Chapter 101 · SMR

Chapter 101

‘Now’s not the time to get lost in fantasies! I have a mission to pull off tonight!’

Harriet scolded herself. But a mocking voice in the back of her mind—wearing her own face—sneered back.

[It’s not entirely unrelated, is it? You’re here tonight because of Cedric Kailas, aren’t you?]

It was laughable, but she had no response.

Because it was true.

‘That’s not the same thing at all!’

[Isn’t it? Or do you actually think you’re risking your safety by doing this because of your noble sense of justice? That’s adorable.]

She could hear that voice laughing—taunting, even. Was it the drug?

The spiraling emotions were too much. She shook her head hard, trying to snap herself out of it—

—when someone suddenly grabbed her by the arm.

“Whew! What a beauty. Why are you hiding, darling? This is the ship of pleasure, not a confessional.”

Harriet gasped…