Aiden Grant shot a cold glance at Stella Lowell, whose lips trembled but couldn't utter a single word, and his chilling gaze landed on Megan Shepherd standing not far behind her, forcing Megan to retreat a step in fear.
Stella Lowell's mind was in turmoil. She looked up and saw Aiden Grant's eyes, filled with hatred and malice, fall upon her mother, and her phoenix-shaped eyes involuntarily shrank back.
Her heart was tense, but her respect and love for her mother let her overcome her fear; instinctively, she moved to the side, firmly blocking Aiden Grant's view of her mother.
Aiden Grant's icy, sinister gaze remained fixed in the direction where Megan Shepherd stood, his eyes deep and dark, glinting with a chilling light that intimidated all who looked his way.
