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.

his eye, Faelan glanced at Zane. Fortunately, Zane’s expression hadn’t shifted. Faelan breathed a small sigh

Zane’s deep

an eyebrow, his gaze shifting to Elysia. If Zane

that case, I won’t say anything more,” Vincent replied, his tone softening slightly.

relief,

came up, Vincent

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was sitting in the passenger seat, unable to stop herself from

thought that someone like Zane, who ruled the business world, could end up being

had looked at him today had definitely been

just today. Vincent always looked at him like that–with

to glance at Zane’s profile. He was so

he spoke, and for some reason, Elysia found herself staring

her fingers were about to touch the Adam’s apple, Zane’s hand shot out and grabbed hers.

teasing. Elysia’s heart skipped a beat, and she froze. He looked away, but

curled up at the corners of his lips as he kept his other

hand away,

more she struggled, the tighter he’d hold her

was easy to misinterpret, and Elysia’s face turned bright red

even realize what he had just

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

wasn’t as

turned to look at Elysia, his voice lowering slightly with a teasing tone as he said, “So, Elysia, what were you trying to

her hand. As she recalled what she had just done, her face turned even

late to tell him

that Elysia didn’t respond, Zane piped up again, “If you can’t remember, Elysia,

on his throat. He spoke slowly, almost teasingly. “Elysia, do you know that a man’s Adam’s apple shouldn’t be touched? If it is, you’ve got to take responsibility for

to meet his. She didn’t quite understand

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

hand and made me

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