Chapter 887

Besides, if Nico was also being deceived like me, we might be able to form an alliance and plan an escape together. I could only hope he wasn't a bad person and wouldn't betray me.

With so much on my mind, I was too anxious to eat more than a few shaky bites.

Elijah sighed. "I forgot you city folks are used to fine food. I doubt you can handle these simple dishes."

He then turned to look at his wife, saying, "Ava, get some goat milk for the city girl. We don't want her going hungry on her visit here."

I forced a polite smile. "Well, great… Thank you, sir, for the kind hospitality…"

After the meal, there wasn't much entertainment in the countryside, so we all gathered around the TV. Ava brought me a chair with a thick cushion and beckoned me to sit. "Here, sit on this. It's soft and comfy. The show's about to start."

The chair was just the right height, and the cushion was indeed soft and comfortable. However, I felt like I was sitting on pins and needles, my mind racing with tho