Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 222

Chapter 222

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Robert knew the Arcanum House’s rules: money alone couldn’t buy a potion. The one Elysia had given him was worth much

more

Seeing his hesitation, Elysia raised an eyebrow. “Too much for you?”

“No, isn’t 30 thousand dollars too little?” he asked.

Elysia chuckled softly. She never made unprofitable deals. The potion had basic healing properties, and its ingredients were common. 30 thousand dollars was already a generous price.

“Don’t worry, I’m not giving you any special treatment. 30 thousand dollars is fair,” she said.

Robert finally nodded, relieved that at least she hadn’t lost out. But hearing her say she wouldn’t give him any special treatment still left him feeling a little disappointed.

“Take care of yourself. I’m leaving,” Elysia said, standing up and walking toward the door.

But she stopped after just a few steps. Looking at Robert lying in the hospital bed, she exuded an undeniable commanding presence. Her eyes were cold as she met his gaze.

She said, “You’re indecisive and can’t tell right from wrong. Do you think hiding what Emma did is really loving her? You’re just enabling her, and sooner or later, you’ll end up hurting more people close to you.”

With that, she walked out, leaving Robert stunned. Her words and the coldness in her eyes replayed in his mind. Had he really made a mistake?

He had hidden the recording, shielding his family from the truth about his father’s death and covering up Emma’s crime. But he was also an accomplice in his father’s murder somehow.

For years, he had felt responsible for Emma, treating her as his fiancée since childhood. Now, he couldn’t tell if what he felt for her was love or just a sense of duty.

grew distant as he touched the

anesthesia had worn off, and he could feel the

had ever owed Emma anything, the injury he took for her at the hotel should have cleared that debt. The Robert who had once been

*****

Nora finally surfaced from her thoughts. She ran her

“Yeah,” Elysia replied.

we grab a coffee at that

the tension she’d felt when she first got Nora’s call. Seeing

silence between them was almost tangible.

A waiter approached with menus. “What can

latte,” Nora said, then

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please.” Elysia replied.

right up,” the waiter

he was gone, Nora let out a soft smile. “You know,

“You like Zane, don’t you?” she

eyes flickered, but she laughed it off. “You’re pretty blunt. How did you

written all over your face, Elysia said with a

mind drifted back to that first encounter at the restaurant. She remembered how her heart had skipped a beat when Zane placed a peeled shrimp in

even

softly. “But life doesn’t work that way. I’ve been so blinded by jealousy, seeing you as a rival. But now I

was, humbled in front of her rival. She was crazy about Zane, but now

same, would they have ever sat across from each other like this? Elysia doubted it. Without the fall of Nora’s family, she would

“So, that’s why you called me here

“It’s about