We walked past the sports center and headed toward the elevator.
"We're going to the 10th floor," said Rebecca.I nodded and followed behind her.
As we stepped into the elevator, Roxanne pressed the button for the 10th floor.
"As you know, each council member has their own floor. Mr. Lex's floor is the 10th, Miss Maria's is the 11th, Miss Luisa's the 12th, Mr. Alexander's the 13th, Mr. Carlo the 14th, Miss Carla the 15th, Mr. Yoshua the 16th, and finally, Lady Miya's on the top floor."
Roxanne turned to face me.
"I'm sure you're not an idiot, but let me remind you anyway—just because you're now part of the inner circle doesn't mean you should forget who we are."
"Understood," I replied
."Good... here we are," Roxanne said.
"Hello, Lady Roxanne!" two students greeted as the elevator doors opened.
"This is Hugo. From now on, he's one of us."The two students exchanged glances before bowing to me.
I nodded and followed Roxanne down the hallway.
At the end of the corridor, a room awaited us. Inside, a massive portrait dominated the wall—Lex, seated on a throne.Roxanne walked up to it and took a small key from her pocket. She inserted the key into a drawer beneath the portrait and pulled out a laptop.
"This is what you'll be working with."
She opened the laptop, revealing a vast array of profiles.
All women.
"Students, daughters, cousins, mothers... It's all here. I don't need to tell you what to do with this, do I?" Roxanne asked.
I clenched my fist tightly while forcing a smile.
"Of course not."
"Good. We expect a generous selection of goods for the next party," Roxanne said, closing the laptop and handing it to me.
"I'll make sure everything's done right," I said, accepting it.
"Great."
"Oh, right… I need to elevate your clearance. Hand it back for a second."
"Sure."
I returned the laptop to her.
She logged into another
session:Username:
WSLEX01Password: LEX415
"Your name was Hugo, right?"
"Yes…"
"Hmm… strange. According to the database, there's only one Hugo… and he's nothing like you," Roxanne said, eyeing me suspiciously.
I smiled and stepped closer.
"That's obvious."
"What?"
Roxanne flinched as I drew my knife.
"Hugo is currently... unavailable."
Before she could scream, I lunged forward and grabbed her neck.
"Ugh!"
"Shhh," I whispered.
[Chain]
Gas hissed from her neck as tears welled in her eyes.
"My order is…"
My plan was to extract as much information from her as I could before silencing her…But then I remembered the pictures on the laptop… and something shifted.
An idea. A fun idea.
As I looked at Roxanne, I couldn't help but grin.
"You will publicly reveal the… business that Lex has been running."
In an instant, Roxanne turned pale. She tried to speak, but the effects of [Chain] took hold. Her eyes lost all life.
"Yes, Master."
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[Carly's POV]
Disgusting.Utterly disgusting.
"What do you think… Carly, that was your name, right?"The man—Lex, I believe—had his arm around me.His other hand was caressing my face like I was some kind of prized possession.
I wanted to vomit.
Don't touch me.
Don't look at me.
Don't even breathe the same air.
In fact, just stop breathing altogether.
"You see… everything here… it could all be yours," he said.
Ugh.
Even his smell was revolting.
"If that's what you want," I whispered.
"I like obedient people. Yeah… I'll make you mine. No one should ever try to take you from me."
Get away
Just die.
Why won't you die?
I wanted to scream…
But I couldn't.
Because…
Everything is for him.
"What did you say?" Lex asked.
Just then, a guard burst into the room, visibly shaken.
"Mr. Lex!"
"What the hell do you think you're doing!? Are you looking to die!?" Lex barked.
"Sir… we have a problem…" said the guard, pulling out his phone.
Lex grabbed it.His face turned pale as death.
And then… a figure appeared behind the guard.
Lex didn't notice.The guard didn't notice.
But I did.
How could I not recognize that smile… hiding in the shadows?
Ahh…
He really is… my prince.