Chapter 422

Not only would it be useless, but Gerard would probably get yelled at too. He

could already picture Dominic lashing out with venom. And of course, none of that venom would be aimed at Vespera or Calvert. Every bit of it would land squarely on him.

He adjusted his suit and leaned against the car window.

Noticing how dazed Gerard looked, Calvert asked, "Gerard, are you alright? Are you low on sugar?"

Without waiting for an answer, Calvert unwrapped a piece of candy and popped it into Gerard's mouth. He added, "Here. I have more if you need it."

Gerard sighed again. In the backseat, Vespera sighed as well. Her thoughts had already drifted to Dominic. Where could he be right now?

Evelyn leaned in and rested her head on Vespera's shoulder. She said, "Don't worry, Vera. Vance is with him the entire time. Nothing is going to happen."

At that, Vespera stiffened. Vance was with Dominic the entire time? That made her even more anxious. Still, she had to admit that Vance was useful because his father was the duke and had a high status. If tagging along meant keeping Dominic safe, Vespera could live with it.

Evelyn's fingers lightly brushed along the curve of Vespera's neck, her gaze inadvertently passed by the latter's chest. She said, "Your skin is so smooth."

Vespera wasn't in the mood to talk about beauty and skincare. She said absently, "Yours is nice too."

Evelyn

and closed her eyes. "I'm sleepy. I'm going to nap here

Vespera responded, "Alright."

the window, thoughts tangled


the car pulled up in

and into an elevator. It went straight up to the rooftop where a helicopter waited, blades already spinning. Their hair whipped around, and jackets

the passenger seat moments ago. Meanwhile, the driver

were buckled

him a look and whispered, "We need to follow their rules. If we don't cooperate, we don't get in. And if we don't get in,

was told. Vespera slipped her blindfold on, deliberately leaving the strap loose enough to allow

sat by the window, pretending to nap, while stealing glances through the small slit. The helicopter wasn't flying too

was raining, the water below was dark and restless. Waves crashed in the distance,

spotted a house in the mountains. Its warm lights were glowing against the

"We're here."

were removed. Calvert and Evelyn looked like they had just woken from naps. Vespera and Gerard

of the helicopter, all four instinctively looked up at the illuminated castle perched at the peak of the island. They all thought, "Wouldn't it be easier to just land up

sky. The two men remained


thought, "They're really committing to this aesthetic,

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