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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

goodness–he wasn’t hiding

had been right about him all along.

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“Wasn’t she being held in detention?”

want to worry you. A month ago,

what Drake had told her the

only difference was that Asher had used

she wasn’t actually pregnant?”

were searching for her continuously. We eventually found her at a telecommunication fraud operation near the border of a country in Eastern Europe. She admitted herself that she

the living room. “Who took her? What was their motive?”

worry you.” Asher turned to face her, his expression serious. “The people

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

widened

her, we intended to discover who was behind all this, but before

silenced.”

deeply shocked.

was guilty, and Thalia detested

appropriately. Kidnapping and attempted murder charges wouldn’t result in immediate execution under current legal frameworks. Even in the worst–case scenario,

had withheld

ill for some time, had also been eliminated by the mastermind, along with Gary (the man used as the murder weapon) and his

too many dark things; he could still process

Thalia was different.

with strong empathy. If she heard these details, she

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be able to

Vanessa’s father and Gary’s mother were

his chin in the crook of her

I’ve been constantly on edge. Only when I’m with

concerned these people might target you. I’ll assign two additional bodyguards for your protection. Promise

against Asher’s chest, murmured a

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