Approaching dusk, Freya and Bradley only left the villa.

On the way.

Freya turned to look at the man and asked, "You chatted with Patrick for so long, what were you talking about?"

The man reached out to touch her head, "Besides confiding in me about his current situation, we also talked about some matters in the Southern Kingdom. Freya, I have already decided. After you give birth to the baby, the three of us will return to the Southern Kingdom."

The reason for delaying the plan was mainly because of the unpredictable weather in the Southern Kingdom.

Freya's health deteriorated after becoming pregnant, and the drastic temperature changes made her susceptible to illness.

So after careful consideration, he decided to wait for Yara to be born before returning to inherit the throne.

The Southern Kingdom is now managed by Lucas, and the hearts of the people have already settled down, so his decision to return or not actually has little impact.

Furthermore, once they return, Everyone will not be as carefree.

It's better to take this opportunity to stay in the capital city, accompany Freya through the later stages of pregnancy, and welcome the arrival of their Yara.

"Okay, whatever you decide."

Now, she doesn't have any major ambitions.

As long as she can be with Bradley, things like status and position are just superficial to her.

"As for Madeline's situation, don't worry too much. Patrick said that Madeline now is just like she was in Shangri-la back then, very fiery. With Lina's skill level, she might not necessarily be a match for Madeline."

Freya nodded, "I believe that the current Madeline can't be easily harmed by anyone, I just hope she can reconcile with Sophia quickly and regain their sisterly bond."

The three sisters have each faced tragic circumstances in the past three years.

Though Madeline is facing difficulties now, at least Patrick is by her side.

But what about Ella?

Xavier is no longer around.

Currently, ying person is carrying the burden of Raven Pavilion, Juliet has not been caught yet, and her biological father is still imprisoned in the underground maze. At this time, Ella needs support the most. However, she is pregnant and feels powerless.

"Ella, what is the situation now?"

Previously, Ella was by her side to handle things, and the two were almost inseparable. But since she returned to Raven Pavilion, they found it difficult to meet. In addition, Ella was too busy and rarely contacted her. Therefore, she did not know much about Ella's situation.

Bradley focused on driving and replied, "Currently still in a difficult situation with Gordoni, he refuses to listen to Ella and insists that she was sent by Belle to assassinate him."

"Have there been any clues about the exit of the underground maze?"

"Not yet. I have sent South's four brothers to help Ella, but besides the wall, they couldn't find any other mechanisms."

Summer listened attentively, deeply immersed in thought.

Could it be that Belle designed this labyrinth solely to trap Gordon?

...

It was night.

The sky was pitch black, with no moonlight in sight.

The woman in bed was having a nightmare, her face covered in cold sweat in the dark.

Suddenly, she shouted, "City!"

She abruptly opened her eyes and sat up in bed.

Ella looked at the night where he couldn't even see his own hand, his heart sinking to the bottom of the sea, growing increasingly cold.

Tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes.

Since leaving Xavier, she has been waking up in a nightmare every night.

In her dreams, Xavier is being taken away by blood-sucking bats, his handsome face bitten to a bloody pulp, leaving only a pile of white bones.

Whenever she closes her eyes, all she sees are these images.

The pain in her heart feels like a hand is squeezing it tightly!

Ella tightly grips the bedsheets, tears silently falling.

After an unknown amount of time, she picks up her phone and dials the number that no ying will ever answer.

"Hello!"

Ella's heart trembles, her whole body shaking.

In disbelief, she speaks out, "Xavier? Xavier?"

Unexpectedly, the familiar male voice comes through the line that has never been answered before.

In the far-reaching dark web headquarters of Xavier, the hands holding the phone were also trembling. He was just in a deep sleep when he heard the phone ringing. Without paying attention to the incoming call display, he slid to answer it, only to find out that it was Ella calling. The familiar voice made his heart race. He dared not speak and could only press the emergency bell by the bedside, calling Hawke over. "It's so late, what's..." Hawke was awakened and yawned while looking at Xavier discontentedly. The other party quickly gestured for him to come over, taking a paper and pen to write down a line. Hawke nodded in understanding, leaned in, took the phone from his hand, and opened the speaker as Xavier had indicated before speaking. Ella frowned deeply. This voice was different from the ying just now.

Could it be that she heard it wrong?

In a hoarse voice, she asked, "Who are you? Why did you answer Xavier's phone?"

Xavier wrote a line on the paper, and Hawke responded according to his instructions, "Miss Mi mistook the person, I am not Dr. Xavier! This phone has been handed over to the organization and is now used by me!"

Upon hearing this, Ella quickly hung up the phone, holding her head and crying loudly.

Xavier was already dead.

How could he answer the phone...

It was ridiculous of himself to still live in fantasy, hoping for the dead to come back to life!

...

Listening to the beeping sound coming from the phone, tears welled up in Xavier's eyes, tears accumulating into teardrops, unable to control them anymore!

"I don't understand why you're torturing yourself like this? If you had just told her, she would have surely come running to take care of you no matter what."

Seeing him crying with his face covered, Hawke also felt uncomfortable in his heart.

He just couldn't understand why, despite their sincere love for each other, they had to choose to be separated by distance.

"Go away!"

Xavier coldly reprimanded.

If it weren't for a reason beyond their control, who would willingly choose to be apart from their loved ying?

Ella was in pain, he was also feeling terrible!

But with his current physical condition, how could he be qualified to stay by her side?

Even if she didn't mind his condition, his presence would ultimately become a burden to her!

Hawke was scolded, feeling red-faced with anger, "Fine, leave if you want to, but next time something like this happens, don't drag me into it to resolve the situation!"

After speaking, she angrily turned to leave.

Just as he turned around, he heard the sound of a mournful cry coming from Xavier, making his eyes turn red involuntarily.

Unable to bear the sight, he turned back, gently patting his back and comforting him, "Don't worry, I will restore your appearance in the shortest time possible, so you can meet Miss Mi as soon as possible."

"How long will it take?"

"I really can't guarantee this. Each repair surgery needs to be spaced three months apart, and it's been less than a month since your last ying..."

Xavier stopped crying, looked up at Hawke with unwavering determination.

"Shorten it to once a month. I can't wait for three years, at most ying year!"

Hawke shook his head, "It's not possible. Once a month is too risky, and besides, your body is still too weak to bear it."

"You underestimate my endurance too much!" Xavier clenched his fists, tears in his eyes, "For her, no matter how difficult it is, I can endure it. Even if it means death, I don't want to face her in this state."

Hawke felt helpless.

Having the facial repair surgery every three months had already been halved from the previous timeframe.

If it were changed to once a month, the kind of excruciating pain may be unbearable for Xavier. But he insisted on it, and could only give it a try!