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."

smile, Evelyn answered,

eyes. "I'm sleepy.

Vespera responded, "Alright."

stared out the window, thoughts


later, the car pulled up in front

straight up to the rooftop where a helicopter waited, blades already spinning. Their

man, who sat in the passenger seat moments ago. Meanwhile, the driver

helicopter. As soon as they were buckled in, they were told to turn off their phones and put

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

loose enough to allow a narrow

the window, pretending to nap, while stealing glances through the small slit. The

water below

helicopter descended on an island. As it descended, Vespera spotted a house in the mountains.

"We're here."

like they had just woken from naps. Vespera and Gerard

getting out 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

roaring into the sky. The two men remained by the


really committing to this aesthetic,

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