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.

still alive. He dangled information about her whereabouts like a carrot on

reduced her to a mere stepping stone in

refused to believe her mother was dead. She'd tried using her own means to search, but all efforts led to

fear that her father might have imprisoned her mother, that

her father would push him

tenderness-how she longed just to see her once more, even

...

Championship, Sylvester Gomez, clad in loungewear,

since their return from the wildlife reserve, Cicery had been hankering for Sylvester's homemade dishes. Indulging her whims, Sylvester took charge of the kitchen whenever

the kitchen counter, stirring away with a spoon in hand as steam rose from

eyes twinkled with mirth at the sight of Sylvester's

before she even came down and knew she'd been watching him for

and wrapped her arms around Sylvester's sturdy waist from behind, resting her head

set his spoon down, reached behind him, and hoisted 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,