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.”

looked at the glass and then at the man, her hands gripping the blanket with her heart thumping

also be wearing these pajamas—satin with an open collar exposing his ***y

she be such a pervert

Neil asked in a deep voice, “So much drama this

the question out of her lips. “Uncle, did we…

“What do you think?”

Aurelia was stunned.

chuckled and purposely went close to her. “Do you really not remember

die… even though she was happy. However, why should something that would not have an end happen? Would it trouble him? Would it disturb his

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

air froze again. Neil was waiting for her response, only for the girl’s eyes to turn

a deep breath

It bewildered Neil.

“Uncle, I’m sorry.”

and bowed deeply, so guilty she could

complicated gaze and turned to run

next door beep open and then shut

you see you’re still

not knowing what to do next, when

was Zephyr’s urgent voice on the other end of the line. “Neil, I need the men you’ve

“What now?”

“Hannah was kidnapped.”

to the forest by

was surrounded by mountains and was quiet in isolation. Even

at the unhinged man

A day earlier…

between Chuck and Ava with her own eyes, and her heart felt like it

had taken her daughter to try and survive in the Bakers, living

was mentally challenged. No one in

to coax her. He

expect to put all

Ava… She was her only

cried as she sorted through the evidence of

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