Chapter 484:

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Wide-eyed, she clutched at her injured ankle, her voice rising in a frantic pitch. “Waiter! What kind of café are you running here? How can a rock just fly in from nowhere?!”

She was a picture of disarray, her usual composed elegance shattered.

Protected and pampered her whole life, Carole had never so much as grazed a knee, let alone sustained an injury that would leave a scar. Her shock quickly twisted into outrage.

Across the table, Allison’s hand rested innocently on her coffee cup. She gave a light shrug, barely masking a smirk. “Looks like you should watch your step, Miss Perry. You never know what might happen in a place like this — maybe something… supernatural? Sometimes, keeping silent can save you from unforeseen accidents.”

The subtle tilt of her head, combined with that laugh of hers, only spiked Carole’s fury. Yes, her laugh was soft, but it sure sounded mocking. There was no mistaking it, especially paired with the café’s background piano tune — it matched the wry, unsettling lilt of her words.

eyes blazing. “Allison, did you… did you

pure innocence. “Miss Perry, let’s not make baseless accusations. After all, it would be rather unwise. Who knows? Maybe

of the café’s security cameras. Her stomach twisted. She was trapped without a shred of

at her bleeding

dared to look up, Allison’s dark eyes were waiting. And in that moment, Carole felt an icy dread creep over her, an instinctual shiver clawing up her spine. It was a sensation she couldn’t shake — deep down, it felt like true fear. For a fleeting moment, Carole

actually

Allison think she was to threaten her like this? She

charge here. Isn’t she under your command? Can’t you control her? Don’t forget, we were

cooperation

Kellan merely chuckled, the sound dark and humorless. “Cooperation?” he repeated, as if the word itself were laughable. “Carole, your company barely scrapes the bottom of Ms. Clarke’s standards. If it weren’t for your parents once saving my grandmother, you

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