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Chapter 7: A Tense Dinner

Author: Edward Pika
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-23 09:45:59
Alia felt a storm brewing inside her as she heard Elias’s words. Her coma wasn’t just due to an illness! She had always thought it was ‘her’ own body’s weakness, but now she realized there was a conspiracy—someone had actually tried to harm Livia. Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Alia knew the guests at this banquet must hold more clues, so she used her sharp instincts to observe them carefully, hoping to catch some hint of the truth in their expressions.

Elias’s anger was barely restrained, his gaze sharp as a blade aimed at Marcellus, tinged with a long-held frustration. Marcellus’s expression, however, was unreadable—mixed with regret and fury, as though battling some tangled emotion within. Alia scrutinized him, trying to interpret the true meaning behind his demeanor, but even her keen intuition couldn’t fully unravel it. As for Lianna and Adrian, they simply looked shocked, clearly unaware and even a bit fearful as they watched the argument unfold.

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