Chapter 43

• Ivy entered the living room; she saw Victor standing by the window, his back to her. He was dressed in his signature black attire, his hair tied in a ponytail, a few strands framing his face. But what caught her attention was the cold, hard expression on his face.
• Ivy's heart skipped a beat as she approached him, her mind racing with questions. "Victor, where have you been? I've been waiting for you for hours. I was worried sick about you. What happened? Did something go wrong?"
• Victor didn't respond, his gaze fixed on some point outside the window. Ivy's questions only seemed to annoy him further, his jaw clenched in frustration.