Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Hylda no longer possessed the allure of her past. She was wearing the plainest clothes she could find, fearful of being recognized. She trimmed her long, flowy hair and no longer wore makeup. Hylda looked a decade older than before.

As soon as the light flickered on, she instinctively hid. After days of evading capture, she had developed a fear of well-lit places.

“It’s too bright,” she said in a raspy voice.

Ian felt for her and left a dim lamp on.

“What’s your plan?” He sat across from her and asked.

Hylda hesitated and said, “I’ve been thinking a lot these past few days. I’ve now figured out the things I did not understand before. None of this was a coincidence. She had planned everything out since the day of the wedding. She made me target Xenia out of jealousy and exposed Hugo’s true identity, causing Albert to lose trust in me and freeze my accounts.

“She then targeted the kindergarten, causing me to lose my only source of income. Following that, she had Walter come and threaten me, driving a wedge between Albert and me over the money. She led me into her trap step by step!”

flushed down the drain. She

to?” Ian

grew cold. “She never believed that the car crash

She wanted to take away everything that did not rightfully

was so close to obtaining everything I had ever dreamed of,

his lips, not knowing what

face looked extremely ugly. Ian recalled Irene’s

darkened. “I

You might not even be able to get close to her

fists upon hearing that. She knew what Ian said was the