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."

a reasonable explanation, or don't blame me for being ruthless. Killing you would be no different to me than stepping on an ant." Elysia's breathing hitched, fear

his gaze, she truly saw a willingness to

started to breathe heavily, "I... I just wanted to see

"See what?"

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

Such a scandalous admission!

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

to argue but

him think she wanted to harass him was still better

her and got out of bed. He lit a cigarette, leaning against

jumped out of bed, eyeing him

women trying to get a peek. What they think is their business, but those who act on it

didn't know how without making

true intentions, so any attempt at explanation would

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