<b>Chapter </b><b>42 </b>


    was me who had taken on the identity of the daughter of the Saxon family that rightfully belonged to Aria, and yet I still wanted to shift those <b>anful </b>parents onto her.


    ‘They were so obsessed with the idea that boys were better than girls. How could they possibly treat Aria well?”


    Aris didn’t say a word. She simply shrugged off Silvia’s hand with a fluid motion.


    <b>Silvia </b>sniffed, but she followed, stepping into Aria’s room.


    It was nothing like the fairy–tale room Silvia had, Aria’s <b>space </b>


    ce was stark, minimalist–a model home,


    It was extremely impolite to <b>look </b>around someone else’s territory.


    Standing there, unsure of where to look, Silvia lowered her gaze, ncing <b>up </b>at Aria from time to time.


    The rain outside began to quiet, the tapping on the windows slowing to a stop.


    Aria’s phone buzzed, and she tapped on the screen, her expression focused.


    Alpha: [The surveince footage was deleted<b>, </b>but I managed to recover it.


    Alpha: [Blood Association is making their m


    move?


    Aria: [It’s ck Rose


    Alpha: Same weapon. She’s really trying to take your ce. She’s already getting too close


    Alpha: Next time, there might be more than one person. I’ll keep an eye on ck Rose’s movements. You stay alert ]


    Aria: [Understood.


    Aria:[


    Aria’s gaze flickered up, her lips pressing together in a thin line. “<b>You’re </b>still here!”


    Silvia, who had <b>been </b><b>standing </b>awkwardly, tried to make herselffortable, her legs! stiff from standing for so long. “Cant stay!” she asked, her voice hesitant.


    Silvia didn’t want to go back. She wanted to stay.


    The two of them would be safer together.


    Aris didn’t respond right away, scanning Silvia’s face.


    She happened to avoid inheriting the ws of Dominic and Alice. She was beautiful<b>, </b>in an innocent, almost naive way–her eyes too bright, her features too delicate.


    Perhaps frightened by the scene just now, Silvia bit <b>her </b>lip and stood there motionless, looking innocent and naive.


    The Saxon family had always adored her, and now/Silvia understood why,


    Probably no one would dislike such a girl for no reason.


    Aria retracted her gare. “Turnaround.”


    <b>Silvia</b>, still unsure, obeyed, her heart hammering in her <b>chest</b>.


    The sound of Aria pulling open a cab broke the silence, and Silvia instinctively gripped her skirt, biting her lip, knowing <b>A </b><b>was </b>changing clojes


    10:42, Wed, 26 May


    She thought of the scars on A’s back, her stomach tightening.


    In the end, she still didn’t have the courage to peek at Aria’s back.


    That scar seemed to have been there for many years,


    It should have been a burn scat.


    There didn’t seem to be any scars on the <b>front</b>. She wondered, “Why was it only the back that got burned?


    She imagined many possibilities, but she still couldn’t figure out.


    A few momentster, Aria, fully dressed, turned toward the door.


    <b>“</b>Let’s go,” she said in her usual cold tone. “I’ll drive you back.”


    Silvia nodded, following her down the stairs.


    Outside, in an inconspicuous light pink car, ck Rose leaned back, her arms crossed, her eyes narrowed with irritation.


    “Failed again, huh? What’s the point of staying if <b>it’s </b><b>all </b>going to fall apart??” A voice on her earpiece crackled in annoyance.


    The ck Rose sneered, “I’m not ming you for the perfunctory investigation, yet you’re the one getting impatient.”


    She sent out the needle without making the slightest sound.


    However, Aria reacted extremely quickly and even managed to save the other person


    “You want to imitate the Echohawk and create an undefeated myth persona. As soon as you heard that the target was <b>an </b>ordinary person, you eagerly tock on the mission without conducting a thorough investigation yourself. Who else can you me?” the man scoffed.


    ck Rose was so angry. “It’s not your ce to lecture me on how I do things!”


    “Fine! There are only five days left. You figure it out for yourself. If you fail, you’ll have to bear the consequences,” the man demanded.


    The ck Rose took off her earphones and barely managed to hold back her anger and didn’t smash <b>them</b>.


    She looked out the window irritably, and two figures came into her view,


    Aria took big strides towards one of the cars, opened the door of the passenger seat, and looked at Silvia


    Silvia pursed her lips and reluctantly got in.


    Aria closed the car door, then suddenly tilted her head and looked in a certain direction.


    When their gazes met, the ck Rose’s heart skipped a beat.