Sasha was helped down the stairs. Then, she fell onto her knees without warning.

Sabrina blinked in surprise at that.

“Didn’t you want to see me crawling to you on all fours? Fine. I’ll grant you your wish, but you’ll have to promise me one thing—after you get what you want, you must immediately take me away from this place.”

“Why should I?”

“Because the person who wants to capture me is your half-brother. And do you know why he wants me, Sabrina? It’s because he plans to use me to blackmail Sebastian and force him to hand over Hayes Corporation. Do you understand now?”

Sasha’s tone turned grave as she uttered the latter part of the sentence from her position on the ground.

 

Sabrina’s expression changed slightly.

She wasn’t a fool, to begin with. Not to mention, she had managed Hayes Corporation for many years. So of course she had suspected as much.

 

But why should I care? My own family gave up on me. Two of my closest relatives banished me here. Why should I care about any of this?

Sabrina’s buried resentment surged within her heart, and her features instantly distorted with rage.

“What does this have to do with me? But don’t you worry. I won’t let you fall into his hands. I’ll make sure you die in mine before letting that happen.”

She approached the woman on the floor step by step. Upon coming to a halt in front of Sasha, she poured the cup of coffee in her hand onto the latter’s head.

“Miss-”

“Ahhh!”

the place, followed by the housemaid’s exclamation. Sasha clutched

that cup

that, Sabrina left the house once

water for a

to heart. Ms. Sabrina is just… Well, she suffered a lot when she first came here. That’s why she got so worked up when you mentioned her brother and father. Please don’t hold it

housemaid kept apologizing on behalf of Sabrina for what the latter

of course

be bothered arguing ever since she saw Sabrina coming back

inside, Sabrina had never once given up on

prescriptions whenever Sabrina wasn’t home. She entrusted the housemaid to get her the corresponding medicinal herbs, which she used to make

folded a small box out of a piece of white

when she saw them. “Are those pills… cooling

smiled in response. “You’re familiar

course I am. They’re good stuff. They repel mosquitoes and also dispel heat. This medication is very popular on this island, but it’s only made in Clear, and it’s too difficult to get it imported. Even if the people here have money,

at that,

not surprising. Since I’m no longer in Clear, the pills in stock are decreasing by the day. It’s only natural they wouldn’t export them when their own local

to sign the signature she designed

passed it to the

You can let them inspect the pills on the spot. If

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