Chapter 245

When she noticed the empty room, Angeline turned to the excited Marion and asked, "Where are Alva and Gregory?"

"Oh! Alva's a little excited because it's her first time at the Night Palace, so she dragged Gregory down to have some fun."

Marion pointed out Alva, who was sitting at the bar downstairs, taking a video of the bartender mixing drinks.

"Why didn't you go down as well? I thought you liked young men with abs."

Angeline laughed at Marion.

"Hey, I'm married! As a married woman, I merely want to enjoy some eye candy. If I were to go down and Reese found out… I'd be in trouble!"

Marion's lip curled.

Angeline looked down distractedly at her phone. There was still no message from Sean. When she looked up again, she saw that Ned had appeared out of nowhere and was standing beside Gregory.

Ned had his hands in his pockets, frowning as he spoke to Gregory. He seemed to sense Angeline's stare, and he looked up. Their eyes met.

Gregory looked upstairs, too.

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