When I finally came back to my senses, I realized that everything was just as Ashton had said—there was no small fry in the Hall family.

Nathaniel disregarded Armond, who was still on the floor, and wore a smile as he turned toward us. “Let’s head over to our next stop.”

He walked past Armond and headed toward the door casually as if nothing had happened. His indifferent behavior unsettled me.

Ashton looked at Nathaniel’s back quietly before he took my hand in his and followed after his brother.

Crash!

“You’ll regret this, Nathaniel Hall!”

A loud noise of shattering glasses reached my ears right after we went out of the room. I jumped at the noise and looked back at the mechanical door nervously as a bad feeling ate me up from the inside.

“Don’t worry, Scarlett.” Nathaniel’s voice pulled me back to reality. He still had that calm and reliable look on his face. “He’s just a nobody. I’ll take care of him,” he assured.

out. I caught a glimpse of his gaze as he walked out, and

saw how I was refusing to move, he patted me gently on my back. “Don’t worry, Nathaniel

gaze before I looked at the enigmatic man waiting for us outside the elevator. This was the first time I

to us? Will our children be safe? We’re surrounded by the Halls, and

right,” Nathaniel tried convincing me to step

sounded genuine and honest, and he looked so too. If I had not seen with my own eyes how he

on my shoulder. He was asking me to get my act together so Nathaniel would not suspect that we had already seen right through

on my face. “Of course. You’re the only person we can

went out with Ashton holding my

cursory look

Ashton and I headed back to the castle the moment

arrived at the

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