Chapter 98 Dying Once

After Luther left, the room finally became silent. Cressida leaned back against the headboard with her eyes closed as she listened to the footsteps outside fading slowly. All her strength had left her, and even lifting a finger felt like an effort. After a time, she slowly reached for her phone on the bedside table. A dull ache pulsed in her left ankle, but she ignored it and unlocked her phone. She needed to know the results of the Celestia Cup finals. She opened her browser and entered "Celestia Cup" before tapping search. The first headline made her freeze "Celestia Cup Finals Suspended Indefinitely After Contestant's Disappearance!" Cressida clicked the article and skimmed through it. On behalf of Leigh Group, Julian stormed the venue with security guards, stopped the competition, and released surveillance footage of her abduction. Since Julian was Tristan's assistant, it could only mean Tristan had called off the competition. However, she didn't understand why. There was