Chapter 872

At this point, I was certain that Ernest was two-faced. On the surface, he was kind and friendly, but underneath, he was sinister and calculating. This whole situation had been a trap, deliberately set up to lure me in. His hostility toward me didn't start with that comment I made to cover for Bruce. It began long before that. He had been plotting against me for a long time. It was chilling when I thought about it. The enemies in plain sight weren't the dangerous ones. The real threat was the one who hid behind a mask and pretended to be my friend while plotting against me. Ernest was that kind of person. And now, I started suspecting that Yasmine might be, too. After all, she had been the one who brought me into Harold Residence and up the stairs. Everything that happened in the study wasn't just guided by Ernest but also influenced by Yasmine's encouragement. Plus, Bruce had warned me before that Ernest and Yasmine's relationship was more complicated than it appeared. Now, I cou