?<strong>Chapter 366:</strong>


    Fred suddenly realized he couldn’t make any promises. Before he could reply, Dunn asked another question. “Even if it’s a sister, can you guarantee she’ll be beautiful?”


    Fred sighed heavily, restless in his seat. “Don’t you have faith in your mom and me?”


    Dunn turned away. “My mom suffered a lot when she had me. I don’t want her to go through that for another child. If I really need a sister, then Aurora is already that to me.”


    Fred nodded in understanding. “I’ll talk to Adrian about it, and you can develop a sibling-like rtionship with Aurora.”


    “Sounds good to me.” Dunn yawned and returned to his room to rest.


    Meanwhile, Eliza had just finished a phone call with Aurora under Amara’s vignt gaze. “Is this alright?”


    “Yes,” Amara responded, gently blowing on her steaming cup. “You handled it well.”


    “And the funds for my father’spany…?”


    “Don’t worry. Once the situation calms down, I’ll send the money to your father. It won’t solve all your problems, but it should provide some relief.”


    Eliza expressed her deep gratitude. “Thank you!”


    “As long as you follow my instructions after you marry into the Miller family, your family will have no worries.”


    “Yes.”


    When Eliza returned home, she found a crowd waiting at her doorstep. The butler met her under a tree. “Eliza, you need to stay away for a bit! Hide yourself!”


    “What’s going on?” Eliza inquired, rmed.


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    The butler hesitated, then asked, “Did you consent to do anything illegal for Amara?”


    Eliza was stunned. “Amara assured me she had it under control! Doesn’t she wield influence over most of Illerith?”


    “Oh, silly girl! Amara is merely using you! While Miller Group holds sway here, without Adrian, who really listens to that madwoman?”


    Onlookers started to turn their heads their way, prompting the butler to hurriedly guide Eliza behind the tree. Even shielded by the shadows, they couldn’t feel at ease.


    “Joelle has used you and Amara of conspiring against her. You should escape overseas! I’ve already purchased your ticket.” He handed her a bag, making her fully aware of her precarious situation.


    “I can’t leave! What will happen to my parents? And thepany? Amara is our only hope.”


    Disregarding the butler’s sincere advice, she determinedly went back to the Miller Mansion.


    A police car was stationed at the entrance, yet dealing with Amara was no simple task. The officers departed without sess, merely affixing a notice to seal the door. After the police had left, Eliza managed to slip inside. Upon seeing Amara, she almost copsed. “Amara, please help me! I can’t even return home now!”


    Amara, having just confronted the police, was not in the best of spirits. “Help you? Who’s going to help me? Joelle even dared to bring up my name to the police!”


    Eliza was too consumed by her own troubles to consider Joelle. Amara had assured her that all would be well when she agreed to assist, but now the police had shown up at her door. “Amara, I implore you, I cannot afford to go to jail. What would be of my parents? My family would be destroyed!”


    “Leave me alone, stop pestering me!” Amara responded dismissively as she brushed past.


    “Please, you must help me! You promised that with the Miller family’s influence in Illerith, Joelle would have to endure this quietly. But why—”


    “Are you using me now?” Amara approached and pped Eliza.


    Eliza copsed to the floor, overwhelmed by the humiliation she had never before experienced. She remained silent, tears streaming down her face unnoticed. “Leave my sight; you’re an eyesore!”


    Driven by Amara’s enraged shout, Eliza painfully got up and moved towards the door.


    Her hands balled into fists. If Amara refused to assist her, she would fight this battle alone. “Wait.”


    Amara’s voice halted her, and Eliza inhaled deeply before turning around.


    “Do you not care about saving your family?”


    Eliza looked back nkly, puzzled by Amara’s intentions.


    “If the police question you, point to Joelle as the instigator. If you even think of dragging my name into this, I’ll ensure your family has no future in Illerith!”


    Amara’s threat extinguished any thoughts of defiance Eliza might have harbored.


    “Amara!” Eliza fell to her knees again. “There must be something you can do! Please, I don’t want to end up in jail!”


    “Do you think I should go to jail in your ce?” Amara forcefully pulled away from her grasp. “You face two dire options, either could be your downfall. Help me this once, and I’ll finance your father’spany to help your family’s situation.”


    Eliza’splexion paled, and she fell silent. She found herself cornered; one misstep had led to another, and now she waspletely at Amara’s mercy.


    At the end of the corridor, Can observed the exchange quietly. Over time, Amara’s behavior had be increasingly impulsive, and Can found himself hoping for Adrian’s return to resolve the chaos.


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