Chapter 1173

Flora surveyed the room with a poker face. Everything around her was minimalist, sticking to a black-and-white theme. Through the window, the vast blue sea stretched out as far as the eye could see. "Hey, are you hungry, sis?" the young boy asked her gently. "How about I get some food sent up for you?"

Flora cut straight to the point, her eyes icy. "What about my parents' death?"

The boy winced at the coldness in her gaze, his expression darkening.

"If I told you, you'd just find a way to leave..." He paused, then added, "I'll tell you, but not now."

"Are you playing me for a fool?"

Flora's eyes turned even frostier. In a swift move, she stepped forward and grabbed the boy by the neck! "Young Master!"

Axon, the boy's bodyguard who was stationed outside, suddenly looked alarmed and pulled out his gun! "Don't shoot, get out!" the boy ordered.

Axon eyed Flora with caution, retreating a few steps while still aiming the gun, wary of what Flora might do.

"Sis, I want you to stay here with me," the boy said, his face turning a shade of purple from the strain, yet he managed a smile, his gaze fixed on Flora. "Stay with me, and I'll tell you about your parents."

felt a wave of anger, genuinely tempted to end him right there. The boy's breathing became more labored, but he continued to look at Flora with a mix of determination and stubbornness. "Sis... stay

scoffed, her gaze flicking to his still-bleeding arm. Her anger cooled slightly, and she let out a cold laugh

the boy wouldn't spill the beans, but being here meant she would uncover the truth herself. If her parents' deaths were linked to anyone here... She'd stop at nothing to bring them all

hadn't killed him. Did that mean she cared about him, even a little? He let himself believe

mission hadn't gone

Selene and her group go because of Flora, and the old master would definitely hold him accountable. But the boy didn't seem to mind. To

up soon. Just relax here in

lay on the bed, her demeanor icy, not giving him so much as a

as he left,

"Got it."

soon as the boy left, Flora got up and glanced

"Hah."

a master when

her but was intended to sap her strength, making her temporarily lose

boy knew that even with Axon and others combined, they couldn't take Flora in a fight, so he resorted to this trek,

underestimated her

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