Marcus gave her a long and quiet look before turning away as if nothing had happened. “Don’t do pointless things. They’ll only come back to hurt you.”
The words were vague, yet Caroline felt her heart tremble as a chill crept up from her feet.
She didn’t understand what he meant, but she could feel the air around her growing colder.
Then she turned her head in disbelief, her eyes widening abruptly.
“Why is it so lively here?”
Natalie descended the stairs with a hint of curiosity, her gaze sweeping across the hall before landing on Caroline. Her eyes cooled slightly.
Caroline kept shaking her head, panic spreading rapidly. “How… how…” Why was she still standing unharmed?
She looked toward the nanny beside her, but the woman seemed too terrified to think, frozen in place.
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