Chapter 258

"Huh? You've been up this whole time?"

Tarquin's brows furrowed deeply. "Tell me the truth!"

Elysia's heart pounded wildly. When she had entered and seen him with his eyes closed, breathing steadily, she thought he was deep in sleep. Little did she know, he was faking it!

He's so cunning!

"I wasn't trying to seduce you! And I definitely wasn't planning to kill you. I was... oh, right, I was sleepwalking! Yeah, that's it, sleepwalking."

The grip on her wrist tightened suddenly, clearly showing he didn't believe a word she said.

"Ouch—" Elysia felt like her wrist was about to snap. She was a mix of pain, fear, and a touch of feeling wronged, her nostrils flared, and she was on the verge of tears.

"I really wasn't trying to... could you, maybe, lighten up? It hurts."

expression softened slightly, and the grip loosened but didn't let go entirely, his voice cold as he warned, "Then give me a reasonable explanation, or don't blame

his gaze, she truly saw a willingness to

"I... I just wanted

"See what?"

end, she gritted her teeth, "I thought you were well-built, so I wanted to strip off

Such a scandalous admission!

a long moment before finally speaking, "...That's

to argue but gave up after making

to harass him was still

of bed. He lit a

in cold sweat, quickly jumped

share of women trying to get a peek. What they think is their business, but those who

wanted to explain but didn't know how

her true intentions, so any attempt at explanation would only

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