Asher was caught off guard by the outburst. "Caspian, you can't say that. She's carrying Evander's only child."

Caspian didn't back down. "Even if it's Evander's kid, it means nothing compared to our parents' blood debt. You're all too soft. If I had been here earlier, the Black family wouldn't have seen a single good day. I'd have ended them myself!"

Hearing Caspian's venomous words, a cold shiver ran down Evelina's spine. She knew better than anyone that Caspian's explosive temper meant he was fully capable of making good on that threat.

Evelina instinctively shrank behind Evander Langston, whispering, "I did help you get the evidence, didn't I?"

They couldn't just burn the bridge after crossing it.

Caspian glared at her. "You'd better stand vigil and repent every single day. Otherwise, you're going to suffer."

Lemira studied Caspian's face. If she looked closely, she could still see a few faint scars, but the difference from before was staggering.

She had to admit, Rowan's medical tech was phenomenal. No wonder so many elites were desperate to get in his good graces.

Caspian touched his cheek. "It's still a little visible, but Rowan said that once it heals a bit more, we'll do one final round of treatments."

Lemira nodded. "It does look a lot better."

That was just a fact.

Caspian looked at her, almost eager to please. "We really owe it all to you. If you hadn't realized something was off with Evelina, we never would've tracked down the truth. Us brothers... we were blind compared to you."

Lucian Langston nodded in agreement. "Exactly. This is all Lemmy's doing. None of us should forget that."

Asher cleared his throat. "Lemira, no matter how much you fight with us, there will always be a place for you here. We're your brothers, and we've got your back."

Lemira's face remained utterly blank at his words.

Got her back?

In her past life, she had foolishly believed those exact words—and it had led to a brutal, agonizing death. Only an idiot would fall for it twice.

Rowan looked at Lemira. "I specifically prepared some of the Regenişkin Advanced Scar Serum for you. It's excellent for skincare. If you don't need it, you can always gift it to a friend."

Lemira stared at the serum in the box and made no move to take it.

In her past life, Evelina had injured her own neck, framed Lemira for it, and then slashed Lemira's face. Rowan had used her ruined face as a test subject for his experiments.

By the time he finally perfected the Regeniskin serum, her face had been destroyed beyond repair.

This serum was nothing but a nightmare to her.

She didn't want it.

Caspian chimed in. "Lemira, you

can't even buy this stuff with money. Celebrities and billionaires are

begging for The results are incredible, and the stock is super limited. Rowan gave you hisentire personal stash."

It was supposed to be a grand gesture of how much he valued her.

Lemira's tone was icy. "I don't need it."

She turned on her heel and headed toward the dining room.

Lucian sighed. "Rowan, don't take it personally. Lemmy had a massive falling out with the family. She's furious with all of us, and unfortunately, you're caught in the crossfire."

Asher agreed. "Exactly. You've been away this whole time; you haven't done anything to her. It's ridiculous for her to throw your kindness back in your face like that. That serum priceless

Rowan let out a helpless sigh. "Just leave it in her room later. Building a relationship takes time."

Beside him, Evelina stared at the box with greedy eyes. "Rowan, could I have a little bit? I really need it. I'm getting stretch marks on my stomach, and they look awful."

Rowan's gaze swept over her. "Sure. I'll have Evander bring you some later." Evelina beamed, but she couldn't shake the feeling that his eyes were dead and freezing when he looked at her. Was it just her imagination?

Once Lemira took her seat in the dining room, her brothers filed in one by one.

Asher was the first to speak. "Lemira, didn't you have a favor to ask Rowan? If you don't bring it up now, how long are you going to drag this out?"