Slowly Falling into His Love Trap

Lying quietly on the bed for a while, Evelyn got up first; she was really hungry.

When she got to the dining room, Aunt May was still preparing dinner.

Evelyn looked around and couldn’t help asking, "Where’s Yvette? Where did she go?"

When she was lonely and helpless, Yvette took her to a place where she could think quietly, and Evelyn was very grateful for that.

"Yvette..." Aunt May’s brows furrowed, "She..."

Sensing something was wrong, Evelyn quickly asked, "What’s wrong with her?"

"She didn’t protect you well, according to Aegis Gate’s rules, she has to be punished." Aunt May’s tone overflowed with heartache.

Hearing this, Evelyn immediately ran back to the bedroom.

She pushed the door open and shouted at Caden Lockwood, "Why do you want to punish Yvette? She actually protected me very well, it was I who ran away, what does it have to do with her! You can’t punish her!"

Listening to Evelyn’s stern questioning, Caden Lockwood’s black brows furrowed slightly, and he didn’t speak.

"If you’re going to punish someone, punish me!" Evelyn was displeased, full of anger, "Let her go!"

"Evelyn." Caden Lockwood’s face was cold and icy, "In your heart, how annoying am I really?"

"Hmm?" Evelyn was confused.

Looking at Caden Lockwood’s unhappy face, Evelyn completely didn’t understand what she had said wrong.

It was clearly Aunt May who told her Yvette was being punished at the moment!

Could Aunt May have possibly lied to her?

"It’s not me who punishes Yvette." Caden Lockwood’s tone was devoid of any emotion, "She is part of Aegis Gate, and Aegis Gate has rules; as a bodyguard, if she makes a mistake, she must be punished."

Evelyn couldn’t help but ask, "What mistake did she make?"

"A bodyguard who loses the person she’s supposed to protect, isn’t that a serious mistake?" Caden Lockwood asked.

Listening to Caden Lockwood’s chilling voice, Evelyn’s neck shrank a little.

So far, she could still feel Caden Lockwood’s anger over her sudden departure from home.

This man is truly hateful!

It was clearly his forceful actions that drove her to run away from home, yet in the end, he still blamed it all on her!

"Then..." Evelyn hesitated for a moment and asked, "What kind of punishment will Yvette receive? Can she still be my bodyguard? If I say I don’t blame her, can she be spared from punishment?"

"These are Aegis Gate’s rules, we cannot break them." Caden Lockwood said gravely, "According to their rules, Yvette’s offense warrants... a whipping."

"What!" Evelyn’s eyes widened, and her eyes couldn’t help but well up, "Wh... Whipping?"

Evelyn was so frightened her legs went weak.

At the thought of the thick whip landing on Yvette’s body, Evelyn’s heart tightened, as if that pain was falling on herself.

"No way!" Evelyn shook her head, "I want to save her! I must save her! It’s all my fault, why blame it on her? I don’t care what you do, whether it’s breaking the rules or grabbing her directly, don’t let her be punished!"

"Evelyn." Caden Lockwood sighed, "When you fled from Atheria that day, if we couldn’t find you within three days, she was already being punished."

Hearing this, Evelyn’s eyes shrank.

She stood there dazed, unable to recover for quite a while.

"She should rest for a few days before coming back to continue being your bodyguard." Caden Lockwood stated.

Originally, he didn’t have to tell Evelyn about Yvette’s punishment.

However, Caden Lockwood felt it necessary to teach Evelyn a lesson, so that next time when she considers escaping, she would at least think twice.