Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

My Billionaire Family 461

Chapter 461

Morris picked up his phone, but before he could unlock it, that detested female voice resurfaced in his mind.

For a brief moment, his mind went completely blank. His grip on the phone loosened, and it clattered onto the desk.

"Morris, Morris, I'm here. I'm here. Come, come to me! If you don't, you'll stop breathing. Come on, Morris, Morris." The woman's voice gradually disrupted Morris's mind.

Morris felt as if he were trapped in a nightmare-a bottomless abyss. In the depths of that abyss, invisible hands relentlessly tightened around his throat, making it impossible to breathe. And yet, that voice calling out to him felt like the only lifeline, the only way to escape the abyss and breathe freely again.

The voice persisted, growing more frequent. To his credit, Morris's willpower was formidable. Even in this state, he struggled, fighting to escape the nightmare and return to reality

But it was clear he was reaching his limit. His breathing grew ragged, veins bulging on his forehead. Through it all, he kept muttering one name: "Cherise, Cherise, Cherise..."

On the outskirts of Betrico, within the expansive grounds of a luxurious estate, Yulia and her grandmother, Rita, sat in the garden.

On the table sat a brand-new bell, noticeably different from the one Garrick owned in the Hawkins residence. This one was a size larger, its golden surface gleaming with a sense of mystery and opulence.

grandmother. "Grandma, what's going on? I remember Hannia succeeded quite easily

head of the Chivers family and the CEO of both

identities?" Yulia

with insight. "He's also the founder of the Dark

widened in shock. She had never imagined that the legendary Dark Web Division

calmly, "So, do you really think a man who's clawed his way through blood and carnage would succumb so easily to someone trying

faltering. "Then... maybe we should just give up.

Rita retorted, looking more serious. It made Yulia feel that her

overly stern, paused for a moment and softened her voice. "Yulia, as long as I am here, everything will be

bit more reassured and nodded. Then, Rita picked up the golden bell and unfolded the white paper she had been clutching, which bore Morris's birthdate. She began murmuring an incantation-a string of incomprehensible terms. Once finished, she shook the bell toward the sky a few times and then toward the

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Morris seemed to have managed to regain some composure. He picked up his phone again, intending to check with Cherise to see if something was wrong. However, just as before, as he was about to make the call, the voice echoed again. This time, it was more frequent, and the suffocating sensation

to me now! If you don't come, I'll kill Cherise. I'll kill

struck a nerve. Morris shot to his feet, his eyes unfocused, a stark contrast to the