Chapter 1161

Orla had been holed up in her room ever since she arrived at the castle, not once setting foot outside.

That all changed when the door creaked open, revealing a man standing on the other side. Her eyes narrowed as she took him in.

Who was this?

This man, Max, didn't look anything like Simone, but Orla felt a sudden, inexplicable warmth toward him. She'd been gone for so long, too long to let herself hope for much, so she stayed quiet, sitting tensely.

King was never good with these kinds of situations, and Max wasn't any better. So there he stood, silent in the doorway for what felt like ages before finally speaking up. "The Dorsey family isn't what it used to be. Mother Simone has passed away. Aunt, wherever you want to spend your later years, I'll find you a suitable place."

Orla's heart clenched. She had braced herself for Simone's fate, but hearing it out loud brought tears to her eyes. Simone was the sister she couldn't bear to leave behind, the reason she fought so hard to escape that facility. Now, with her sister gone, everything seemed meaningless.

No, not everything.

the looker, inheriting his mother's stunning beauty. Simone had always been the talk of the town, especially after her visits

a maid," she said softly. She had spent twenty-eight long years in that place and was no longer

be overjoyed. I'm currently dealing with

drugs from the facility, uncertain of their lingering effects. If his aunt had a hand in creating those drugs, maybe she could

thought Max's headaches were a boon, giving him more control over their shared body. But now with Brielle captured and her fate uncertain, his perspective had shifted. It didn't

was loving Brielle

such an enlightenment. King could sense that Max was ready to take over at any moment, but his spirit was still weakened by the drugs' impact. "Could you create a drug to counteract the side effects of those control drugs from the

sibling struggled for so long

had been involved in the drug's creation, and despite the third sibling's genius and fortunate

their efforts were

in vain.

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