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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

had been right about him all along. Asher was nothing like

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she being held in detention?”

shoes and replied: “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier, Lia. I didn’t want to worry you. A month ago, Vanessa falsely

aligned closely with what Drake had told her

was that Asher had used the word “falsely.”

wasn’t

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 had

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

her, his expression serious. “The people who abducted

way to pick you up, I received

eyes widened in

behind all this, but

silenced.”

deeply

was guilty, and Thalia

law would punish her appropriately. Kidnapping and attempted murder charges wouldn’t result in immediate execution under current legal frameworks. Even in the worst–case scenario, justice should come through the legal system–being murdered was a fate too

truth, Asher had withheld

had also been eliminated by the mastermind, along with Gary (the man used as the murder

had seen too many dark things; he could still

Thalia was

with strong empathy. If she heard these details,

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able to eat.

Vanessa’s father and Gary’s mother were innocent.

his chin in the crook of her neck.

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

these people might target you. I’ll assign two additional bodyguards for

head buried against Asher’s chest,

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