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.

unease. 'Why does it seem like

gave Thea a brief rundown of what

Liam, and they stepped in to stop it, calling the police. Afterward, she was taken

been kicked out of the Virtuex Group and was

of relief. But she noticed Darwin giving her a strange

remember

with serious effects. Whenever she tried to recall the events of the night, a splitting headache would stop her. Since she had been rescued, and Liam was punished, it didn't matter

Truly pitiful.' That afternoon, they arrived back in Key Biskane. Thea wasn't in a rush to go to the office, and she decided to stop by Nicolas' place first. Unexpectedly, the hotel front desk called to inform Thea that she had left something behind. So she had no choice but to head over there. Just as Thea arrived in the lobby,

know you did something wrong and tried to hide? Do you really think I can't find

how much damage your reckless actions

know Emmalie's innocent, so why are you targeting her on purpose? She's the face of the Rowland Group too. What you're doing is it because you

have proof before you speak. When did I ever target Emmalie? I'm

and began pulling her toward

she was no match for an adult man. So Max shoved her into the

must apologize

chest heaved, her heart aching. "You could've easily found out 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

ruined because of you?

it was all me. But why is it that all you see is what I

sabotaged the Virtuex and Aurelia University collaboration, would

off, clearly losing his patience. Then he stepped on the

the Rowland family estate, they arrived at a photography studio packed

was nestled against Ivy, sobbing softly. The moment she saw Thea,

Thea

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