Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 357

“Elysia, are you seriously going to be so polite with me? Faelan said with a chuckle, his tone light and teasing. But Zane’s expression immediately shifted. He shot Faelan a sharp look, his eyes filled with unmistakable displeasure.

Faelan felt the weight of Zane’s cold stare like a physical force. His skin prickled. What did I say? Did I mess up? he thought.

He replayed his words in his head. It was just one sentence… right? he wondered.

He pondered it for a moment, then forced a nervous smile and tried to salvage the situation. “Well, as a senior. I should take care of these little things for her, right?”

Elysia glanced at Faclan, her gaze drifting over him before settling on Zane. Something felt off, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

While she was lost in thought, Zane suddenly turned his head to look at her. His smile was cool, almost imperceptible, but enough to make her pause.

The more Elysia thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

Sensing the awkwardness in the air, Vincent followed Elysia’s line of sight. When he saw Zane standing there, his brow furrowed. “When did you get here?”

Zane didn’t say a word, just standing there silently.

The atmosphere thickened, and Faelan’s smile faltered. He thought, ‘Mr. Hartley came in with Elysia, but why is Vincent only acknowledging her? With Mr. Hartley here, there’s no way he should be so invisible.

‘Mr. Hartley’s status may have been low before, but now… he’s almost irrelevant, Faelan thought, sighing inwardly. Well, I can’t just sit here while things get uncomfortable. I’m Vincent’s student. I can’t just do nothing.

“Uh, Vincent, Mr. Hartley came with Elysia,” Faelan said quickly, trying to smooth things over.

Vincent nodded curtly, his expression tight. “I figured as much. I turned around and only saw you.”

There was a hint of disdain in his voice, and then he added, “If you don’t have anything important next time, you don’t need to come.”

Faelan couldn’t help but think, ‘Does Vincent really dislike Mr. Hartley that much?”

He sighed internally, thinking, ‘Vincent, could you just say a little less? You’re fine, but I’m stuck in the middle, feeling uncomfortable.‘

He tried to ease the tension, but it was clear that it wasn’t working. If the situation didn’t change, Faelan was going to feel

even worse.

Fortunately, Zane’s expression hadn’t shifted. Faelan breathed a small

thought the situation might calm down, Zane’s deep

gaze shifting to Elysia. If Zane brought her here, it had to be something important.

anything more,” Vincent replied, his

felt a rush of relief, thinking, ‘Finally,

came up, Vincent

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Chapter 357

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Iskoria Villa until late that night. By then, Elysia was sitting in the passenger seat,

ruled the business

at him today had definitely been

wasn’t just today. Vincent always looked

to glance at Zane’s profile. He was so handsome. How

her thoughts. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he spoke, and for some reason, Elysia found herself staring at it. Before she even realized it, her hand started to reach toward his throat

her fingers were about to touch the Adam’s apple, Zane’s hand

toward her, his gaze full of charm and a hint of teasing. Elysia’s heart skipped a

his other hand firmly on the steering wheel, guiding the car into a nearby parking

wasn’t until the car came to a complete stop that Elysia realized something was off. She tried to pull her hand away, but as soon as she moved, Zane’s deep voice came through the

she struggled, the tighter

easy to misinterpret, and

he

his slip–up, but he didn’t show any sign of wanting

as clueless

the car and unbuckled his seatbelt. He turned to look at Elysia, his voice lowering slightly with a teasing tone as he said, “So, Elysia,

he was still holding her hand. As she recalled what she had just

tell him it was an accident? she

“If you

and placed it on his throat. He spoke slowly, almost teasingly. “Elysia, do you know that

Elysia thought, her eyes flicking up to meet his. She didn’t quite understand what he

you’re staring at me like that,

my own. You grabbed my hand and made me do it. Isn’t that just you being tricky?” She said this with complete seriousness,

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