Chapter 229: His Confession

Chapter 229: His Confession

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

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The tension from my encounter with the mysterious man still lingered in my chest like a cold stone. But before I could fully process what had just happened, another drama unfolded right before my eyes.

“Hugo, can you help me bring the gift to grandmother?” a familiar voice called out from behind us.

I turned to see Felix Xavier approaching, his predatory smile still playing at his lips. The same sinister gleam in his eyes that had made my skin crawl moments before.

Hugo didn’t respond to Felix’s greeting directly.

protective stance unmistakable.

lead, he

stepped slightly closer to me, his

“How long have you been back in the Northern Territory?” Hugo asked, his tone carefully neutral.

Felix’s smile widened, revealing perfect white teeth that somehow made him look more

dangerous. “Not long. But I’ve noticed many things have changed”

His gaze swept over me with deliberate slowness, making me feel like by a predator. The meaningful glint in his eyes intensified.

“For instance,” Felix continued, “the Central Healing

healer.”

ey being examined

acquired

myself to remain calm despite every instinct screaming at me to run. The surname Xavier confirmed my worst fears

person. He was too young to be the hooded figure from

responded with polite restraint. “Mr. Xavier, you

face. He seemed to be

me, clearly uncomfortable with Felix’s

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about your engagement to the daughter

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shoulder with casual familiarity. “If I hold

the hand on his shoulder, his movement smooth but deliberate. “I

another word, he walked toward the Steel Ascent and disappeared behind the closing

him leave, I breathed a small sigh of relief. But my expression remained

at me, his scholarly

“It’s okay…

across his refined

his sudden apology. “What

caused you to suffer,” Hugo said, his voice sincere. “I

at him, taking in his genuine concern and protective

Ashworth,” I

expectantly, waiting for me to

ever told you that you are cold on the outside but warm

asked, his

feeling self–conscious.

statement.”

that?” Hugo’s tone was tinged with

my head, my cheeks warming slightly. “Professor Ashworth, I know

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to reject me,” Hugo said softly, interrupting my

his voice made me look up

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