Lilith rolled her eyes, exhaling sharply as she crossed her arms. She turned to Darkness, her patience long gone.
"You found this piece of junk to babysit ?!" she snapped, glaring at the poor excuse for artificial intelligence. "The Queen of Hell doesn’t need these kinds of servants!"
Darkness, who had been enjoying the show, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
"Queen of Hell?" he echoed, his tone shifting slightly.
Lilith’s expression remained completely unfazed.
She lifted her chin slightly, a mischievous yet eerily confident smile playing on her lips. "Of course. I am the Queen of Hell."
For a mont, his dark eyes studied her.
Then, just as quickly, he shook his head, smirking as if brushing it off.
"Right. And I’m the Emperor of the Underworld," he muttered, walking toward the robot with an amused look.
Lilith’s brow twitched.
He didn’t believe her?
Or worse... he wasn’t even amused by it?
She had expected a reaction. Maybe disbelief, shock, maybe even intrigue.
But dismissal?
That was new.
Darkness crouched down, reaching for the fallen, twitching robot. "If you don’t like him, I can get rid of him."
Sir Sparkleton let out a horrified screech. If he had been human, his eyes would have bulged out of his head.
"NOOOOO! MASTER SEBASTIAN! HAVE RCY! SYSTEM DOES NOT WANT TO BE TERMINATED!"
Lilith’s expression turned strange.
Darkness didn’t even react to her claiming to be the literal Queen of Hell.
That was almost as insulting as the stupid robot itself.
anwhile, Sir Sparkleton rolled onto his tiny wheels, spinning wildly in desperation.
"MISS LILITH!! I LOVE YOU! PLEASE DON’T GET RID OF ! I SWEAR I WILL BE GOOD! I WILL EVEN HELP YOU KILL MASTER SEBASTIAN IF YOU WANT!"
Lilith and Darkness both turned to stare at the robot.
A heavy silence filled the room.
Darkness’s brow twitched.
Lilith bit back a smirk.
Then—
She burst into laughter.
Sir Sparkleton, still flailing, desperately tried to crawl onto her lap. "PLEASE! SYSTEM BEGS FOR FORGIVENESS!"
Darkness pinched the bridge of his nose. "I am surrounded by lunatics."
Lilith wiped away a fake tear. "Oh no, Human Doll... you brought this on yourself."
***
Ethan sat at his desk, his fingers massaging his temples as stacks of docunts lay scattered before him. His head was already throbbing from handling company matters, he wasn’t as brilliant as Sebastian, but he knew enough to keep things running.
And now?
Now, Nova and Ava had barged into his office, their faces filled with worry.
"Ethan sir, do you have any idea where Lilith is?" Nova asked urgently, stepping forward. "Has the boss found any clues?"
Ava, equally anxious, added, "We’ve been waiting for news, but there’s nothing! What’s happening?"
Ethan let out a heavy sigh, leaning back in his chair. His face looked exhausted, dark circles under his eyes proving he hadn’t slept well for days.
"I don’t know," he admitted, rubbing his forehead. "Brother has been searching everywhere for her. He’s been completely stressed out. It’s the first ti I’ve seen him this..." He trailed off, frowning.
"...desperate?" Ava supplied, her voice laced with concern.
Ethan nodded, his jaw tightening slightly. "And as if that wasn’t enough, that damned witch is trying to marry off to Leia."
Nova blinked, confused. "Huh? Leia?"
Ava’s eyes widened in horror. "Wait—are you talking about Boss Grandma?! She wants you to marry Leia?"
Ethan scowled, his face twisting in disgust. "Yes. She’s been nagging about it non-stop. Sothing about how Leia is ’respectable’ and ’from a good family.’" He rolled his eyes, exasperated. "I don’t understand her logic. First, she tried to destroy Lilith, now she wants to force into so stupid political marriage."
Ava shuddered, recalling how that horrible woman had tried to ruin Lilith’s reputation at the lake event.
"That old hag is insane!" Ava exclaid, slamming her hands onto his desk. "First, she accused Lilith in front of everyone, and now she’s forcing you to marry Leia? What kind of twisted plan is this?!"
Ethan let out a tired sigh, his hands falling limp against his lap. "I don’t know what to do anymore." His voice sounded utterly drained.
Nova and Ava exchanged worried glances.
Ethan wasn’t just exhausted from work.
He was being pushed into a corner by his own family.
And worse Lilith was still missing.
****
Grandma Bria walked through the silent halls of the Carter mansion, her steps slow and calculated.
She stopped in front of a familiar door, Sebastian’s old room.
Turning to the maid beside her, she extended her hand. "The keys."
The maid hesitated for a split second before handing them over. No one dared to question Grandma Bria.
With a soft click, she unlocked the door and stepped inside.
The room was dark and cold, the air thick with a sense of emptiness.
Just like him.
She took a slow breath, ignoring the uncomfortable chill that crawled up her spine. She didn’t like this room.
Too lifeless. Too silent.
But she wasn’t here to dwell on feelings.
She was here for information.
Moving with practiced efficiency, she walked toward the wooden cabinet against the far wall. She pulled open the drawers, rifling through folders and docunts, searching for anything useful.
However, just as she reached the back of one drawer, her fingers brushed against sothing unexpected.
A bottle.
Her brows knitted together as she pulled it out.
The label was clear, bold letters printed neatly across the front—
"Xo Sitenol."
She stared at the na, her frown deepening.
dicine?
She turned the bottle in her hand, checking for any details.
Sebastian had never been sick.
At least not that she knew of.
And she knew everything.
She made sure of it.
She always paid attention, always had people keeping an eye on him. If he had any dical issues, she would have known.
But this...
This was new.
Her fingers tightened around the bottle.
Sothing wasn’t right.
And she was going to find out what.
Grandma Bria exhaled sharply, pushing aside her unease.
The dicine could wait.
She had co here for a reason, and she wouldn’t leave empty-handed.
Setting the bottle aside on the desk, she continued searching through the cabinet.
Her fingers skimd over folders, contracts, and legal docunts, flipping through papers with the precision of soone who had spent decades controlling everything around her.
She was looking for one specific thing, the docunts from a deal that took place two months ago.
A deal that shouldn’t have happened.
Sebastian had been too quiet about his business dealings lately, and she knew why.
Next month, his dream project was set to launch.
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