"Just like back then, give yourself to me completely."

"Mm~" She was already disoriented by this Boss; after so many years, the passion from back then seemed still to linger at the tip of her heart. She nodded chaotically, "Master, I want you... to spoil me."

"Good girl, call me hubby."

"Mm, hubby~~"

...

The banquet continued. Outside the lounge, there were bodyguards from the Gale Family, as well as subordinates brought by Eliana Beckett. They exchanged a few glances and decisively backed away ten meters. Oh, these days, even being a bodyguard means being stuffed with dog food. What can they do but endure it?

Dog food falls from the sky; eat if you can, and even if you can’t, you still must. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

*

The time goes back to the day Eliana just left.

Eva Nightingale came downstairs and immediately asked, "Where’s the hostage mom took?"

"Little Miss, the person is in the underground chamber."

At the mention of the underground chamber, Eva’s heart trembled. The chamber had been neglected for years, filthy, messy, damp, and dark. Was a three-year-old child locked in there? Was Eliana being too harsh!!

"Give me the key," Eva demanded, seemingly a bit anxious.

"Little Miss, we don’t have the key to the chamber. Madam took it with her."

Eva: "..."

The maid advised, "Little Miss, there’s no need to be angry. It’s just a..." Before she could finish, Eva shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

After speaking, she rushed outside and headed to the chamber.

The door was indeed locked. Two bodyguards stopped Eva: "Little Miss, the underground chamber is dangerous. You cannot go in. It’s the decree of Madam and Young Master."

"Move out of my way!" Eva exclaimed furiously. "If I don’t go in, will you?"

The bodyguards stood firm: "Little Miss, please don’t make it difficult for us... Madam will punish us when she returns... It’s too dangerous down there. You are so distinguished; you mustn’t go down!"

The more Eva heard, the angrier she became. She kicked one of the bodyguards with her high heels, causing him to yelp, "Ah!"

"If you’re smart, move out of my way—"

"Otherwise," Eva slowly took out a green bamboo viper from her bag, wickedly stating, "I’ll make you eat this!"

The bodyguards trembled all over: "..."

Master Ernest Coldwell! You were supposed to teach Little Miss martial arts, not how to handle snakes. Truly terrifying! The bodyguards, horrified, immediately stepped aside: "Please spare us, Little Miss!"

Eva stepped forward and started hammering the lock, causing a loud noise:

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

The bodyguards flinched, both afraid and distressed: "Little Miss, you can’t break this lock with a hammer. This is our empire’s high-security lock. If it opens so easily, how can it be a secret chamber?"

"Nonsense!" She had picked locks as tough as those on a presidential suite; what was this compared to that!

But this lock was extraordinarily big. Eva hammered away for ages, her hands reddened, yet it wouldn’t budge.

One of the bodyguards courteously approached: "Dear Little Miss, why are you going to the chamber?"

"..." Eva wanted to explode, but she held back, feeling a bit guilty. "I’m looking for a little boy! The Imperial President’s son!"

Her heart was inevitably sour.

Lucas Knight, Lucas, oh Lucas!

Thankfully, I didn’t give you my heart. Otherwise, if I had given you everything, only to find out you had a three-year-old, how much would it hurt?

"Little Miss, the heir of the Imperial President, he’s so good-looking, truly a little boy..."