“This time, the medication seems much safer than before—at least it hasn’t caused any of the issues we had last time.” “True,” Dylan replied. “This one seems more effective. I’ve taken it, and so far, there haven’t been any side effects. But the discomfort inside hasn’t lessened much.” “Really?”
Suzy hadn’t exposed him for one simple reason—she still didn’t know the truth about Dylan’s situation.If he really was alive, provoking Claude might put him in even greater danger. So, she deliberately pretended as if she hadn’t noticed anything. When Allen arrived on the island, he conducted an
With that, Suzy took the lead, walking ahead. The man watched her back, his dark eyes flashing briefly with an unreadable intensity before he stepped forward to follow. Suzy led him to her mentor’s apothecary, a house steeped in old-world charm. Even before reaching the door, the rich scent of
At this point, there was no need for Claude to keep up the charade. Suzy had already exposed him. He slowly peeled off the human-skin mask, revealing his true face beneath. Looking directly at Suzy, he asked, “Why is it that, no matter how perfectly I mimicked Dylan—his appearance, even his voice—
“Think whatever you want!” Suzy’s patience had worn thin. “Claude, I’ll give you three days to reconsider. You’d better tell me what I want to know, or else—” “There’s no need to wait three days,” Claude interrupted, his tone cutting. “I’ve already told you everything. Stop clinging to false hope.
"You'd rather die than be with me?" No words could have hurt Claude more than Suzy’s. Everything he had done—all the sacrifices, the lies, the risks—had been for one reason: to be with her. He had even gone as far as assuming Dylan’s identity, yet in the end, she had seen through him so effortle
No matter how resolute Claude’s words had been moments ago, seeing Suzy truly about to harm herself broke through his defenses. In an instant, he bent down, snatched a small stone from the ground, and hurled it at her. The stone struck her wrist, sending the knife clattering to the floor. His ey
"Claude!" Suzy rushed forward to stop him, but it was too late. Claude’s eyes locked onto hers as he clung to the last shreds of life. “Suzy... if it wasn’t because you wanted to know where Dylan is, would you even care if I lived or died?” “No, that’s not true!” Suzy’s tears fell uncontrollab
"Because of that, I specifically asked our mentor about it. He told me there was no connection between us, and the familiarity I felt toward you might just be because you reminded me of a family or a friend. "At the time, I believed every word he said. After all, he claimed to have saved my life.
"They…" Simon clenched his fists, his eyes filled with a hatred so deep it seemed to burn through him. "At first, Charlotte didn’t kill the three of us outright. She found three boys around our age, disguised them to look like us, and hid the three of us away in secret. "When I woke up and saw her
"I..." Simon started to speak, but before he could finish, Suzy tilted the glass and poured the entire drink into his mouth. "Ugh—cough, cough!" Simon choked, sputtering as he nearly drowned in the alcohol. Suzy quickly patted his back, looking entirely too amused. "Slow down, will you?" “Slow
Hearing Suzy call him "Brother" made Simon Frost's body tremble involuntarily. He hadn’t expected that after so many years, Suzy could still recognize him. How could she not? He was her eldest brother. It didn’t matter if twenty years, thirty years, or even forty years had passed—she would alw
They were on the fourteenth floor, and he just jumped?Without hesitation, Suzy pressed the button on her watch. A thin silver wire shot out, wrapping tightly around the man’s waist mid-air. To her surprise, he didn’t appreciate the lifeline. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a knife and tri
Serena’s words lingered in Suzy’s mind, carving themselves deep: “That man looked quite a bit like you..."She had seen him before—the man Serena described was the same one she’d encountered that night at Evangeline’s estate. If what Serena said was true, that the man had lived here since childhoo
"Can you tell me more about the conflict between your sister and Helena?" Suzy asked, cutting to the heart of what she wanted to know. Evangeline didn’t strike her as the type to seize power by force. "It’s not much of a story—just a misunderstanding, really," Serena replied with a sigh. "Everyt
Serena was three years older than Evangeline, and the two sisters shared a decent relationship. In fact, they were each other’s last remaining family in the world. Their father had been nothing more than a servant, but his striking looks had caught the eye of their mother, the Empress. What starte
"I said, check if Nadia is sick!" Victor repeated, raising his voice for emphasis. "Nadia’s sick?" Graham asked, his exhaustion evident. "If I knew the answer, would I have called you?" Victor snapped. The whole point of this call was to confirm the truth. Finally, Graham seemed to shake off