Captivated by the Ruler of the Underworld

Chapter 145 The Trouble with Sweet Nothings

Lucas gave the desperate Flora a final, lingering look before walking away without another word.

Flora Harrison knelt on the floor, her hands clasped together as tears streamed down her cheeks.

She was only five when tragedy struck her maternal grandparents, the heart of her family. Overnight, her father, Lucas Harrison, gained control of the Moore family fortune. Not long after, her mother vanished without a trace, and in less than a month, her father remarried someone from the Chen family, starting a new chapter in his life.

To this day, there was no sign of her mother.

But Flora knew her father had to have the answers.

With no evidence and being so young at the time, what could she possibly have done?

Years had passed, and any possible evidence had surely been erased.

information about her whereabouts like a carrot on a stick, promising to reveal more if she secure the support of a wealthy suitor to rally funds and

had reduced her to a mere stepping stone

her mother was dead. She'd tried using her own

her father might have imprisoned her

push him to an extreme, possibly

tenderness-how she longed just

...

high-stakes Poker Championship, Sylvester Gomez, clad in loungewear, was busy whipping

their return from the wildlife reserve, Cicery had been hankering for Sylvester's homemade dishes. Indulging

of Sylvester at the kitchen counter, stirring away with a spoon in

against the kitchen doorway, Cicery's eyes twinkled with mirth at the sight of Sylvester's back. In moments like these, he seemed so

enough?" Sylvester had felt her presence before she even came down and knew she'd been

resting

Cicery onto the kitchen island, nestling between her thighs. He propped his hands beside her, locking eyes with her. "If you can't get enough, then take a good look," he