Brows furrowed tightly, Caitlyn walked unsteadily to the gate of the High Tower Manor. Looking at the open door and feeling the state of her body, Caitlyn couldn't help but smile self-mockingly—although Caitlyn knew she had been granted the privilege to enter and exit the High Tower Manor. But to be honest, Caitlyn didn't consider this an honor.
Because the people granted this privilege by Faen were only girls like Zeri, Seraphine, and Jinx. Others, whether Silco or Soona, needed to apply and get approval to enter; otherwise, they could only wait silently at the door.
To outsiders, being able to walk freely in the manor was a right, but Caitlyn knew very well that this was only because Faen considered them his girls. Even if the physical exchange hadn't been completed yet, being granted this right of entry and exit itself meant Faen had already set his sights on them...
Thinking this, Caitlyn couldn't help but rub her own belly, feeling the throbbing flesh and the heating mark... She didn't say much more; after all, Caitlyn knew her resistance had become futile long before she came here.
Thinking this in her heart, Caitlyn tightened the trench coat on her body, then walked in without saying a word.
Jinx, who had originally prepared herself mentally but was suddenly stopped by Faen, tilted her head somewhat puzzingly. But in just a moment, looking at Caitlyn walking over, Jinx's eyes widened in disbelief.
Even for Jinx, what was happening right now was a bit too crazy.
And discovering that Jinx was actually here, a look of surprise also appeared in Caitlyn's gaze. After all, just now, Jinx had fired a signal flare in Piltover, interrupting her attempt to resist the instinct Faen left in her by expressing those feelings to Vi that even she herself hadn't clarified yet.
And now, she actually appeared in Zaun again... and in the High Tower Manor?
Did Faen send Jinx to interrupt?
Caitlyn thought subconsciously—but then felt she was probably wrong. After all, if even she could detect her own state, Faen would only understand it better than her. And if it really was Faen, the current Jinx wouldn't appear here letting her discover the clues, nor was it possible for Jinx to reveal such strong surprise and doubt at her arrival.
Thinking this, being already in low spirits, Caitlyn didn't pay too much attention to it, just silently coming to Faen's front.
And looking at the arriving Caitlyn, Faen also sighed with some emotion.
"You just left at noon, and here you are back again at midnight... I thought you could persist for at least three to five days, or even survive the most craving moments, thereby overcoming the body's impulse. Being so fast now... is because you are anxious, right?"
Hearing Faen's words, looking at Faen sitting in the chair, with only a nightgown wrapped around his waist and not a stitch elsewhere on his body, Caitlyn's eyes twitched violently. Then almost subconsciously she turned her gaze away, but the desire in her heart made her subconsciously swallow, seemingly suppressing inner thirst.
"I..."
"Look at me." Before Caitlyn could speak, Faen interrupted somewhat helplessly: "Eyes are the windows to the soul. Since you have come here, I think you have also prepared yourself mentally. Then let us enter the upcoming nightlife more frankly with each other, not with grudges and vigilance... You know, I have always valued the experience in this aspect."
Hearing this, Caitlyn pursed her lips, then cast her gaze at Faen.
And looking at Faen sitting in the chair, especially that outline drooping in the shadow like a python accompanied by the change of sitting posture, Caitlyn could clearly feel her body heating up and trembling. Feeling the impatient desire in her body, Caitlyn took a deep breath and said: "Yes, I wanted to face the things you left in my body and the brand engraved on my soul through the bond with Vi... I was just too eager for success."
Caitlyn's expression was very complex; there was helplessness, regret, and also relief.
"Vi's character is just like that; me being so aggressive would only make her produce resistance. After all, this is my own business. If I really borrowed Vi's feelings to overcome what you left on me, then one day, I would face the same, and even trickier problem again because of Vi's matters."
Although the act of telling the cause of failure to the person who caused her to become like this felt a bit strange, the current Caitlyn no longer cared. She just simply wanted to find someone to relieve the inner helplessness and the regret for making a wrong judgment that led to her complete loss.
And hearing Caitlyn's words, Faen nodded in agreement and praised: "Any thought and behavior will leave permanent traces in the spirit realm. The so-called forgetting is just buried in one's own spirit realm... or rather deep in memory. Hmm, not bad, very few people can notice these things of the spirit realm. When there is a chance, maybe you can learn more about related knowledge."
Hearing this, Caitlyn nodded in agreement and said: "I will."
And on the side, Jinx sneered disdainfully and said: "I was wondering why that idiot Vi would suddenly go to the amusement park with you... turned out it was you playing tricks? And now it looks like you played with fire and got burned? Using Vi's feelings to fight against the pressure you faced, now you lost control, played yourself into a corner, and came directly to surrender to Faen... very consistent with what you Topsiders have done during this period!"
"There was indeed an element of utilization, but it was absolutely not just utilization." Hearing this, Caitlyn shook her head responding to Jinx: "The bond between me and Vi is definitely not just simple friendship, but not love either, rather a more ignorant dependence and liking. And the reason I decided to do so suddenly was also because Faen's mark let me know that I was happy when getting along with Vi. So I risked a try... only, I was wrong."
Caitlyn lowered her head and spoke: "I underestimated the things Faen left in my body, underestimated how much my body craves to be used as a plaything by Faen to vent lust and humiliate again. And overestimated the feelings and bond between me and Vi..."
Saying this, Caitlyn sighed. Then she reached out her hand, unbuttoning the buttons on her trench coat little by little.