Chapter 1007
Chapter 1006:
Caught up in her desperate fantasy of reconciliation, Eva hurried toward the entrance with her heart hammering against her chest in wild anticipation.
But Elliana and Milton moved with cold efficiency and purpose. Before Eva could even make it halfway across the foyer, they had already crossed the threshold and walked into the living room.
The instant the four of them came face-to-face, the atmosphere in the elegant living room shifted dramatically. The air seemed to thicken and then freeze completely.
Elliana and Milton radiated an overwhelming presence that filled every corner of the room. They stood like twin rulers surveying conquered territory, and the sheer weight of their combined authority pressed down on Eva and Wanda like a physical force.
Wanda immediately shrank back, instinctively hiding behind Eva’s trembling form. She didn’t dare make even the smallest sound, terrified that one wrong word or gesture would unleash whatever storm was brewing in the siblings’ cold eyes.
Eva fought desperately to steady her wildly beating heart, her gaze jumping frantically between Lilah’s face and Milton’s, searching for any clue about their intentions or mood. It took only one careful look at their faces for her soaring hopes to come crashing down to earth. Her beautiful dream of a joyful family reunion crumbled into dust—it had been nothing but foolish wishful thinking. Their expressions were carved from ice, so coldly hostile that they seemed to drain all warmth from the room. There wasn’t even a flicker of kindness, not the smallest hint that they had come here for any sort of reconciliation or peace offering.
Overwhelmed by the sheer force of their intimidating presence, Eva found herself taking an involuntary step backward.
Hidden behind Eva, Wanda automatically mirrored the retreat, feeling a sick wave of dread settle like lead in the pit of her stomach.
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As Wanda retreated, she couldn’t help stealing a nervous glance at Lilah. Something about Lilah’s penetrating stare felt disturbingly familiar, like an echo of a memory she couldn’t quite place. But her mind was too scrambled by fear and confusion to grasp whatever was lurking just beyond her reach.
At the same time, Elliana was studying Wanda with cold fascination, finding the entire scene absolutely ridiculous. Here was Wanda, putting on this pathetic act of being a frightened little mouse.
But Elliana’s memory was crystal clear and unforgiving. She would never forget the arrogance and cruel superiority that Wanda had displayed like a weapon at Regal Grove, where Wanda had strutted around flaunting her false status as the “Campbell family heiress p>
Even more importantly, Elliana remembered the murderous gleam in Wanda’s eyes during that confrontation—the calculated attempt to have her killed, backed by all the power and…
Influence the Campbell name could provide, Wanda could never have imagined in her wildest nightmares that the girl she had once bullied so mercilessly, the one she had tried to eliminate permanently, was now standing before her as the true and rightful Campbell heiress—her superior in every possible way.
Wanda couldn’t understand why Lilah was studying her with such unnerving focus. With each passing second, that steady, unblinking gaze sent fresh waves of anxiety crawling up her spine.