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    Milton, as a VIP, would be seated in front with a prime view. Elliana searched quickly until she found the polished namete: Milton Campbell. Her gaze lifted to the man behind it, and her breath hitched.


    It was just as the wildest spection she’d entertained. The man she’d seen that night outside Nightfall—the one who looked so eerily like her mother—was indeed Milton himself.


    It wasn’t unusual for ordinary people to look alike. That much was no surprise. But for two strangers to share such rare and striking features? That was something else entirely.


    Milton looked so much like Elliana’s mother that they had to be rted somehow. But how exactly? What connection did he have to her mother? And, more importantly, what did her mother have to do with the Campbells?


    A storm of questions burst through Elliana’s mind, each more confusing than thest. No matter how she tried to make sense of the thoughts tangled into knots, the theories spinning in her head felt too strange to ept but too strong to ignore.


    Still shaken from seeing Milton so unexpectedly, Elliana let her eyes wander across the front row until they found another familiar face.<fnca7d> The source of th?s content is find·novel</fnca7d>


    Cole sat right next to Milton, and his gaze was fixed on her with an unnerving intensity. The moment their eyes met, the distance between them seemed to vanish.


    Though the stage and the audience were separated by several meters, their sharp eyes allowed them to read each other’s expressions as if they were standing face-to-face.


    Elliana’s expression showed nothing but pure surprise. She had no idea Cole would be attending, and his unexpected presence shook herpletely. Cole’s expression, though, was full of barely hidden anger mixed with bitter jealousy. He wanted nothing more than to jump onto that stage, grab the woman who had haunted his mind and cost him a whole week of sleep, and lock her away at home. She had led him on, made him hope for something real, but then walked away with harsh words that still echoed in his mind. Worse, she’d already set her sights on someone else.


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    At first, he’d thought her ims about liking Milton were just a game to make him mad. But seeing her here now, dressed so beautifully and staring at Milton like that, he was convinced she meant it. What else could this be except her trying to win Milton over?


    He was certain she had only taken this dance performance because she heard Milton would be here tonight. She had grabbed this chance to perform, all so she could catch Milton’s attention and make him notice her.


    As these bitter thoughts twisted in his mind, Cole clenched his jaw tightly. That infuriating woman. How could she treat him like a game she could start and stop whenever she liked, as if he were nothing more than a toy for her amusement? Fine. Let her try to charm Milton now…


    He was ready to see what tricks she had in store. But if she so much as fluttered her eyshes in Milton’s direction, he’d make sure she regretted it.


    Whether it was his fury or the dark direction of his thoughts, a cold and violent energy began to surround Cole, aimed directly at Elliana.


    When Elliana caught the expression on Cole’s face, her lips twitched with irritation. What was wrong with this man? Why was he looking at her like she’dmitted a crime? His stare was so intense that she half expected him to use her of destroying his life. Seriously, what the hell was his issue?


    She bet he hade here just for her, though she couldn’t decide whether it was out of anger or something else entirely. Revenge? The thought was ridiculous, but there was no more time to think about it.


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