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    Dominic also stepped forward. With his eyebrow raised and a half-smile ying on his lips, he said, “You seem to be saying more with your face than your words.”


    I was momentarily speechless, and my feeling of unease intensified.


    yton stood beside Dominic with his arms crossed and said casually, “Given how you’ve reacted, it might be best to be honest. What’s really going on between you two?”


    Their probing made me flustered and irritated, and my emotions were in disarray.


    Suddenly, a wave of anger surged inside me. Resolved, I decided to just say the truth.


    However, before I could speak, Dominic cut in sharply, “Does Alden have feelings for you?”


    His question caught me off guard, causing me to freezepletely.


    Dominic scoffed coldly. His piercing gaze fixed on me like a hawk’s, and his voice was filled with conviction as though he had already figured everything out.


    “Stop acting like you have no idea what we’re talking about. The way Alden looks at you is very different—it’s the kind of look a man reserves for a woman he loves. There’s no point in denying it,” Dominic insisted.


    “Ha-ha.” Iughed, more out of nervousness than amusement. My face was tight, and my cheeks were burning. “No, you’re making wild guesses,” I managed to say.


    Suddenly, Bryan’s hand shot out and gripped my chin firmly. His eyes were intense with suspicion as he demanded harshly, “There is nothing between you and Alden, is there?”


    “I…” My words faltered, and my heart squeezed tight as I struggled to speak.


    shes of those intimate moments with Alden, driven by the effects of the aphrodisiac, haunted me. Though none of it was intentional, I couldn’t help but feel a deep remorse toward the three of them. My obvious distress did not go unnoticed, and their faces grew stern as they watched me.


    Bryan’s grip on my chin grew firmer, and his lips curled into a cold smile that sent shivers through me. “You’ve been so carefreetely, it’s no wonder you’ve neglected us.”


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    He squeezed my chin tightly and forcefully pushed my head up to meet his stern gaze.


    As I looked up, confronted by his menacing and chilling expression, fear surged through me. Meanwhile, Dominic and yton watched intently. Their gazes were deep and unnerving, as if ready to consume me.


    I felt overwhelmed and frightened, tears welling up in my eyes, and I began to sob pitifully. “This… there’s a reason for all of this…”


    Makenna’s POV:


    As Bryan’s gaze darkened, brooding with anger, I realized that hiding the truth was no longer an option. Bowing my head, I whispered a confession. “It was Antoni. He slipped me a special aphrodisiac.”


    “Antoni…”


    At the sound of his name, Bryan’s forehead creased with deep lines. A fierce, burning anger shed in his eyes, and he hissed the name through clenched teeth, each syble dripping with loathing.


    Dominic’s hands balled into tight fists, a deadly glint flickering in his gaze.


    Even yton, usually the embodiment of calm and control, now trembled with fury. The veins on his forehead throbbed visibly. The moment my revtion sank in, yton’s eyes zed with rage. With a swift, forceful strike, he mmed his hand down onto the nearby table.


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