A moment before Christian used his power. In the same presidential suite, in another room, Aria was pacing back and forth.
She, who had been eavesdropping on everything happening in the other room, could clearly feel that her friend was being taken advantage of. And now, she was torn… torn between the urge to step in or not.
But then, suddenly, she felt it.
A surge of essence.
A thick wave of power coated the space where Olivia and that man were.
Aria's body tensed, her breath catching as she turned sharply toward the door.
For a moment, she even reached out her hand, prepared to open it, prepared to interfere.
But in the end… she just stood there.
Frozen.
'He's probably going to tell her about me, isn't he?' she thought, biting her lip in frustration.
If only she could rewind time, just a little, she could've told Olivia everything herself.
And in that moment… regret clawed at her heart.
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