Chapter 592

Stefan's lips curled into a humorless smile as he heard Lexi's desperate cries. Slowly turning his head, he fixed her with an icy stare. "Speak," he commanded. Lexi wiped her tears with trembling fingers, her breath hitching as she stole a glance at him. "But you have to promise to protect me," she whispered, her voice barely audible. "If you don't guarantee my safety, I won't say a word. And if I don't... you'll never find out—" She had to secure her own interests. Otherwise, what would become of her? Stefan's lips twitched in a cold, mocking smirk. "Are you bargaining with me?" Lexi froze, stunned by the chilling amusement in his expression. "Speak if you want," he continued, his voice dangerously calm. "If not, I'll find out who's behind this myself. Last chance—yes or no?" She had never seen him like this before. When they first met, Stefan had been a carefree young master—effortlessly handsome, his lazy charm giving him an air of untouchable elegance. Back then, she had fallen for