Chapter 186

But Helen was different. I could see the darkness and scheming hidden beneath her cute exterior. Although she never used those schemes on me, her tactics were certainly no less formidable than Connor's. Helen clearly had something on her mind, yet she was unwilling to share it with me. Why? Was it about the Preston family? Her willingness to side with me against the Prestons this time was strange. She was never the type to risk her life for others. Even if I had helped her in the past, it wouldn't be enough for her to take such a gamble for me. Besides, I could sense that her disdain for the Prestons was no less than mine. The hot water washed away some of my exhaustion. After changing into fresh clothes, I followed Helen back to my house. We opened the door and looked in from the entryway, seeing Diana still in the living room doing her rehabilitation exercises. Sweat trickled down her forehead, and the exertion added a rosy glow to her fair face. "You're so late!" Diana said