you up.”

the man, her

he seemed to also be wearing these pajamas—satin with

she be

deep voice,

finally pushed the question out of her lips. “Uncle, did we… Did anything happen between us last

“What do you think?”

Aurelia was stunned.

went close to her. “Do you really

should something that would not have an end happen? Would it trouble him? Would it disturb his

like him in secret and keep him in her heart forever. She

waiting for her response, only for the girl’s eyes to turn

a deep breath and

It bewildered Neil.

“Uncle, I’m sorry.”

of bed and bowed deeply, so guilty she could not say

a complicated gaze and turned to

her, only hearing the door next door beep open and then shut closed. When he chased out, he froze, looked at the

you see you’re

licked his lips, not knowing what to

was Zephyr’s urgent voice on the other end of the line.

“What now?”

“Hannah was kidnapped.”

Hannah to the forest by

was quiet in isolation. Even if she died there, no

man in front of

A day earlier…

Ava with her own eyes, and her heart

in her mind… She had taken her daughter to try and survive in the Bakers, living each day on eggshells, afraid that

was nice to her, but he was mentally challenged. No one in the Bakers

romantic and knew what to say to coax her. He was much better than the fool. This was why she was willing to spend so much

expect to put all the

Ava… She was her only

cried as she sorted through the evidence

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