Chapter 421

Daniela held an unpeeled orange in her hand.

She could feel the turmoil within her, a restless energy clamoring to burst out and tear everything apart.

The faint scent of blood lingered in the air,which oddly excited her.

Suddenly,a shadow fell before her.

Before she could look up, a large hand took the orange from her grasp.

Then, Daniela caught a whiff of a subtle, masculine scent of pine, mingled with the sweet aroma of the orange.

A peeled segment of the fruit was presented to her, and without thinking, she accepted it. As she bit down,a burst of sweetness filled her mouth.

Looking up, Daniela found Cedric under the moonlight.

The scent of orange seemed to weave its way from her tongue to her heart.

"Cedric," Daniela called out in the silence of the villa, her eyes locking with his.

Cedric tilted his head slightly, responding with a soft, "Hmm?"

"Were you frightened?" she asked.

A complex look crossed Cedric's eyes. He held his silence for a moment before drawing Daniela close. "It breaks my heart to see you like this."

Daniela then drifted into a deep sleep.

Concerned for Daniela's well-being, Nina asked Lilian,11|sDaniela going to be alright?"

While watching television, Lillian responded, "She's fine." Despite Lillian's reassurance, Nina remained doubtful. The trauma Daniela had endured was Immense,a burden challenging for anyone to bear. "Should I check on her to make sure she's really okay?°

Lilian, without turning, replied, "She's fine. A good night's sleep will help her."

Nina appeared worried, but Liflian continued, "She's the most mentally tough person in our organization.Plus, she knew what she was getting into. She's used to dealing with shocks like this."

"But understanding something intellectually and living through it are completely different," Nina said. "It's one thing to know my family doesn't care about me, but it feels entirely different when they actually hurt me.And what do you mean by 'organization'? Isn't Elite Lux a company? Why cal it an organization? And why say she's used to it?"

Lillian, still focused on the TV, answered in a flat tone, "Just misspoke. She'll recover with some rest, and Cedric is there to look after her."

Despite Lillian's reassurances, Nina remained skeptical.

So,when she saw Daniela descending the stairs, still groggy, she was shocked.

"Daniela?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fir<7e111Daniela responded, her hair flowing down her shoulders. She grinned at Josie in the kitchen and said, "Josie, could I get two fried eggs for breakfast?"

Nina watched her, full of admiration.

How could someone heal so quickly from emotional wounds?

Meanwhile, Joyce had returned to the aesthetic clinic.

Doug,having seen Daniela at a recent gathering, said anxiously, "I need to win Daniela over, no matter what it takes," Recently,while making love to Joyce, Doug would call out Daniela's name.

"How much longer until we see results?" Joyce asked the plastic surgeon, clearly frustrated.

Every time she was intimate with Doug and he mentioned Daniela's name, she felt the humiliation.

She was eager to leave that situation behind as quickly as possible.