Chapter 641:

Nina’s voice turned shaky, tinged with tears.

“I’m not asking you to favor me over anyone. I just want a little fairness. It’s just a few bottles of wine. Can’t you give them to me? Natalie’s incredible, I get that, but I’m not any less! I’ll prove to you that, for Cedric, I’m the only one who matters.”

Elyse sighed, clicking her tongue.

“Look at you—getting all worked up when I’ve barely said anything. Fine, fine. It’s just a few bottles of wine. I’ll have someone send them over.

You’re my daughter, after all. Give it half an hour.”

With that, the call ended.

gratitude towards Elyse. Nina was well aware Elyse had only caved because she feared Cedric might actually take

Elyse’s word, the wine arrived exactly half an hour later. Nina stepped into the elevator, deliberately moving at a slow pace. Earlier, Ryan and Cedric had downed a fair amount. Nina knew some people only felt the effects after a delay, and when it hit, it

planned to walk in with the wine and whisper sweet, carefully chosen words into Cedric’s ear. In her mind, there was

drink themselves into oblivion. After all, she had heard that when

deep in conversation with Cedric. Nina shut her eyes momentarily, swallowing her frustration. She couldn’t fathom what could keep

stood to adjust the heater, and Nina’s eyes instinctively trailed down to the exposed skin beneath his loosened

fresh updates at

told my mother I wanted to train under

gaze to the window, staring at the moon. The faint fragrance Daniela often left behind still lingered in the air. He found himself missing Daniela, far more than he was willing

had been speaking for a while now, clearly fishing for a reaction from Cedric. She paused, but he remained silent,

ventured, “Are you thinking about Daniela?” Cedric wasn’t easy to engage, so Nina chose to steer the conversation towards the one subject that

Daniela had been with Brylee, and how everything in her life unraveled

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