Midnight.

Above the YQ Research Center, in the manor house nestled under the shadow of night.

In the pitch-dark living room, sobs echoed intermittently.

The ghostly moonlight slipped through the windows, faintly revealing the silhouette of a person writhing on the floor.

"Click!"

Lights flooded the villa, illuminating the figures of Vivienne and Percival as they emerged from the darkness.

Their cold gazes fell upon Ramona, who was bound hand and foot in the center of the room. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

By day, she was a damsel in distress, but now her eyes, having adjusted to the light, glared furiously at the two of them.

Percival gestured slightly, and Thomas stepped forward to rip the duct tape from Ramona's mouth.

Instantly, Ramona twisted in agony, collapsing to the floor, groaning uncontrollably.

Anna sauntered over, crouched beside her, and propped her up, gripping her cheek firmly, "Ms. Grimshaw, I'd advise you not to fight this. Answer our questions, and maybe we can all play nice. Otherwise, well let's just say we won't be so merciful."

Anna's hand, holding a switchblade, brushed lightly over Ramona's wrist.

Her icy eyes paused momentarily, giving a subtle shake of her head to Vivienne.

Vivienne's fingertip twitched, and Anna stood up, retreating to her position behind Vivienne, her sharp gaze never leaving Ramona.

masking her emotions

Ramona's meridians...

on earth do you

she turned to Percival with tearful eyes, "Mr. Ellington, are you really going to let your fiancée run wild? She's already

good to take lessons from her. Their performances wouldn't have

Percival with her elbow, "Mr. Wolf, your damsel in

eyes, "Even if you wanted to

think I'm Leopold? Tearing down the palace? Mr. Wolf, I seriously doubt the image

his fingers with hers, "As heaven is my witness, you are flawless in my eyes, the

time he looked at her with those deep, affectionate eyes and spoke those cheesy lines. Ramona was baffled.

scene flipped

as inconspicuous as possible, staring up at the ceiling's intricate

to their bosses' relentless public displays of affection, they still

me go!" Ramona couldn't

bubble of tenderness between Percival and

in the room, Vivienne stood up, "Ms. Grimshaw, we really don't want to make this difficult for you. We just want to know who's pulling your strings." Ramona's panic was fleeting, "What do you mean 'pulling my strings'? Vivienne, I'm telling you, everything you posted online is fake. I could

delicate fingers slowly moved to Ramona's neck, her beautiful eyes shining dangerously, "I'm just curious: what exactly did you do to alter your meridians, to make yourself look like an ordinary person? Your skills should be quite impressive; you shouldn't have been caught by my people

what nonsense are you spouting?! What skills? I don't

like you're not going to give up till

Anna replied

are you trying to

a few

there was

woman

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