Chapter 648

She didn't even get close enough to touch him.

Charles sidestepped smoothly, dodging her outstretched hand.

Luna hit the ground hard. This time, she couldn't muster the strength to get up.

"Charles..." Her voice was weak as she lifted her hand, silently begging him to help her.

Charles shot Q a look.

Q stepped up, his big hand gripping Luna's shoulder as he hauled her to her feet.

Luna bristled, but she didn't make a scene over something so petty.

It didn't matter. Charles could only stall for a day at most. No matter how much he tried to keep away, he'd end up doing whatever it took to save that little brat— even if it meant getting close to her.

Just the thought of finally being with Charles, tasting something Dahlia had obsessed over for years and never gotten, sent a secret shiver of delight through her.

Charles didn't ride in the same car as Luna.

He traveled with his bodyguards and Francis's men, a line of cars weaving back to the villa.

Luna didn't try any tricks on the way.

Back at the villa, she went straight to her bedroom. In her walk-in closet, she opened a hidden compartment in her jewelry box and pulled out a single pill. She handed it to Charles.

it without a word and walked

guided Luna back to the

left, he gave Q

his men to send Luna back to the water cell, then led a few others into the house

every corner-nothing. Not a single trace of

no one would

earlier

was dumped back into the

didn't even bother

had just twenty-four hours. Whatever she had to endure,

sat in the shallow water, her lashes lowered, eyes

to see Charles give that so-called antidote

knew exactly what it was. Not a cure never

while, make the brat

the pill was a slow, hidden

veins, clinging to her like a shadow, making the original poison

stronger the

the pills, and the pain would come roaring back-ten, a hundred times

Charles had no clue.

recovery-a little color in her cheeks, a clear gaze,

want to

begging Charles for her "Mommy," he'd have no choice but to keep

Charlie as the

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