Semua Bab Rebirth: Ice Queen : Bab 141 - Bab 150

Clark and Gray flinched, exchanging panicked glances but daring not to intervene. Matilda remained motionless, tears streaming silently down her face as she braced herself for the storm that showed no signs of subsiding. The room was heavy with dread, the atmosphere oppressive as Master’s wrath churned like a hurricane, threatening to consume everyone in its path.Master’s rampage continued, his fury a relentless force that demanded release. His voice boomed through the room, shaking even the walls. “You!” he bellowed, jabbing a finger at Gray. “I told you to always check! How dare you neglect your duty? And Matt!” His gaze swung sharply to the figure lingering in the corner, making Matt stiffen. “When I ordered you to bring her in a few days ago, did you notice anything strange?”The accusation crackled in the air like a whip, and the three men froze under the weight of his rage. Clark’s face went pale, beads of sweat rolling down his temples as he tried to blend into the background.

The silence in the car was deafening. The air between them crackled with unspoken tension, and every passing second felt like an eternity. Jerry had never been one for awkward moments—he usually thrived on them, twisting discomfort into charm. But even he found himself unable to break the heavy stillness.Chloe sat stiffly in her seat, her eyes glued to the window as if the blur of the city streets offered some escape from the man beside her. She hated how unsettled she felt, how her outburst earlier had chipped away at the armor she’d worked so hard to maintain.“Do you always sit this straight?” Jerry finally said, his voice light with feigned curiosity. “Or is it just because you’re sitting next to me?”Chloe didn’t flinch, didn’t even turn her head. “Focus on the road, Mr Manchester,” she replied, her tone ice-cold.“Oh, I am,” he said with a grin. “I just thought maybe you’d loosen up a little now that we’ve had our little heart-to-heart back there. You know, all that yelling… fe

Jerry pressed a hand dramatically to his chest, as if wounded. “Wow. No need to make it sound so criminal. I was being comforting! And, by the way, you didn’t exactly push me away.”Chloe crossed her arms, her glare as sharp as ever. “That’s because I was too shocked to move. For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating. You? Comforting someone? That’s about as likely as you taking a vow of silence.”“Now, that’s just mean,” Jerry said, his grin widening. “You know, darling, for someone who pretends to be all tough and unshakable, you’re awfully quick with the sass. Almost like you’re trying to impress me.”Chloe pinched the bridge of her nose, exhaling slowly as if summoning patience from some deep reserve. “No, Mr Manchester. I’m trying to survive this punishment without losing my sanity, and you’re not helping.”He shrugged, clearly enjoying every second of her exasperation. “Hey, if my presence is driving you crazy, that’s not my fault. Maybe it’s a sign.”“A sign of what?” Chloe a

“Stop staring at your phone. It won’t fix anything,” Lilly muttered, her tone sharper than she intended.Ray glanced at her briefly but said nothing, his eyes returning to the glowing screen in his hand.Lilly folded her arms and leaned against the counter. It had been two days since she resurfaced—two days since Lia disappeared somewhere deep in her mind, leaving behind more questions than answers. She hoped Lia was still in there, somewhere, because she had too much to ask, too much she needed to understand.But that wasn’t the immediate problem. Right now, the internet was ablaze with their lives. A whirlwind of headlines and vitriol had erupted like wildfire.“Trouble in paradise? The marriage was all a pretense!”“Not true love after all—just a business deal?”“Liliana and Ray: A marriage for profit, not passion.”Her phone had been pinging non-stop, her social media feeds flooded with venom.“I knew it was too good to be true!” one comment read.“What a joke! All these rich peop

Chloe hesitated, studying Lilly’s face for any sign of deception, but her boss’s expression remained carefully neutral. Lilly’s mind raced. It’s impossible. The woman who had raised her, who had once been the epitome of love and devotion, couldn’t be behind this. Her mother had loved her children too much to harm them—at least, that was the narrative Lilly had clung to all these years. But doubt crept in, unwelcome and insidious. Her mother had abandoned Liliana. She had walked away, leaving her to fend for herself in a world that had only sharpened its claws after her departure. Could that same woman—the one who had once held her close and whispered promises of love—really be capable of something so monstrous? Well she hid the fact the she had a twin sister who are even older than each other, how do you explain that shit. Lilly’s chest tightened, but she forced herself to stay composed. “If there’s even the faintest connection to her,” she said finally, her voice steady but devo