Chapter 299

After Cecil hung up, it was just Ella and Lorenzo left. Ella stood awkwardly by the cabinet, glancing nervously at Lorenzo. He sat down on the sofa and said, “Come here.”

Ella still hugged her pillow tightly. When Lorenzo spoke, she hugged it tighter, instinctively stepping back. “I don’t want to.” Her words and actions were sincere. These past days, Lorenzo had left a significant psychological impact on her.

Seeing Ella fear him, Lorenzo’s smile faded, replaced by an icy expression. “Hmm?” With that sound, Ella could feel the danger in his tone even more clearly.

At that moment, Ella wanted to open the door and run. But she didn’t dare. Ella thought, ‘Under Lorenzo’s watchful gaze, where can I flee?‘

Feeling the oppressive chill from Lorenzo, Ella’s heart raced. “We can just talk like this. I can hear you.” With those last words, Ella took another step back.

Lorenzo raised an eyebrow. He thought, ‘Ella is timid; I hadn’t even said much, and she was already this scared?‘ Lorenzo thought about what Cecil had discovered.

Lorenzo thought, ‘From the information we gathered, Ella wasn’t timid when she was in Long Harbor. It seems the recent intense battles had completely frightened her.’

Ella saw Lorenzo staying silent and stammered, “Actually, I have something to ask you.” Although Ella was scared, she knew she needed to get it clear. Her voice was small, but she was brave enough to ask.

Lorenzo’s stern lips curled back into a smile. “Alright.”

Ella asked, “Why did you tell Mr. Giovanni that you like me?” She needed to ask this question. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to sleep well for the next few days.

Lorenzo raised an eyebrow. “What do you think?”

The worst thing was being asked a question back. In some situations, it could make you feel unaware. Ella clutched the pillow. “I don’t know.”

Lorenzo replied, “It’s obviously to make Mr. Giovanni keep you here. Otherwise, you’ll cause trouble somewhere else.”

“I’m not a spy!” Ella quietly emphasized. She thought, ‘How could he speak like that? Clearly, he said it on purpose to keep Stefi from taking me away. Infuriating. Ella felt even more wronged.

Lorenzo said, “Whether you are or not, we’ll only know after we check.” He repeated this sentence.

couldn’t stop giving Lorenzo a resentful look. “Then have your people investigate faster. With a suspect like me around, you must be uneasy.”

‘Great, even though she’s timid, she still has the nerve to speak back with such a long line.

walk towards the door. Ella instinctively moved aside,

at the pillow in her arms. “Do you

in shock and found a teasing glint in his eyes. Ella’s heart jumped to

unlikely. As

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for

would have to be someone even more beautiful than before. I can’t match up

beauties

Instead, he just reached out, grabbed the

a bit more effort from Lorenzo, she

mixed with his intimidating presence, surrounded Ella. Her mind went blank, and she instinctively tried to pull away

happen. Ella’s legs turned to jelly, and she instinctively reached out to

anything.” Ella replied.

“Hmm?” Lorenzo asked.

Ella realized where her hand had landed, right on Lorenzo’s stomach near the edge of his pants, her

I grabbed his belt, then

Lorenzo held her wrist. She couldn’t even deny it now. “Sorry,

sure it wasn’t a deliberate hug?”

It seemed like she had bumped into Lorenzo on her own. She thought, ‘I really didn’t mean to do it.’

in her room. “I’m sorry.” Ella wanted to add. “If

voice barely able to hide his frustration. “In the next few days,

was speechless and thought, ‘I want to talk to

need to clear things up before you can leave. I’m sure you don’t want the timeline to get longer because

planned to contact Stephanie, but Lorenzo’s remark made her

gets involved, they still need to figure out if I’m at the core of this. If Stefi interrupts, it will probably

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