Chapter 427

Elliot held his breath, gently turning to look. There, Sheena sat on the sofa near the window, with her back to him, casually sipping red wine.

His palms clenched, sweating with tension.

Was there a chance she got drunk again?

Would she be as gentle as she was that night two days ago?

“I considered myself unfamiliar with you, Mr. Jenkins. Yet, you unexpectedly planned to engage me. Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?” Sheena’s calm and well–articulated words echoed, causing despair to well up within Elliot.

He fumbled with the doorknob, feeling hopeless. Sheena’s speech was coherent, her breathing steady. She probably only had two drinks, not enough to be intoxicated!

Tonight seemed like a lost cause.

However, he had not thought of how to face her…

Without thinking, he moved toward the window, attempting to escape.

Sheena’s indifferent voice interrupted him, “Grandpa Santiago instructed to have the windows locked, and I heard they’re bulletproof. No matter how you try, they won’t break. Besides, what are you afraid of? It’s just a chat.”

There was no escape this time, and Elliot could not avoid it.

He touched his face, realizing it was still hidden behind the mask. Hence, Sheena likely would not recognize him so easily.

Elliot cleared his throat, saying, “Ms. Lawson, you must be joking. I don’t know you, and the decision to engage with you was based on the astrologer’s advice.”

Setting down her wine glass, Sheena turned to look at him. “Last time, I told you I have someone I like

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mid–sentence, watching the impeccably dressed and dignified man standing by the window.

standing

the man by the window

of the change in her demeanor,

as she rose,

Lawson, you must be mistaken. We’ve never met.”

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maintained his cold demeanor, and his voice

into his familiar black eyes, her eyes gradually reddening. Suddenly, she grabbed his suit collar, forcefully pressing him against

I won’t recognize you? Your eyes, every little gesture… You can deceive others, but

Elliot was stunned.

Should he confess?

had been deceiving her all along?

and never liked him

him even more and

find me? Why did you suddenly turn into Elliot? What happened in between, Elijah?

trembling. Her eyes reflected shock, confusion, and

“Ms. Lawson, I…”

did you call me?”

other hand, Sheena ruthlessly struck his abdomen.

pain,

window glass. It was not that he

inadvertently.

hand, gave her all with each strike. She glared at him in fury, losing her rationality. Her mind echoed with the fact that Elijah was not dead; he was

he not come to find her?

he not recognize

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