Midnight.
Above the YQ Research Center, in the manor house nestled under the shadow of night.
In the pitch-dark living room, sobs echoed intermittently.
The ghostly moonlight slipped through the windows, faintly revealing the silhouette of a person writhing on the floor.
"Click!"
Lights flooded the villa, illuminating the figures of Vivienne and Percival as they emerged from the darkness.
Their cold gazes fell upon Ramona, who was bound hand and foot in the center of the room.
By day, she was a damsel in distress, but now her eyes, having adjusted to the light, glared furiously at the two of them.
Percival gestured slightly, and Thomas stepped forward to rip the duct tape from Ramona's mouth.
Instantly, Ramona twisted in agony, collapsing to the floor, groaning uncontrollably.
Anna sauntered over, crouched beside her, and propped her up, gripping her cheek firmly, "Ms. Grimshaw, I'd advise you not to fight this. Answer our questions, and maybe we can all play nice. Otherwise, well let's just say we won't be so merciful."
Anna's hand, holding a switchblade, brushed lightly over Ramona's wrist.
Her icy eyes paused momentarily, giving a subtle shake of her head to Vivienne.
Vivienne's fingertip twitched, and Anna stood up, retreating to her position behind Vivienne, her sharp gaze never leaving Ramona.
masking her
Ramona's meridians...
what on earth do you
instant! Or you'll regret it!" After ranting at Vivienne, she turned to Percival with tearful eyes, "Mr. Ellington, are you really going to let your fiancée run wild? She's already ruined my career; why won't you just leave me alone?" Vivienne propped her head on her hand, thinking
her. Their performances wouldn't have been so unconvincing back
her elbow, "Mr. Wolf, your damsel
eyes, "Even if you wanted to tear down the
I seriously
his fingers with hers, "As heaven is my witness, you are flawless in my
time, Vivienne still felt her heart race every time he looked at her with those deep, affectionate eyes and spoke those cheesy lines. Ramona was baffled. Weren't they supposed to be interrogating
scene flipped so
and Vivienne, tried to make themselves as inconspicuous as possible, staring up at the ceiling's
relentless public displays of affection, they still found
you even listening to me? Let me go!" Ramona couldn't stand the bizarre
voice popped the bubble of tenderness between
just remembering the bound figure in the room, Vivienne stood up, "Ms. Grimshaw, we really don't want to make this difficult for you. We just want to know who's pulling your strings." Ramona's panic was fleeting, "What do you mean 'pulling my strings'? Vivienne, I'm telling you,
exactly did you do to alter your meridians, to make yourself look like an ordinary person? Your skills should be quite
what nonsense are you spouting?! What skills? I don't
going to give
Anna replied
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