In the wavering candlelight, the rubber mask with strands of hair attached clung to the head of a woman who looked bald at first nce. At that moment, a sharp dagger was pressed against her neck. She didn''t dare to move. Even her breathing became shallow.


    Dominic looked at the woman and frowned. Meanwhile, Vespera, standing by the door, finally regained herposure and stepped closer. She poked the woman''s cheek. The smooth yet stiff skin was warm. The woman was clearly alive.


    "You aren''t dead, Mrs. Morgan?" Vespera asked.


    Belinda, or rather, the wealthy Jitanese woman, Sabrina, who had orchestrated this terror, stayed silent as she lowered her head.


    Vespera was enraged. She ripped off the mask and grabbed a fistful of hair before yanking Sabrina''s head back. She said, "How did you be Ms. Belinda? Are you ying two roles? Is it fun? Was scaring me with ghost tricks fun?"


    As Vespera spoke, she pressed the dagger deeper. Any deeper and there would be blood.


    Sabrina''s face turned pale as she felt the dagger on her skin. "I''m with the association. Kill me and none of you will leave this ind alive!"


    Dominic took over and nudged the de deeper. A bead of blood immediately slid down Sabrina''s throat. He said, "Let''s see whether or not the association would stand up for you if I killed you."


    Dominic was smiling, but his tone was chilling. He added, "The winner has more power than a corpse after all."


    Sabrina widened her eyes in fear. Rather than the pain, the crushing pressure of knowing Dominic might actually kill her in the next second was more terrifying.


    When confronted with death, people tend to break. And now, Sabrina trembled and pleaded, "It''s just an entrance test. I''m just carrying out orders. I never meant to target Ms. Gildon."


    "Just a test? Just carrying out orders?" Vespera snorted and continued, "Are you checking how brave I am? Did the association order you to kill me? That can''t be. I''m just a secretary who came along with her boss to aworking event. What about me could possibly be worth all this effort and hatred from the association?"


    Sabrina was rendered speechless. A few minutester, she finally spoke up diffidently. "I never meant to kill you. There must be some misunderstandings." Vespera responded, "We have your men. Are you sure you want to remain stubborn?"


    Sabrina had nothing left to say. At the start, Vespera had fallen for it. The substance in the air had messed with her emotions. She had actually begun to believe that ghosts might be real.


    However, the moment she stepped outside the castle and saw the clean ground, her mind cleared. The situation wasn''t asplicated as she had imagined. It was all an illusion.


    Sabrina only faked her own death to be a ghost. In that way, she could continue appearing as Belinda and use fear as a weapon. As a ghost, she could kill anyone she wanted without suspicion, too.


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    At the g, they had waited in vain for the host to appear, when in fact, Belinda had already entered the hall.


    Looking back, once Belinda appeared, Sabrina disappearedpletely from view. And as for why Sabrina had targeted Vespera specifically? Maybe she just didn''t like thetter.


    "Ms. Gildon, I''m truly sorry. Please believe me. I never intended to kill you. I only instructed them to knock you out," said Sabrina.


    She then nced up at Dominic and continued, "Mr. Reid, we have no personal feud. After you join the association, we''ll meet again. Let''s not ruin things between us. I admit that I was wrong, but you''ve already drawn blood. Let''s call it even."


    She was pleading desperately.