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."

don't blame me for being ruthless. Killing you would be no different to me than stepping on

gaze, she truly saw a willingness to

"I... I just wanted

"See what?"

In the end, she gritted her teeth, "I thought you were well-built, so I

Such a scandalous admission!

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

to argue but gave up after making

still better than him thinking she

of bed. He lit a cigarette,

in cold sweat, quickly jumped out of bed, eyeing him

coldly, his tone calm, "I've had my fair share of women

explain but didn't know

true intentions, so any attempt at explanation would only add to the

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