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"Time waits for no one, Isabelle. Did I not instruct you to remain silent? The information must not escape the confines of Midnight Palace," the man commanded with a stern voice. The lights flickered, casting the room into a foreboding darkness. Blood was everywhere. She felt an overwhelming sense of unease, nausea hitting her forcefully. She felt the urge to vomit. Groaning in pain on the ground, she attempted to reason with him. "M-maybe Eryx can help you-" Before she could finish, the man seized her hair in his fist and said, "Be silent. Do not speak of things that are untrue. And that Eryx is exceedingly irksome. He absconded with the money. I believed him for a moment, but someone informed me..." "Some mysteries are best left shrouded.b When they unravel, they have the power to destroy everything. Today is the day to reveal everything or let everything be destroyed."
𖣊In the Midnight Palace𖣊
"A cold-hearted individual like you cannot fathom what love truly is. You are consumed with your own interests, fixated solely on your gain. But what of others? What of their emotions, Mr. Jeon Jungkook?" a girl uttered in a broken voice. Tears cascaded down her cheeks as she clutched the collar of his shirt and cried out.
"if raising your voice at me soothes your anger then do so i will not say anything "he responded.
Haelyn scoffed and interjected, "You have done and said quite enough. What about my parents, my brother? What would you say about them?"
His gaze turned icy at her mention of them. He clenched his jaw, causing her to swallow nervously. He seized her neck, not too tightly, but with a grip firm enough to prevent her escape, though still allowing her to breathe.
"I have reiterated countless times, it is not my fault. And when I am blameless, I do not accept being accused. Even..." He paused, closed his eyes briefly, then resumed, fixing his gaze upon hers. "Even if it is you."
Haelyn wept, tears streaming without cease. She held his collar in a tenacious grip, but soon her strength waned. She gazed up at him and placed her hand gently on his cheek. "Even when I desperately wish to hate you, I cannot... I c-can't."
She extricated herself from his hold and departed, slamming the door behind her. A profound silence settled over the room. He clenched his fist and closed his eyes. Taking a deep breath, he picked up the paper and stared at it...
"In the enigma of Midnight Palace, events unfold as they will, and we simply acquiesce."
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