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.

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

down, Zane’s deep voice broke the silence. “Actually,

an eyebrow, his gaze shifting to Elysia. If Zane brought

anything more,” Vincent replied,

relief, thinking, ‘Finally, Vincent’s keeping

with Elysia came up, Vincent was much

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then, Elysia was sitting in the

Zane, who ruled the business world, could end up being

the way Vincent had looked at him today had definitely been a little

wasn’t just today. Vincent always looked

so handsome. How could his grandpa not like him?

see clearly from this far away?” Zane’s voice interrupted her thoughts. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he spoke, and for some reason, Elysia

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

head toward her, his gaze full of charm and a hint of teasing. Elysia’s heart skipped a beat, and she froze. He looked away, but he still didn’t let go

of his lips as he kept his other hand

hand away, but as soon as she

was that the more she struggled, the tighter he’d hold her hand.

to misinterpret, and Elysia’s face

realize what he had just said?” she

slip–up, but he didn’t show any sign of wanting to explain himself.

now–Elysia wasn’t as clueless as he’d

unbuckled his seatbelt. He turned to look at Elysia, his voice lowering slightly with a

she

too late to tell him it was an accident? she

again, “If you can’t remember, Elysia, I can help jog

you know

flicking up to meet his. She didn’t quite understand what he meant by that.

if you’re staring at me like that, does that

me do it. Isn’t that just you being tricky?” She said this with complete seriousness,

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