"...But it all changed when a certain someone showed up..."
"A great investor…" Her lips twisted into a sly, almost flirtatious smirk, and her voice softened into something resembling adoration. "I was able to push my work forward without worrying about the cost."
She tilted her head slightly, her eyes glinting with a mix of amusement and lust. "So it hurts me to lie to him, really. I'll have to make it up to him. But his generosity... allowed me to accelerate everything."
"!"
Adrian froze.
Her words struck him like a physical blow, his body suddenly cold, his thoughts scrambling to catch up with the realization that crashed into him like a tidal wave.
'Him.'
She was talking about him.
The "great investor" who had unknowingly fueled her attack—her war against Veda, the city, and everyone he knew. It was him. Adrian's heart pounded in his chest, panic clawing at his mind.
