Chapter 1189

Lily and Loid entered the private room. They sat across from Elijah. Lily casually crossed one leg over the other as she leaned back in her chair. "Are you here to punish me?" Her voice was calm, devoid of any discernible emotion. Elijah stared at Lily, utterly dazed. It took him a long moment before his lips trembled, and he finally uttered, "R-Reese…" Impossible. How could it be her? Wasn't she dead? Yet the woman before him—though dressed differently—had the same face and the same commanding presence as Reese. What was going on? He swallowed hard. "Y-You're alive?" Beside him, the deputy head of East End was just as stunned. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Reese, who had supposedly been dead for five years, would suddenly appear before them. And then, a chilling realization struck him—Reese was connected to those two children. Hank had picked a fight with the wrong person. Lily poured herself a glass of water, her cold gaze lifting slightly. "I'm their p