"It's fine. I already bought this entire place. I'm the lawful Landlord now."
Evelyn froze.
For a split second, she thought she had misheard him.
Then panic surged through her veins. "You're kidding, right?" she asked, chasing after him.
He paused just long enough to glance back at her, his expression still the same, icy calm.
"Do I look like I'm kidding?"
Her chest tightened as fury and disbelief mixed into one.
"Axel! This is my life, not one of your business deals. Why the hell are you wasting money to buy this entire place?"
But his gaze softened, and his voice dropped to a low, almost intimate tone. "Exactly. And that's why I'll never let anyone touch your life. You are the one who asked me to keep you hidden from those people outside... Did you forget?"
Evelyn stopped just a few steps from him.
Her lashes fluttered, lips parting slightly, as if a dozen words lined up in her head, but then all betrayed her, vanishing before they reached her tongue.
