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.

as he touched the bandages

The anesthesia had worn

at the hotel should have cleared that debt. The Robert

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the hospital ward, and Nora finally surfaced from her thoughts. She ran her fingers

“Yeah,” Elysia replied.

at that

from the tension she’d felt when she first got Nora’s call. Seeing the sincerity in Nora’s eyes, Elysia nodded. “Sure,

they walked side by side toward the café, the silence between them was

settled into a cozy window seat. A waiter approached with menus. “What can I get for you ladies?” he

latte,” Nora said, then turned

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please.” Elysia

the waiter

“You

eyebrow. “You like Zane, don’t you?” she asked, cutting straight to the point.

pretty blunt. How did you know I had a

met, it was written all over your face, Elysia said with a shrug. “You

to that first encounter at the restaurant. She remembered how her heart had skipped a beat

felt so pointless. She hadn’t even had a chance to compete

friends,” Nora said softly. “But life doesn’t work that way. I’ve been so blinded by jealousy, seeing

always been Nora’s defining trait, but here she was, humbled in front of her rival. She was crazy about

had stayed the same, would they have ever sat across from each other like this?

asked, “So,

than that,” Nora replied. “It’s about closing a chapter. Those days