Evelyn thought to herself, living with Isabe and the others seemed ratherfortable. She could enjoy so much of Lilly’s delicious food and also get to see James.


    The day she first met James, she felt as if she had fallen into hell, on the brink of death. Unexpectedly, James suddenly appeared and saved her. This man looked terrifying, holding a gun in his hand, another strapped to his back, armed from head to toe, looking utterly fearsome.


    However, his actions were unexpectedly thoughtful. He deliberately escorted her to a hotel, arranged for her to have a change of clothes, and even found a female doctor to apany her. Despite his fierce appearance and rough manner, Evelyn could discern a sense of thoughtfulness and tenderness within him.


    For some reason, not seeing James these past few days, she found herself thinking of him. “Oh, people are truly strange,” Evelyn thought. She had struggled to break free from her previous rtionship, so why did she now begin to feel the stirrings of a new romance?


    “Dammit, Evelyn, can’t you learn a damn lesson from this? You can’t keep falling into this; it will only end up ruining you,” she scolded herself.


    Evelyn desperately tried to restrain her feelings, but she couldn’t. She felt she needed a cold shower to calm herself down a bit.


    Emanuele had to leave for work in the afternoon; there was a meeting waiting for him at thepany. Due to his prolonged hospital stay and absence, there was a lot of work pending. Although he wished to stay with Isabe all day, he had to go to work.


    Before leaving, Emanuele kissed Isabe on the forehead. “Darling, I’m off to work. If you want to buy anything, feel free to shop online. If you want to eat something, ask Lilly. Remember, eat whatever you want, don’t deliberately diet, okay?”


    “I understand. Focus on your work, and, if possible, find William soon,” she said.


    She believed William must still be in Chicago, and finding him was just a matter of time.


    “I promise you, Isabe,” Emanuele solemnly assured her. He vowed to find that bastard as soon as possible and make him pay for everything he had done.


    After Emanuele left, Isabe sighed, holding Evelyn. “Staying at home every day is really boring.”


    Although she understood it was for her safety, being cooped up at home all the time made her feel stifled.


    “Isabe, how about we y some games?” Evelyn suggested.


    There was a game room, but Isabe never yed games and had no interest in them, so she never set foot in it.


    Today, however, Evelyn surprisingly suggested ying games.


    “I don’t know how,” Isabe replied.


    “I do, I’ll teach you,” Evelyn said, taking Isabe to the game room and calling Elisa over.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    “Elisa, you must be good at ying games, right?”


    “I am. I’m really good at games.”


    “Wow, then you must be really good. When we y togetherter, please go easy on us.”


    “Of course, neither of you is a match for me.”


    Hearing Elisa’s confident words, Isabe and Evelyn exchanged a nce, both sensing fear in each other’s eyes. Isabe especially, as she had no idea how to y.


    As Isabe was a novice at gaming, they decided to start with the simplest game, a two-yer challenge. However, Isabe’s poor performance led to repeated failures, causing them to lose the game.


    Gritting her teeth, Evelyn handed the controller to Elisa. Isabe watched in amazement as Elisa swiftly took control, ultimately leading them to victory.


    Isabe blinked at the screen, finding it hard to believe the game had ended so quickly. Why was it so difficult for her to y, yet so simple for others?


    Isabe felt a sense of defeat.


    Elisa handed the controller to Isabe. “Isabe, let me guide you. Do as I say.”


    They started ying from the first level again. This time, after watching Evelyn and Elisa y and with Elisa’s live guidance, Isabe found the challenge less daunting. Whenever she faced a tough spot, she simply handed the controller to Elisa, much to Elisa’s chagrin. “Isabe, I underestimated you. You’re quite the cker,” she teased, but she helped Isabe through the tough spots.


    “Elisa, you’re amazing! Fantastic! I love you!” Isabe eximed after passing the first level. Though Elisa had helped, Isabe felt a great sense of aplishment, havingpleted most of it herself.


    Isabe even kissed Elisa, thrilled with this level of sess, considering herself a gaming novice.


    Evelyn furrowed her brow. “I’m your teammate. If I wasn’m not skilled, could you have passed without me? Why praise Elisa and not me?”


    Isabe immediately kissed Evelyn on the cheek. “Alright, alright, I’ll praise you too. Is that okay?”


    Evelyn felt much better being treated equally. Isabe was also thrilled, feeling an especially warm glow inside. With two good friends by her side, she felt there was no one happier in the world.


    The gamested the whole afternoon, until Lilly called them upstairs for dinner. Isabe was surprised to find that it was already dark outside; she hadpletely lost track of time.


    “Darling, how can you spend the whole day ying games? Remember to take care of the kids,” Lilly said, concerned. “Move around a bit, or your cirction will suffer, and your body will feel terrible.”


    “Lilly, you’re just like my mom, worrying so much,” Isabeughed. Despite finding Lilly a bit overbearing, she was secretly pleased.


    Emanuele had said he would be back for dinner, so they went downstairs to wait for him.


    When the three simrly-aged girls sat together, they couldn’t help but chat away.


    However, at that moment, Evelyn’s phone rang. ncing at her phone, she immediately felt an uncontroble tremble in her body.


    She had thought that William had disappeared from her life, and she had treated the past as a nightmare, choosing to ignore him.


    But William was still seeking her out.


    The number was anonymous, and she didn’t know if he had changed his number. Yet, the text was unmistakably from William. He had sent her a photo, showing her naked and bound to a bed, her limbs spread apart, looking utterly disheveled.


    This was how she had appeared when William had imprisoned her! She had no idea when he had taken that photo.


    “Evelyn, you must have enjoyed it at the time, right? I have more photos of you. Would you like to see them?”