Chapter 917

Silas wasn't sure what had come over him, but his heart felt uneasy. He had only forced Nicola to stay here to keep her from acting so recklessly. Nicola slowly unclenched her fists. She wanted so badly to slap him and smash his annoying face. But she held herself back when she realized that Thomas' life was still in his hands. Instead, she let out a cold and mocking chuckle. "Mr. Burley, are you doing this for Sylvia to watch?" Upon hearing Sylvia's name, Silas snapped back to reality. In his haste to punish Nicola, he'd nearly forgotten that Sylvia was still in the villa, just in the room upstairs. When Nicola felt his grip on her loosen, she seized the opportunity to push him away and quickly dashed up the stairs. As he watched her leave, his eyes narrowed dangerously. He reasoned that his strange behavior had nothing to do with Nicola, but it was because he was trying to protect Charles from being deceived by her. Nicola knew which room Sylvia was in and headed straight fo