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Thalia’s irritation vanished instantly, replaced by a bright smile as her expression transformed with remarkable speed. “Asher, you’re here!”

Asher’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Did you just mention Drake?”

Thalia didn’t conceal anything, answering honestly: “Drake was just knocking at my door.”

Only then did Asher notice the breakfast bag by the wall. He lowered his gaze, his voice carefully neutral: “Bringing you breakfast?”

“Yes. Heaven knows what’s got into him at this ungodly hour. I was sleeping perfectly well until he woke me with his infernal knocking.”

The annoyance and irritation in Thalia’s eyes were unmistakable as she spoke.

Asher asked: “How did he know your exact floor and flat number?”

This question caught Thalia off guard.

Indeed, she had never told Drake her floor or flat number–how had he known?

Thalia replied with genuine confusion: “I honestly haven’t the faintest idea.”

Asher’s brow furrowed. “Don’t worry, Lia. I’ll get to the bottom of this. Now, shall we go inside?”

Thalia stepped aside to let Asher enter.

Once inside, Asher removed his grey cashmere coat and casually hung it on the wall hook.

Thalia bent down to retrieve a pair of men’s slippers, placing them at Asher’s feet.

As Asher changed his footwear, Thalia tried to appear nonchalant as she asked: “By the way, Asher, you suddenly mentioned an urgent matter to handle last night. What was it? Is everything sorted now?”

Asher paused momentarily before answering in a measured tone: “It concerned Vanessa.”

Seeing his straightforward response, Thalia’s anxious heart finally settled.

almost imperceptibly, her tense body

goodness–he wasn’t

all along.

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continued. “Wasn’t she being held in detention?”

I didn’t tell you earlier, Lia. I didn’t want to worry you. A month ago, Vanessa falsely claimed to be pregnant. While being

closely with what Drake had told

that Asher had

So she wasn’t actually

searching for her continuously. We eventually found her at a telecommunication fraud operation

into the living room. “Who

turned to face her, his expression serious. “The people who abducted her are rather formidable. My preliminary assessment

paused, his expression grave. “Last night… whilst on my way to pick you

eyes widened in

discover who was behind all this,

silenced.”

was deeply shocked.

and

in immediate execution under current legal frameworks. Even in the worst–case scenario, justice should come through

Asher had withheld

gruesome end. Her father, who had been ill for some time, had also been eliminated by the mastermind, along with Gary (the man used as the murder

position, he had seen too many dark things; he could still process these horrors.

Thalia was different.

empathy. If she heard these details, she would be

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be able to eat.

Gary’s mother

into his embrace, resting his chin in the crook of her

took a deep breath and relaxed. “Lia, so much has happened recently. I’ve been constantly on edge. Only when I’m with you can I truly relax.”

close, closing his eyes. “Lia, you need to be careful as well. I’m concerned these people might target you. I’ll assign

Asher’s chest, murmured a

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