Chapter 221: Brian's Entanglement

Evelyn's mind was in turmoil. She turned to leave, but a voice called out behind her: "Evelyn! My dear!" It was Emil! Emil, still wearing yesterday’s evening gown and tottering on 4-inch heels, ran toward her. She hadn’t even changed her clothes. Emil rushed straight to Evelyn, embracing her tightly and then inspecting her from head to toe. "I just saw the news! Oh my God, that bastard didn’t succeed, did he? Are you alright?" Laughing, Evelyn reassured her, "Of course not. I’m fine, no injuries at all. Look for yourself." Evelyn spun around, playfully showing Emil that she was unscathed. The only injury was on the back of her head, hidden by her hair, so Evelyn wasn’t worried that Emil would notice. Once Emil was satisfied that Evelyn was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief. "I wanted to come find you last night, but Eric stopped me. He said it was too late and didn’t want to disturb you two. I thought, who could I possibly disturb when you’ve been kidnapped?" Evelyn was co