Chapter 944

Sharon asked, “What about Thomas?”

Wendy hesitated before answering. “He probably rushed back the moment he heard you were hurt. But… his own affairs aren’t settled yet. It looks like he went back to deal with them.”

When she recalled Thomas’s expression, it had struck her as strange-unfamiliar, even. He hadn’t seemed like the bright,

carefree Thomas she knew.

Perhaps something truly serious was happening on his end, and he had dropped everything just to come see Sharon before returning.

Wendy’s every thought was on Sharon. Though she found Thomas’s behavior odd, she didn’t dwell on it.

Sharon nodded and didn’t press further. “Wendy, you should get some rest. I want to sleep for a while.”

Wendy rose at once. “All right. If you need anything, remember to press the bell.”

her agreement, then

did tears slip silently from the

descended into

was chained inside a cramped cell, ragged

entered with a storm-dark face. His hand reached for a whip resting nearby. Without hesitation, he cracked it down


whistled through the air before striking flesh. Lex instinctively raised an arm to block, but the lash

until Lex’s body was bloodied and raw. Only when

body were covered in a grotesque lattice of wounds.

his expression. His gaze was sharp and feral, gleaming with cold

“Still dreaming of how you’ll take revenge on me once you’re

expression was answer enough. If he ever escaped,

if sensing his thoughts, Julliard gave a low laugh. “Lex, do you actually think you’ll be leaving here

Julliard. You and Xavier think no one knows you’ve locked me up? Walls have ears. The moment I vanish for more than three

“Before you spit threats, look at where you’re standing. Even if I die,

covet your

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