Chapter 1370: Forbidden Conversation-1
A few years later — Planet: Destruction Pit
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Hedrick sat in absolute stillness on a small, simple chair, both hands resting atop his knees in an almost meditative posture. Strands of his unkempt hair fell over his eyes, casting a faint shadow across his face, yet at least his long hair—usually left wild and untamed—had been tied back today into a low ponytail, like the tail of a battle-worn horse.
"Will you sit down already?" he said with a steady voice. "This really isn’t worth all this turmoil."
Before him stood a woman cloaked in black—pacing restlessly, her every movement echoing frustration, anxiety, and a rising storm of fury. It was Helen.
Her signature suffocating hairpin was nowhere to be seen, allowing a shimmering cascade of silver hair to spill freely down her back like a waterfall under moonlight. The furred mask that usually veiled her face had also been removed, revealing a visage of striking beauty—so striking it demanded attention like a full moon in the pitch-black sky. Even with her delicate brows furrowed in anger above a pair of blazing crimson eyes that shimmered like twin rubies, there was no menace in her gaze—only raw, wounded emotion, frozen in a moment that seemed worthy of being carved into eternity.
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And perhaps only her brother could remain seated, unaffected, before such an overwhelming sight.
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"Not worth it? Seriously?!" Helen snapped, her voice sharp like a blade drawn too quickly. She clenched both fists tightly, then shot her brother a piercing glare.
"Do you even realize the kind of rumors that are swirling around me now because of your ridiculous scuffle with that miserable little rodent? I’ve spent my entire life keeping the name Helen spotless—untouched, unblemished— I don’t even use it in my conquests, only for it to be dragged through filth over a single, careless encounter!"
She hadn’t been invited to the auction—everyone already knew how financially devastated the Empress of the Destruction Pit has become. Naturally, she couldn’t afford to purchase a seat or even get invited among all of those legendary presence. She simply didn’t go.
But that hadn’t stopped the news from racing its way to her like a storm.