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The man sat by the bedside, his arms crossed over his chest like a mighty fortress. Elysia’s fingers fidgeted unconsciously under his cold, almost angry gaze.

“Long time no see?”

Elysia lowered her head slightly, feeling a bit discouraged by his reproachful tone. Her ears burned strangely. Was it because of his overreaction to the doctors, or because he was dressed differently than usual? Despite the numerous people she had to deal with after waking up, this man was undoubtedly the most intense.

“It hasn’t been that long. Just two days.”

“Don’t you think about my perspective, seeing you sleep like the dead for those two days?”

Hadeon responded cynically, making Elysia’s heart beat erratically.

It sounded almost like he was worried about her.

But Hadeon’s next words shattered her expectations.

“Remember, you are the most valuable asset I recently acquired. Do you know how angry I was thinking you might never wake up?”

Elysia bit her lip at the sudden sting of humiliation. It was true he paid for her time and attention, but calling her an asset was too much.

Elysia retorted sharply.

“You didn’t have to torment the doctors. It was just fatigue. I’m all better now.”

“I hear there’s a reason for that fatigue.”

Hadeon adjusted his posture, making Elysia’s fingers fidget more violently. She felt like she was being reprimanded for doing something wrong.

“There’s a saying that the darkest place is under the candlestick. You’ve been deceiving me well.”

Elysia looked up, startled by his biting words. To her knowledge, she had no big secrets except her past with the baron, which Hadeon was unaware of.

Had he finally uncovered the baron’s atrocities and exposed her shame?

Elysia waited anxiously for his next words, but what he said next was surprisingly relieving.

“I hear there are many clients hidden in this mansion.”

“Oh….”

Elysia couldn’t blame the maids for failing to keep the secret. Gossip spread uncontrollably fast within the mansion.

Hadeon gritted his teeth, warning her sternly.

“Dare to touch my property? And with my maids? I’ll have them all punished and expelled.”