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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.

arrived at the Crimson Moon Lodge, I thanked her and stepped out of the car. As I walked through the hotel

guarding Sophia Rivers stood near the Steel Ascent. They nodded respectfully as

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expressions.

disappear behind the closing doors,

windows. Amber Stone stood

visit her now?”

the city skyline. “It’s time to meet

neutral. The weight of their conversation pressed against my

Amber called out as

entered the bedroom and

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

Marcus and I sat across from each other at the breakfast table. Our routine continued as if yesterday’s events had never

offered explanations. Neither of

a spoonful of porridge to my lips and paused. The taste was unusually light and perfectly suited to

tastes different

continued eating without looking up. “Is it not

Alexander Blackwood arrived, slightly

pace.

chair. He glanced at the spread before us and frowned. “The breakfast looks rather plain

down his spoon with deliberate

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

cooked?

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else to do while staying at the hotel,” Marcus replied

The simple act of him preparing breakfast felt more

Fred Xavier at the Commerce District yesterday. Quite surprising to see him

that name, my grip tightened around my spoon. My knuckles turned white as an inexplicable wave of unease washed

name sent chills down my

my memory, this name filled me with dread. I remembered how close we came

year.

shifted to observe my reaction.

forced myself to relax my grip on the spoon, but the fear remained lodged in my chest like a cold

Healing Institute. As I exited the Steel