Freya listened and furrowed her brows deeply.

She had studied psychology and knew that people who spent long periods in enclosed spaces often suffered from mental disorders like schizophrenia.

Such individuals were prying to delusional paranoia.

If Belle sent him to the underground maze, this grudge would only escalate as time passed, becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

Now Bradley mentioned Gordon disfiguring himself, the situation was looking bleak.

With disfigurement and over a decade spent in the underground maze, it was likely that his mind had already twisted, believing that Ella was sent by Belle to deal with him.

If Juliet was still with him, with just a little provocation, Gordon would probably redirect all his anger towards Ella.

"Has Ella safely left the underground maze?"

After some contemplation, Freya turned to look at Bradley, her eyes filled with concern.

Bradley nodded, "Just said he has come out, as for Gordon's reluctance to leave with her, we can only find another way to make him show up."

"It's unlikely to make him show up, I guess Gordon will now try to leave the underground labyrinth."

Freya's brows were tightly furrowed, now that Gordon's whereabouts have been exposed, and they have found a way to control the vampire bats, with all the mechanisms easily broken by Ella.

Generally, people with ideas at this time will not choose to show up, but... find a way to escape.

"Bradley, I need to see Ella."

She must understand the layout of the underground labyrinth, get to the exit ahead of time, and stop Gordon from leaving.

Gordon is still in the underground labyrinth, they can still try to control the situation, but once he escapes, things will be out of control.

Bradley knew Freya's worries, so he immediately agreed to her request.

He contacted Ella for the first time, because Freya should not be running back and forth, so Ella personally flew back to Royal View Courtyard once.

The two sisters met and hugged tightly.

After inheriting the Raven Pavilion, Ella became even colder than before, especially after the death of Xavier, which had a great impact on her. There was a lingering mist in her eyes that could not be dispersed. "Ella, you've lost weight!" Freya looked at her with a heartache. Ella, with a tall figure, used to have a slight roundness in her face when she was with Xavier. But now, her chin was even sharper than before. "Really?" Ella pretended to casually touch her chin and forced a faint smile, "That's just your illusion from not seeing me for so long. In reality, I've gained three pounds." Although it was meant as a light-hearted remark, to Freya, it felt incredibly choked up. She knew the pain in Ella's heart, but since Ella didn't want her to worry, she wouldn't dwell too much on her emotional wounds. Changing the subject, she said, "By the way, I asked you to come today mainly to understand the structure of the underground maze. What did you discover when you went down there twice?" Ella nodded and shared all the things she had found with her.

Including the mechanisms of the underground labyrinth, as well as the current situation of Gordon. After finishing speaking, she handed the small bottle to Freya, "This is the potion I retrieved from the underground labyrinth. Gordon used it to attack me at the time, I dodged in time, the potion splashed on the wall, and the paint on the wall peeled off."

"Is it corrosive?"

"Yes." Ella frowned, "Gordon's face is extremely terrifying, except for two eyeballs, the facial features are already distorted. I don't know if it was disfigured before or corroded by these potions, anyway, it can no longer be considered a human face."

Although Ella had seen Gordon when he was young, he vaguely remembered that Gordon was a handsome man.

In addition to his tall and straight figure, he had a pair of powerful peach blossom eyes.

Otherwise, how could Belle be so infatuated with him back then.

But now, the once handsome and charming man has fallen to the fate of disfigurement, it is quite regrettable to think about it.

Freya took the potion and said, "Before, Bradley also brought back some potions. I will let Dr. Luo validate whether they are the same ingredients."

"As for the structure of the underground maze, think carefully about where the exit is. I'm worried that Gordon will choose to leave after exposing his whereabouts."

"That design, although I passed by it in a flash at the time, I remember it very clearly, the maze's structure had no exits." Ella carefully recollected, then went to fetch paper and pen, drawing the entire design from memory. "It's probably constructed like this, you see, surrounded by walls on all sides, with no exits designed at all." Ella pointed out the route she took, finally landing at the location of the secret chamber of traps, saying, "In this area, there are many traps, but each ying has a potential pattern. I battled with Gordon in the secret chamber at North Latitude 30°." Freya glanced at the design map, the structure was extremely complex, even more meticulous than the ancient tomb she had entered before. Indeed, as Ella said, the entire underground maze had no exit design. But she didn't understand, did Belle only have the underground maze dug up just to trap Gordon? "I think the exit might be in a detail we haven't noticed. Logically speaking, the digging of this maze was mainly for use as an escape route. Since it was for escaping, how can you escape without an exit?" Ella was also puzzled, back when the underground maze hadn't been excavated yet, she was set up by Juliet. If Juliet hadn't chosen to escape from the underground maze, she would have long forgotten about its existence.

“This matter can only wait for my mother to regain her memory, to see if we can get some answers. Despite saying this, Ella knew that the chances were slim. After all, Belle’s current situation was very bad, and it was possible that she may never remember Everyone in this lifetime. ‘Ella…’ Freya suddenly called out to her, and said seriously, ‘You may need to prepare yourself mentally, as it is possible that Gordon may have been the ying who sent your mother to the underground maze. Even the incident of his disfigurement may be related to your mother’s escape.’ ‘Therefore, Gordon may have been plotting his revenge all these years. Once he safely leaves the underground maze, the entire Spirit Pavilion will face a bloody storm.’ Ella nodded, ‘I will find Gordon as soon as possible and resolve the grievances between him and my mother.’ But can the bitterness of being trapped for over a decade and the pain of disfigurement really be resolved with just a few words from her, as her Yara?” After Ella left, Freya sat on the sofa, carefully studying the design of the underground maze.

The door was gently pushed open, and Bradley walked in with a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice, quietly sitting down next to her.

His hand, very gently, brushed over her forehead, lifting the stray hair falling down to her ear.

"The medicine has been sent to Dr. Luo, we will have the results first thing tomorrow morning."

In the quiet space, the man's voice was warm and elegant, like a glass of rich and fragrant wine, intoxicating.

Freya's gaze drifted away from the design drafts, deeply focusing on his face.

Soon after, her hand lifted uncontrollably and gently brushed over his meticulously carved features.

Her eyes were tinged with mist, her eyelashes trembling lightly, and her voice could not hide its tenderness as she said, "Promise me, you won't leave me in this lifetime, okay?"

Ella's plight made her feel sympathetic, and at the same time, heartbroken for her.

The happiness that was once held in the palm of her hand suddenly disappeared.

This feeling is like being on the cloud of happiness ying second, and then ruthlessly falling into the valley the next.

Ella, such a strong woman cannot bear it. If it were an ordinary person, they might not be able to move on. Bradley knew that Ella's experience had affected her, so he gently embraced her and said, "I've said it before, unless you don't want me, I will never let go of you in this lifetime." With that, he held her hand tightly, intertwining their fingers.