Female Novel
Chapter 1009
The room was dimly lit, so much so that it was hard to make out each other's faces.
"Maja, come with me."
His voice still had its gentle tone, but to Maja, there was a subtle hint of deliberation in it this time.
Could it be her imagination?
"Hey, I want to leave," she said, her voice wavering just slightly. "I made it clear the last time. Our
agreement has expired."
The last time, she had been groggy for days, and when she woke up, there was no explanation, and henovelbin
was nowhere to be found. That had made her wary of him.
Even if he once was the dream of her youth.
"Maja, I'm sorry you fell asleep last time."
His words said sorry. His tone, however, suggested anything but.
Maja's sense of unease deepened, and she took a step back.
Due to the effects of the wine, she felt hot and dizzy, as if she was about to explode.
She turned around, intending to leave through the small door she had entered through and head back
to Rosewood Manor for a cold shower to sober up.
But before she could, a pair of hands wound themselves around her waist. Startled, she struggled
fiercely.
"Let me go!"
The feeling of danger intensified, sharp and clear.
"Maja, go to sleep."
"I don’t want to sleep! Don’t make me sleep again!"
But it was not up to her.
The familiar scent of flowers hit her once again, coupled with the effects of the wine, and she passed
out.
The man took her to a secluded room and instructed a woman who had been waiting there.
"Help her mediate the effects of the wine."
The woman nodded as he added with a light laugh.
"Make her believe she spent the night with me."
Surprise flickered in the woman's eyes, but she said nothing.
The man walked away, heading into a darker corner where he was confronted.
"So, this is your method? Use her to threaten me?"
"Yes, I knew you would take the bait, Eric. I'm running out of time. If you don’t cooperate and give me
what I want, I may actually have to sleep with her."
This time, he was merely playing.
The atmosphere was dark and tense. Eric didn't argue back. He simply sighed.
"She has someone she likes. Leave her alone. I have the letters and the ring. Let her find her own
happiness."
"You're not fooling anyone. You're disappointed, aren't you? When she returned your letters, when you
found out about her and Ian. It hurt, didn't it? Why should your younger brother have her? You were
willing to die for her. Are you really ready to give up on her? Eric, help me. Only then can I help you win
her back."
Eric remained silent. If anyone else were there, they would find the situation eerie.
The man stood alone in the dark corner, talking to himself. His voice was at once gentle, then
menacing.
And his facial expression changed with each sentence. Sometimes, he looked like a gentle angel.
Other times, a devil with a sinister smile.
"Eric, I'm the one who understands you the best. Help me, and I will fulfill your wish. You want her to
bear your child, don't you? You love her, but you are too scared to voice it. You fear that you may never
leave the lab, so you gave her that promise. You didn’t even dare to touch her. You held her once,
right? Outside Solstice College and when she visited you in town. You were unconscious for a few
days, and you watched her for a long while. You can't let go, and you just don't want to compete with
Ian."
The man's face was playful and suggestive as he spoke these words.
"You don't want to compete, and you also don't want to hurt her. But she doesn't seem to trust you.
What if I told her that you are Ian's biological brother? How would she feel about being involved with
two brothers? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
In the faintly lit mirror in front of him, the man's face was reflected.
They have the same face but two completely different personalities.
He leaned in closer, a smile playing on his lips.
"If you don't help me, if you don't give me what I want, I will do as I said. I'll torment her, make her wish
for death. Eric, what's more important to you? Your lab data or this woman?"