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Chapter 228 Existence of explicable Unicase

Chapter 228: Existence of Inexplicable Unease

Chapter 228: Existence of Inexplicable Unease

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

Mia’s words hung in the air like a thunderbolt. My heart stopped beating for a moment.

“Long ago?” I repeated, my voice barely above a whisper.

Mia’s fan–shaped eyes sparkled with something between mischief and regret. She opened her mouth to continue, but her phone suddenly rang, cutting through the tension.

She glanced at the screen and sighed. “It’s my

brother.”

“Hello?” she answered, putting the phone on speaker.

Hugo’s voice came through clearly. “Where are you taking Elena?”

“Back to her hotel, of course,” Mia replied with forced cheerfulness. “Don’t worry, I’ll deliver her safely.”

“Drive carefully,” Hugo said, his tone carrying an undertone I couldn’t quite identify.

After hanging up, Mia’s expression shifted. A flash of regret crossed her delicate features.

I leaned forward eagerly. “What were you about to tell me?”

Mia smiled mysteriously, shaking her head. “I think I’ve said too much already.”

“Please,” I pressed. “You can’t just leave me hanging like that.”

She glanced at me sideways, her grip tightening on the steering wheel. “If you really want to know, you should ask my brother directly.”

“Ask him what exactly?”

“Ask him about his secret,” she said softly. “The one he’s been keeping for years.

The rest of the drive passed in contemplative silence. My mind raced with questions, but Mia refused to elaborate further.

and stepped out of the car. As I walked through the hotel

guarding Sophia Rivers stood near the Steel Ascent. They nodded respectfully as they passed me, entering the elevator with

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expressions.

the closing doors, my mind churning with

I found Marcus standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows.

to visit her now?” Amber

fixed on the city skyline. “It’s time to meet with

past them without a word, my expression carefully neutral. The weight of their conversation pressed against my consciousness,

as I reached

I simply entered the bedroom and closed the

the thin walls, I could hear Marcus’s gaze following the sound

from each other at the breakfast table.

explanations. Neither of

my lips and paused. The taste was unusually light and perfectly suited to my palate. The venison and herbs blended together in a way

different today,”

continued eating without looking up.

could answer, Alexander Blackwood arrived, slightly

pace.

He glanced at

down his spoon with deliberate

eyes widening as I stared at the bowl in my hands. The porridge suddenly felt heavier on my

“You cooked? Since

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nothing else to do while staying at the

preparing breakfast felt more intimate than

his coffee. “Speaking of which, I encountered Fred Xavier at the Commerce

my spoon. My knuckles

name sent chills down my

this name filled me with dread. I remembered how close we came to losing our lives

year.

shifted to observe my reaction. His

but the fear remained

I returned to the Northern Territory Central Healing Institute. As I exited the Steel Ascent,