Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 1094

In truth, it wasn't just the smell of alcohol. There was also a faint trace of women's perfume.

Ethan usually took care of his appearance and often wore cologne, but his scent was typically sharp and masculine—cool, restrained. Rarely did it carry anything this sweet.

Still, Charlotte wasn't really concerned about his private life. She only found it strange that if he had gone to a bar, he should have been surrounded by people.

How could someone have openly attacked him and escaped unscathed? And how had Ethan ended up fleeing in such a sorry state all the way to her door?

Every time he had shown up at her place before, it was either because he didn't want to go home… or because things hadn't gone well with Clarice.

"Sharp nose," Ethan admitted helplessly. "I did go to a bar. But afterward, I went alone to a hilltop park to watch the night view. On the way down, I got attacked."

There was no avoiding her level of scrutiny—he could only tell part of the truth.

"So someone followed you?" Charlotte's expression changed instantly. "Then these people can't be ordinary. Maybe they weren't even targeting you alone… Could it be Lacuna again?"

At those words, all the color drained from her face.

Lacuna had already triggered a conditioned fear response in her. Her body trembled slightly before she could control it.

Ethan immediately noticed her panic. "Don't worry, it's not Lacuna. If it really were them, I probably wouldn't have made it out alive."

"But didn't Michael—"

The moment Michael was mentioned, Charlotte's expression darkened further.

A tear slipped from the corner of her eye. She quickly wiped it away, as if even crying itself made her uneasy.

The attack by Lacuna on Khloe and Nick was something she had only heard about before. She had never truly witnessed it herself.

Until she saw Michael.

That fear had been burned into her bones, like a brand. She didn't dare imagine what kind of hell Michael had endured that night.

And now, Noah's whereabouts were still unknown—life or death uncertain. If he too had fallen into the hands of Lacuna…

A tear she had just wiped away was immediately replaced by more. It broke loose completely, falling in heavy, uncontrollable drops.

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