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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.

of the car. As I walked through the hotel

Steel Ascent. They nodded respectfully as they passed me, entering the elevator with

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expressions.

the closing doors,

standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows. Amber Stone stood beside him, her posture

want to visit her now?” Amber asked

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

weight of

Amber called out as

entered the bedroom and closed the

I could hear Marcus’s gaze following

and I sat across from each other at the breakfast

explanations. Neither of

paused. The taste was unusually light and perfectly suited to my

different

continued eating without looking up. “Is it

arrived, slightly out

pace.

pulling out his chair. He glanced at the spread

with deliberate care.

I stared at the bowl in my

cooked? Since when do

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have nothing else to do while staying at the

him preparing breakfast felt more intimate than any grand

reached for his coffee. “Speaking of which, I encountered Fred Xavier at the Commerce District yesterday. Quite

name, my grip tightened around my spoon. My knuckles turned white as an

Xavier. The name sent chills

name filled me

year.

eyes shifted to observe my reaction. His gaze

but the fear

Institute. As I exited