Chapter 43

"Thea, tell me, who am I?" Nicolas asked, his voice low.

Thea winced from the pain, letting out a small sound as she tried to pull away.

"Who am I?" Nicolas refused to release his grip, his tone stubborn.

"You're Nic..." Before Thea could finish, urgent knocking interrupted them.

It was Darwin. "Mr. Hendrix, the doctor is here," he said.

Nicolas' emotions instantly withdrew, and he returned to his usual cold and distant demeanor. His chest rose and fell twice before finally letting go of Thea's hand, his face dark as he opened the door. Seeing a few buttons on Nicolas' shirt had been torn open, Darwin broke into a cold sweat. 'What the hell! It looks like I came at the wrong time,' he thought.

Nicolas turned and grabbed the coat from the chair, his voice slightly cold. "Let the doctor take care of things. I'm leaving."

*****

The next morning, Thea woke up with her head still feeling foggy. She checked her clothes quickly, remembering how she had been drugged by Liam the night before.

Thankfully, everything was intact. But what had happened after? Thea tried to recall, but there was nothing.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Nicolas walked in. Thea sat up immediately, asking, "Mr. Hendrix? Why are you here?"

Nicolas looked at her with an unreadable expression. "You don't remember last night?"

Thea shook her head as if part of her memory was missing. She wanted to ask what had happened, but seeing Nicolas' slightly displeased expression, she decided against it. Then Nicolas tossed a set of clothes onto the bed and said, "Get dressed. We're heading back to Key Biskane."

"Okay," Thea replied.

Thea felt a sense of unease. 'Why does it seem like

way back, Darwin gave Thea a brief

between her and Liam, and they stepped in to stop it,

out of the Virtuex Group

out a sigh of relief. But she noticed

really don't remember anything from last night?" Darwin

illegal, with serious effects. Whenever she tried to recall the events of the night, a splitting headache would stop her. Since

Biskane. Thea wasn't in a rush to go to the office, and she decided to stop by Nicolas'

hide? Do you really think I can't find you?" Max approached,

replied, his tone harsh, "Do you have any idea how much damage your reckless actions have caused the Rowland

face of the Rowland Group too. What

better have proof before you speak. When did I ever target Emmalie? I'm just defending myself. If she hadn't kept provoking me, I wouldn't have bothered with

her and began

she was no match for an adult man. So

me. You must apologize

what Emmalie did if you'd bothered to look. But no, the moment something happens, you blame me without a second thought. Max, I'm your sister too. Why?" Seeing the redness in Thea's eyes, Max felt a strange sensation sweep over him. But the

to Nicolas ruined because of

and replied, "Yeah, it was all me. But why is it that all you see is what I did to Emmalie? Why don't you see what she

the Virtuex and Aurelia University

Max cut her off, clearly losing his patience. Then

instead of heading to the Rowland family estate, they arrived at a photography studio packed

Ivy, sobbing softly. The moment she saw Thea, her body

slap Thea but held back, knowing the

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