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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.

stepped out of the car. As I

pack enforcement officers who had been guarding Sophia Rivers stood near the Steel Ascent. They

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expressions.

them disappear behind the closing doors, my

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

you want to visit her now?”

eyes remained fixed on the city skyline. “It’s

neutral. The weight of their conversation pressed against my consciousness, but I refused to acknowledge

called out as I reached

entered the bedroom and closed the door

could hear Marcus’s gaze following the sound of the closing door. But he said

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

explanations. Neither of us

The taste was unusually light and perfectly suited to my palate. The venison

tastes different

continued eating without looking up. “Is it not to your

could answer, Alexander Blackwood arrived, slightly out of

pace.

glanced at the

down his spoon with deliberate

mid–bite, my eyes widening as I stared at the bowl in my hands. The porridge suddenly felt

an eyebrow. “You cooked? Since when

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to do while

became a tangled mess. The simple act of him preparing breakfast felt more intimate than any grand gesture

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

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

The name sent chills down

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

year.

eyes shifted to observe my reaction. His gaze was

grip on the spoon, but the fear remained lodged in my chest like

o’clock, I returned to the Northern Territory Central Healing Institute. As I exited the Steel Ascent, a figure approached me