"Yeah, learning to leverage power, making progress. But next time, find a suitable candidate, not someone as vulnerable as Evelyn." Andrew finished speaking and extinguished the cigarette that hadn't burned to its end.

"Alright, don't dwell on it. Accompany me for some food outside."

Isabella was a bit hungry too. When the two of them went out together, unexpectedly, they received a call from James on the way.

She held the phone, looking somewhat bewildered.

Since that night on her eighteenth ...