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 glass and then at the man, her hands

be wearing these pajamas—satin

could she be such a

deep voice, “So much drama this

out of her lips. “Uncle, did we… Did anything happen between us

“What do you think?”

Aurelia was stunned.

close to her. “Do you

However, why should something that would not have

deserve him? She only wanted to like him in

again. Neil was waiting for her response, only for the girl’s eyes

took a deep breath and said

It bewildered Neil.

“Uncle, I’m sorry.”

hopped out of bed and bowed deeply,

a complicated gaze and turned

only hearing the door next door beep open and then shut closed. When he chased out, he froze, looked at the door, and finished what he did not

you see you’re still

knowing what to

on the other end of the line. “Neil, I need the men you’ve

“What now?”

“Hannah was kidnapped.”

Hannah to the forest

place was surrounded by mountains and was quiet in isolation. Even if she died there, no

at the unhinged man in front of

A day earlier…

with her own eyes, and her heart felt

sleep for the night, the past flashing in her mind… She had taken her daughter to

was mentally challenged. No one in the Bakers had high regards for

knew what to say to coax her. He

to put all the money forward

her

sorted through the evidence of

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