Without either of them realizing it, they had spent more than an hour in the car training Grace’s new abilities. Since Grace had no background in martial arts, Alden focused the training on her ability to control her hair. With one swift movement, Alden pulled Grace’s hair, bringing her into his a
Though Lucas had spoken firmly, Grace remained standing in place. The middle-aged man stared sternly at his daughter. “What? You’re refusing to listen to me? Is this defiance what you’ve learned from hanging out with your bodyguards?”He scratched his head in frustration. “Oh, God, where is my litt
Rose slowly pulled away from Alden’s arms and gazed into his dark eyes. “Al, please, just ignore Roy for a moment.” She pressed him further, “You still haven’t answered my question. Do you really feel no love for me right now?” Rose desperately hoped for Alden’s answer. Suddenly, Rose’s smartpho
Meanwhile, at the herbal shop, Morgan asked Alden, “Why aren’t we going to the capital today? Won’t we be in a rush tomorrow?” Alden shook his head. “I don’t think so. My only reason for going to the capital is Isabelle’s birthday, so there’s no need to stay too long.” “Okay.” Morgan nodded, not
The soft voice asked again, “Al, why are you silent?” Rose’s eyebrows arched upward with hope. “Al, just for today. Is it really that hard for you?” Meanwhile, Morgan, still standing in his spot, guessed that the two might do something he shouldn’t witness. Not wanting to be the third wheel be
The afternoon sun streamed through the window of Alden’s attic bedroom. Rose squinted from the glare and slowly opened her eyes. “Oh my? Where am I?” One hand massaged her aching head as she tried to recall what had happened the night before. Everything felt like a dream. As she glanced around
Charles stared sharply at his wife. “Honey, your words are baseless.” He briefly glanced at the Hopkins family, who smiled awkwardly as they witnessed the argument between Charles and Kaya. Charles emphasized, “You’d better not spread false rumors about Den at this party.” Kaya gave a cynical sm
At the same time, Kaya approached Isabelle. She was leaning against the second-floor railing, watching the lively party unfold below. Kaya’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “Looks like someone’s getting nervous.” She laughed mockingly. “Believe me, Alden isn’t coming.” Aside from the fact that Alden