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Chapter 10 

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Five days later, Lucas returned from Winter Town and immediately noticed something off about the villa. 

There was no Celia rushing to greet him as she always did. As he changed his shoes and walked into the living room, an unsettling 

stillness hung in the air. 

It was too quiet. 

A thought struck him–Celia had been unusually silent for the past five days. 

He didn’t receive any calls or messages from her. 

“Where’s Celia?” Yvonne’s voice came from behind, light and teasing. “She’s probably still sulking because you missed dinner 

that night. But it wasn’t your fault. You had work. She’s just being childish. You should go talk to her and smooth things over.‘ 

Her words only ignited his simmering frustration. 

“Childish?” Lucas snapped. “She’s about to start college and still acts like this? Playing games and pouting? Fine. Let her sulk. No 

one is to speak to her until she comes to her senses.” 

Yvonne hid the flicker of satisfaction in her eyes, pretending to comfort him with a few soft words before retreating to her room. 

Good. The longer their silent war dragged on, the happier she was. 

Lucas didn’t head to his bedroom or the study. Instead, he went to the dining room. As soon as he stepped inside, a sour, 

unpleasant smell hit him. 

Frowning, he scanned the room until his gaze settled on the garbage bin, surrounded by a swarm of flies. It didn’t take long for 

him to piece things together. 

The realization made his irritation boil over.