?<strong>Chapter 523:</strong>


    But Fred had no patience for her antics. He didn’t want to see M offend every distinguished family in Illerith.


    “If that’s how you feel, then there’s nothing more to say. You’re going overseas, and our parents agree.”


    “I refuse!”


    “M, I’ll go with you,” said a man standing nearby, adjusting his sses.


    It was Niko Gray, M’s fiancé, a carefully chosenpanion by Stephen before his death.


    Holding their luggage, Niko added, “M, we’ll stay there for a couple of years. If you still don’t like it, we cane back.”


    “I don’t want to!” M pushed him away, her voice rising in agitation.


    “If you want to go, then go alone!” She tried to flee, but the bodyguards swiftly apprehended her.


    Check exclusive content gα?ησν???s


    “Fred! Fred! You can’t do this to me!”


    Fred ignored M’s desperate cries and, taking Gracie’s hand, calmly said, “Let’s go home.”


    M’s voice rose in desperation. “Fred! I know I was wrong! Don’t send me away!”


    Her confession was nothing but a maniption to avoid the prospect of going abroad. Fred and Gracie both knew this, and without sparing another nce, they proceeded.


    M was escorted onto the ne by the bodyguards, who apanied her and Niko throughout their entire journey to Paris.


    Having lived overseas before, M was quite familiar with the city.


    As the car passed the iconic Eiffel Tower, it made its way to her residence.


    M watched as tourists snapped photos at the famousndmark. In her heightened state of anxiety, her eyes fell upon Joelle and Adrian, who were standing in the middle of the street with their child, preparing for a photo.


    At first, M thought she might be imagining it, but after rubbing her eyes, she realized that her perception was indeed correct. Adrian and his family were here.


    “Niko,” M called out, her tone softer now. “You like me, don’t you?”


    Niko nodded earnestly, his sincerity clear.


    “M, I truly admire you. You are exceptional in every way. Being with you feels like a genuine blessing. I promised your grandpa that I would always protect you.”


    “Then do me a favor.” M crossed her arms and raised her chin in a haughty manner.


    “Tell me. As long as it lies within my capacity, I will fulfill it without hesitation!” M scoffed.


    A man devoid of fortitude. Niko paled inparison to Adrian, yet at least he exhibited amendable obedience. Stephen had astutely chosen someone from a less prominent lineage to ensure that M wouldn’t be mistreated in the future. Money talks.


    M’s social standing eclipsed that of Niko’s, affording her the authority tomand him as she saw fit.


    “Do you see that family of three capturing photographs? Go take their things—passports, credit cards, currency, mobile devices. Then throw them all into the Seine River!”


    Niko hesitated.


    “Huh? Won’t we get caught? I’ve never stolen anything before. I’m afraid I won’t be good at it.”


    .


    .


    .