But it became her eternal regret.

"Do you really only remember that period of time?"

"Which period of time?" Heather’s expression looked somewhat strange.

"Stop pretending, Heather. I don’t believe it’s possible. Could K turn you into this? K isn’t that potent! Aren’t you supposed to be very powerful? How could you have lost to K?"

"K?" Heather still wore a perplexed look, seemingly clueless about what River Sparrow was saying.

"Fine, keep pretending, I don’t believe you can keep it up forever. If you’re faking, I’ll definitely expose your true self, and by that time, Mr. Luo Xuan won’t keep you around either."

Even with her lost memories, she was still Heather, showing no fear of her surroundings, immune to River Sparrow’s threats. Shrugging her shoulders, she said, "Okay, I’m waiting."

...

Night fell.

Her room was no longer locked, and Heather left her room, lacking shoes and therefore barefoot.

The private residence was very clean, and aside from feeling slightly chilly, walking barefoot wasn’t uncomfortable.

Sometimes the maids would see her and instinctively block her path in a frightened manner, unsure whether to stop her or not: "Miss Sevry, it’s very late. You should go back and rest."

"I don’t want to rest. It feels like I’ve slept too much, I’m too energized, I just want to walk around, is that not allowed?"

"This..."

There were no other orders from Luo Xuan.

Thus, the maid hesitated, and Heather walked past her.

Several times along the way, the situation was the same.

Heather was on the third floor and walked down the circular stairs; even though there were people in the hall, exchanging looks, they were also unsure whether to stop her or let her go.

Luo Xuan had gone out and had not yet returned, unable to seek his guidance, they had no choice but to stop her.

One person stepped forward: "Miss Sevry, you should go back."

"Why? Whose order is that? Can’t I go out?"

"Please don’t make things difficult for us."

"Of course, I’m not looking to cause trouble; I don’t have the strength right now, anyway. Even after eating my fill, I still feel weak." As clever as she was, she knew that something was indeed amiss with her body.

K, maybe?

Could it be the K that River Sparrow mentioned?

Probably.

"If I can’t go out, then I can’t. I’ll just walk around inside, anyway, I’m not in a hurry. Living here is quite nice. And once I go back, who knows when I’ll be able to come out again."

So Heather didn’t insist on going out; instead, she idly opened every room, visiting them one by one, changing floors after finishing each one.

It was getting darker outside, and she went down again, walking alone into the yard.

There were guards in the courtyard too, and on seeing her they couldn’t help but keep a closer watch, fearful that she would attempt to flee.

"Lord River Sparrow," someone called out.

River Sparrow was right behind Heather, also entering the courtyard.

"Heather, what are you doing here?"

"Can’t sleep, just taking a walk. Are you going to tell me I can’t come out too? Where’s Mr. Luo Xuan? He never told me I couldn’t come out. Ugh—"

River Sparrow’s hand suddenly clenched Heather’s throat.

She was pressed against a pillar by River Sparrow, who clearly used a lot of force; Heather’s face turned red due to difficulty in breathing.

"Don’t use Luo Xuan to press me. Heather, it seems you’ve misunderstood something. He’s not your protector; he wants to kill you. K is what he injected into you. You’d better understand that clearly."