Chapter 339

She yearned for him to appear again.

He was the only one who could save her.

After that, the warm light returned more and more often.

Every time it appeared, Lysander would draw a little closer. Step by step, under Mila's increasingly desperate gaze, he approached-closer and closer-until finally, he stood right in front of her.

Without a moment's hesitation, Mila threw herself at him. She wrapped her arms tightly around him, pressing her face against his, soaking up the warmth and the solid feel of a living, breathing body.

A real person.

She was no longer alone.

The touch sent shivers of relief and joy through her, bringing her to tears. She sobbed, "Say something. Please, Lysander, say something..."

She longed to hear his voice.

Lysander gazed at her quietly, then finally spoke, his voice low and deliberate. "Do you love me?"

The girl who had been clinging to him, kissing his face, running her hands over him-froze. Her eyes went blank with confusion, pain shot through her skull, and tears streamed down her cheeks, but she couldn't say a word.

She had waited so long for his voice, but now that she heard it, she couldn't process what he'd said, couldn't react.

What was she supposed to say?

he pried her legs from around his waist, yanked her off, and tossed her to the floor. Ignoring

slammed shut

the room once

"Mila? Mila, wake up!"

dragged her back to consciousness. Mila's eyes fluttered open; her face was wet with tears, her head throbbed

her was breaking,

pain-so why was she not afraid? Why did pure happiness

inside her was

managed a smile, tried to say she was all

of her own weeping in her mind rose to a piercing wail, as if screaming

if refusing to

Meanwhile

a group of burly, rough-looking men arrived unexpectedly. At

a photograph and asked if the family

in profile—serene, soft smile, a grace that

Mila.

a falling out with her husband and run away. They were worried about her and just wanted to

family finally nodded and told them where Mila

were outside, the leader pulled out his phone. The polite smile vanished, replaced by

Harvey, we've

smirk. "Ms. Harvey, I wouldn't recommend making a move just yet. But now we know their

as the payment goes through, you'll get what you

the Harvey

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