Chapter 1273

Kieran, Heather, and Damian exchanged glances—and then burst into fresh laughter.

Meanwhile, through the open comms, Elliana heard every second of it. So did everyone else in the living room.

Elliana’s face burned red. She pressed a hand to her forehead, mortified that her father and brother had witnessed such childish behavior. Had she gone too soft on the Four Guardians? This level of unprofessionalism could ruin the Thorn Rose’s image.

Arthur and Milton were taken aback at first, but when they saw Elliana’s embarrassed scowl, they couldn’t help but chuckle to themselves.

After the comical back-and-forth between the Four Guardians and Miguel, the fog clouding Eva’s and Wanda’s minds finally cleared. With Miguel’s research centers destroyed and his equipment wiped out, the chips in Eva’s and Wanda’s brains lost all power.

To Eva and Wanda, returning to themselves felt like surviving a disaster. The shock of freedom hit them hard, and both women collapsed, utterly drained. Just moments earlier, bodyguards had struggled to keep them restrained as they thrashed frantically. Now they crumpled like empty shells, no longer needing to be held down.

After a long, desperate struggle to catch their breath, the full weight of their situation settled upon Eva. The truth hit her like a storm, and she broke down in uncontrollable sobs.

“That bastard Miguel! He lied to me! He said he liked Wanda and would work with me, but it was all a trick. He used me and Wanda and turned us into his puppets!”

The elegant lady Eva had always prided herself on being was gone. Her voice was raw, her tears fierce, and her mask of grace shattered completely.

Wanda didn’t wail with the same theatricality, but her silent tears spoke volumes. They slid down her cheeks, burning hot against her skin. Her mind drifted to the day she had first stepped into Miguel’s castle, full of foolish dreams of becoming his woman. She had wanted to use his power to reclaim her place in Ublento and destroy Elliana. Instead, she had walked into his snare and lost her will for months.

Now, clear-headed at last, Wanda realized how close she had come to losing everything—including her life.

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Eva and Wanda wept until their voices faded, their grief giving way to emptiness. Miguel was subdued by Elliana. The Evernight Alliance was gone. They had nowhere left to turn.

Wanda stared at the floor, lost. There wasn’t a single place she could call home anymore. The Campbell family was no longer an option. After Trinity’s expulsion from the Evans family, the Craigs’ empire had collapsed into ruin. Her days as a pampered daughter of the Craig family were long gone.

Eva searched her mind but found no path forward either. She couldn’t return to the Evans family, and Arthur would never take her back into the Campbells. Miguel had drained her wealth dry, leaving her with nothing but shame and fear.

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