Chapter 175: So you miss me this much?

Chapter 175: So you miss me this much?

(Elena’s POV)

The sudden darkness made me afraid to move. I was wearing a formal gown and had no place to put my

phone. I only remembered that Hugo Ashworth seemed to be nearby.

“Hugo?” I called out into the blackness.

Hugo turned on his phone’s flashlight. “It should be a tripped circuit breaker. Stay here, I’ll go take a look.*

I felt around and sat down on the sofa, nodding. “Okay.”

As I waited in the living room, my eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness. Faint light from the yard filtered into

the room, and I vaguely sensed someone approaching.

“Hugo, is that you?” I asked, but received no response.

Just as I was about to get up, I was suddenly pulled into a tight embrace and kissed. My mind went blank as

I struggled in the man’s arms.

His possessiveness was familiar, sending shivers down my spine through our mate bond. The scent, the

me – everything screamed Marcus

from the kiss,

answer. As I reached to remove his mask, he held me close, his

ear.

me?” he said in

it was indeed Marcus Blackwood, I pushed him away with all my

against my ribs.

voices of Hugo Ashworth and Adrian Whitmore could be heard

inside?” Adrian

“She is,” Hugo replied.

entered, finding me standing awkwardly. I smoothed down

turned around to find no one behind me. Marcus had vanished as

face and smeared lipstick, asked with concern, “Elena? Didn’t scare you, did

“I wasn’t scared… um,

“Someone tripped the breaker, but thankfully,

eyes, suspecting that Marcus was responsible.

dinner for you, but these unexpected events

So you ass

“Brother, don’t say that. I’m already very happy to

our father Samuel Whitmore would have

those words.

ended at ten o’clock. After seeing off all the guests, Elena, Adrian, and Hugo went to the

the healing. Samuel Whitmore and a bodyguard were talking in the corridor and turned back to see the

my gown, with Adrian’s coat draped over my

are you all here? Is the

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