Chapter 51

Colin!

The nutcase from the orphanage.

The killer who confessed to taking my life!

What on earth is he doing here?

He seemed just as taken aback, staring at me for what felt like an eternity.

Late to the realization, I scrambled to wrap a towel around myself and turned to fumble for my phone, intending to call the cops.

But fear had me shaking so much that after an eternity of searching in this unfamiliar place. I couldn’t find my phone. It was like being trapped in a nightmare, desperately trying to break free but utterly powerless.

Kneeling on the floor, I looked at my reflection in the mirror, that strange yet somewhat familiar face staring back at me.

“Ah!” I cried out in horror, touching the face with a sense of disbelief.

No, this couldn’t be right; I was dead. Who was the person in the mirror?

that moment, I

silence hung heavy before

Langley family legacy. You’ll get what you want. Now get out if

could see it, the dark intent to kill lurking in his

no doubt about it. The hostility and murderous aura couldn’t

my gaze, I reached for the bedside lamp, ready to fight back

help, and the current situation had me panicked. I didn’t know who I was, and even less why I was sharing a bed with

We were like beasts ready to tear each other apart,

to force myself to calmly assess the situation, the door opened, and a middle–aged man in a wheelchair was wheeled

ill–intent. “The old Mr. Langley agreed to a union between the Langleys and the Larsons, offering financial

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your family in exchange for you bearing the Langley heir. This arrangement isn’t for your enjoyment!”

furrowed my brow.

Larson family? The Langley family? A union? Bearing an

the room, I hurried to follow but was stopped by a nanny outside. “Let me out! Why am I

the Langley family with an heir, to save your own family. the Larsons. To ensure you conceive during this ovulation cycle, you’ll

was shut in my

out!” I was angry and scared, desperate

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