Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

Chapter 135 Kindness

Cicery glanced at Flora Harrison and, without a word, followed her lead.

Inside the bamboo-lined path, Flora wanted to speak up but ultimately refrained from asking any questions and simply led her away. Raising an eyebrow, Cicery provoked, "Aren't you curious?"

Curious why she'd come from Josh Fudge's suite, her robe splattered with bright red blood?

She didn't believe Flora wasn't.

With pursed lips and a soft voice, Flora finally admitted, "Curious."

She was indeed curious about why Cicery emerged from Josh Fudge's place, why she was marked with blood.

Flora Harrison paused, then added, "But I won't ask, and don't worry, I won't breathe a word about today. It's as if I didn't see a thing." Cicery was astonished; they had just met for the first time, a brief first encounter.

"Why?"

Flora tilted her head, a half-smile playing on her lips, "The more you know, the more trouble you find. Spilling secrets can backfire, right? I'll act as though I saw nothing you can trust me."

dear, someone with whom she had felt an immediate connection and inexplicable kinship. The person from back then... She had failed

if they were complete

isn't it? Affection can start with a

think her unclean, and Flora didn't want to force a connection that would only push

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stopped dead in her tracks when she heard

and also stopped, looking

Flora's striking eyes, and only when she felt seen, did

moment, she simply

to find her words, "What... did you just call

eyebrow, a slight smile

chuckled, a graceful curve forming at the edge of her lips,

implied that Flora

"Why

Thinking back to the events before,

She had thought wrong.

Cicery what had happened, and simply nodded, "Sorry, I got it wrong. What did you want to say, Cicery?" Cicery looked at Flora thoughtfully and then asked innocently, "That