Chapter 1026
Chapter 1026:
Her resentment only deepened at that moment. Once again, everything came back to Millie.
Why did everything always circle back to her?
Burning with anger, Babette shot to her feet.
She glared down at Egbert, her eyes laced with venom.
“Because of Millie?” she echoed, her voice dripping with mockery. “But I clearly remember that you first met her when she came with my cousin to Flesta to negotiate a contract with you p>
Babette’s tone grew sharper. “Tell me, what did she give you that made you so loyal to her all these years? Back then, she was dating Brandon, yet she had ties with you. If that’s not two-timing, then what is p>
“I told you—there was nothing between us,” Egbert said, turning his gaze aside.
“No?” Babette let out a sarcastic laugh. “Hasn’t she been stringing you along, using you whenever it suits her p>
Babette leaned over the table, her palms pressing hard against its surface. “Tell me the truth. What really happened back in Flesta p>
What kind of force could possibly drive a man like Egbert—someone whose hands were stained with blood, whose heart seemed carved from ice, who moved through the world like a predator viewing everything as his personal hunting ground—to remain so completely obsessed with Millie after all these years?
Even knowing full well that Millie already had a boyfriend, he refused to back down or move on. He pursued her with a single-minded determination that bordered on madness.
What secret did Millie possess? What invisible thread had she woven around his heart that kept him bound to her despite his cold, cruel nature?
Babette burned with the need to understand.
𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝙙𝗶𝙨𝗰𝗼𝙫𝗲𝗿𝙮 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻: gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩷⪻𝖼𝗈𝗺
If she could just figure out Millie’s secret, she would do absolutely anything to learn it—and use it to make Egbert fall desperately in love with her instead.
But Egbert didn’t answer her question right away. He simply sat there, looking at her with eyes that held a depth of sadness she had never seen in him before.
“Just tell me!” Babette shouted, her frustration boiling over.
Egbert’s gaze remained steady on her face as he finally spoke. “That bet we made back then—it wasn’t some casual game. It was a gamble where life and death hung in the balance. And I lost p>
Babette stared at him in complete confusion. “You’re telling me that just because you lost some bet, you’ve devoted yourself to her ever since p>
“Yes p>
Egbert looked down at the table, reaching for the wine bottle. He poured himself a generous glass, watching as the deep red liquid swirled in the crystal. The color reminded him of that frozen pool stained with Millie’s blood.
Then he began telling the story of what had really happened all those years ago.
He described how Millie had carefully constructed an elaborate psychological trap, using the limited resources and confined space she had available to turn what should have been his certain victory into her stunning triumph.
That intense battle of wits had shattered the comfortable facade he’d spent years building around himself. It had destroyed the peaceful illusion he’d been living behind.
She had shown him a path forward that he’d never considered before—a way to actually live instead of merely surviving.