2026-01-24 22:50:17THE SECRET ROOM
Then she asked the question she had been holding back.
“Why would someone inside protect Orland Hyde?”
The question landed like a crack and Lisa just stared and didn’t answer it because she didn’t know how to answer it.
Mara looked at her for a while, but she looked away not wanting to answer the question yet.
“I'll be
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Chapter 208
THE CONFRONTATION ORLANDO’S ESTATEMrs. Stone stepped down from her car as the door shut behind her with a low sound.Her heels touched the ground firmly, her face tight and cold. The kind of anger she was holding in, wasn't fully expressed, but it was there, clear in the way she walked.She moved straight toward the house, like she had been waiting for this moment for long.The guards at the gate noticed her immediately and one of them straightened up like he wanted to say something, but the look on her face stopped him.He stepped aside and no one spoke, nor questioned her.The front door opened before she even reached it.A maid stood there, already nervous.“Ma’am..” She greeted, but Mrs. Stone didn’t stop to acknowledge her.She walked right past. Inside of the house was quiet when she got in fully.Mrs. Stone’s heels clicked against the floor as she moved deeper inside, not slowing down.She already knew exactly where she was going. She knew where she might likely find Orlando,
Chapter 207
SHE WASN'T CONFUSED!!Mira hesitated and then moved closer to her. “I don't think she forgot any details.” She said. She paused and then held her mother's hand. “She might not remember everything, but pieces. I can see it. The way she looks at me, the way she asks questions, she knows something is wrong.”Mrs. Stone’s expression didn’t change much, but her grip on the glass tightened slightly.“That’s why you need to be careful with your answers,” she said.“I am being careful,” Mira replied quickly. “But she’s not stupid. She’s testing us.”There was a bit of silence between them, then the wind moved slightly and the curtains behind them shifted.Mrs. Stone turned back to the sky, like the conversation wasn’t important enough to face directly.“I’ll handle it,” she said.Mira exhaled slowly. “How?” she asked. This time, she acted as though she was scared.Mrs. Stone looked at her for a moment and then looked away. She took another sip from her drink, then lowered the glass slowly.“
Chapter 206
WE DON'T NEED FOREVER Mira walked in fully and closed the door behind her with her leg.She moved toward the small table beside the bed and placed the tray down carefully as the smell of the food filled the room.But Lisa didn’t feel anything, not even the aroma of her favorite food moved her.“You need to eat,” Mira said, adjusting the plate slightly. “You’ve been out for hours.”Lisa walked back slowly and sat on the edge of the bed, but her eyes didn’t leave Mira.“Hours?” Lisa asked quietly.Mira nodded without looking at her directly.“Yes.”It was just a short answer, without explanation of any sort.Lisa looked at her and noticed the way she avoided her eyes, the way she moved quickly after speaking, like she was avoiding her and trying to stay away. What's wrong with them? Lisa thought, rolling her eyes.Lisa shifted a bit and looked at the food, then back at Mira. “What time did I faint?” she asked.Mira paused for a second, she wasn't expecting the question. She thought th
Chapter 206
WE DON'T NEED FOREVER Mira walked in fully and closed the door behind her with her leg.She moved toward the small table beside the bed and placed the tray down carefully as the smell of the food filled the room.But Lisa didn’t feel anything, not even the aroma of her favorite food moved her.“You need to eat,” Mira said, adjusting the plate slightly. “You’ve been out for hours.”Lisa walked back slowly and sat on the edge of the bed, but her eyes didn’t leave Mira.“Hours?” Lisa asked quietly.Mira nodded without looking at her directly.“Yes.”It was just a short answer, without explanation of any sort.Lisa looked at her and noticed the way she avoided her eyes, the way she moved quickly after speaking, like she was avoiding her and trying to stay away. What's wrong with them? Lisa thought, rolling her eyes.Lisa shifted a bit and looked at the food, then back at Mira. “What time did I faint?” she asked.Mira paused for a second, she wasn't expecting the question. She thought th
Chapter 205
THEY LIED Lisa woke up slowly and her head felt heavy, like something had been sitting on it for a long time. Her body didn’t feel like hers. It was weak, slow, like it had been drained of strength.Suddenly, she felt a strange tightness in her chest and for a moment, she didn’t open her eyes.She stayed still, her head bent over the bed, trying to remember what happened last night.She didn't know where she was yet. Everything in her mind was blurred, then slowly, her eyes opened.At first, everything was unclear, until her vision struggled to focus.She blinked, then the blur started to clear and the ceiling came into view. It was familiar.Her brows pulled together slightly, but she didn’t move yet. She just stared at it for a while, as though she didn't recognize where she was.Then her eyes shifted slightly to the side.She saw the curtains, her lamp, the frame on the wall and the small table beside her bed.Everything slowly came together. She was in her own room. Lisa’s breat
Chapter 204
LISA'S SAVIOR “Stop! Stopo!!” Lisa yelled, struggling to get his hands off her.Orlando held her hand and pinned it to the bed, “I'm doing you a favor, Ms. Lisa. Don't make me lose it!”Lisa turned her face slightly away, trying to escape the closeness, but her body barely obeyed anymore. Her breathing was shallow and her mind felt distant.Her vision darkened at the edges, but still she tried to hold on, to stay conscious.Everything kept slipping still, and just as the last thread of awareness in her seemed ready to break completely, a loud sound shattered the silence.Someone was banging hard on the door.Orlando raised his head and looked towards the door, “go to the next room, here's occupied.”But still, the banging continued and immediately, he stood up, stared at Lisa and walked towards the door angrily. He opened it and shouted, “I told you here is….”He couldn't complete his sentence when he saw who it was. He quickly locked the door back, breathing hard. How did he find
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