Chapter 127

"What exactly does Mr. Vance mean by that? I'm a bit confused," Samuel said, clutching his bowl tightly. He took several deep breaths before meeting Aaron's intense gaze.

"Confused?" Aaron's lips curled into a faint smile, though it didn't reach his eyes. "Hand over Serena, or there will be no place for you in Alderburg."

"Mr. Vance, I still don't understand what you're implying," Samuel replied nervously, setting his bowl down. "Are you saying Serena is missing?"

Aaron narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing every nuance of Samuel's expression. "You really don't know?"

"I don't know," Samuel said anxiously. "Since Serena went to Northspire, we've barely been in touch. Mr. Vance, what happened to Serena?"

Aaron's eyes darkened. "Search the place."

The guards at the door filed in. Samuel's apartment wasn't big, and it didn't take them long to comb through it.

else being here," one of the

his deep-set eyes unreadable, like an unfathomable abyss. Samuel stood by the table, his scalp tingling with

eternity. The room was so silent that the sound of every

the apartment. Samuel let out

long seconds before Aaron finally turned away and

as if rooted to the spot. Aaron was now thoroughly suspicious of him. He was frustrated but didn't

building. The smile that had been playing on his lips faded. Serena was still missing,

glanced at William with concern. "The old man called again. He wants

constricting. "Once things are

Finn said nothing more.

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was breathtaking. Especially at night when the moonlight turned the ocean's surface into a shimmering expanse, it was like a scene from a fairy tale. Serena

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