Chapter 1055: Traitor

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"Huh?! Lie... lie down?! Mom, what are you...?"

Yumo stared dumbfounded. She never expected these would be Yela's first words after entering the room. Shouldn't they be having some private mother-daughter chat instead?

A shiver ran through her body as memories flooded back. For her and her two siblings, those words had always been like a recurring nightmare. Hearing them meant Mom was angry, and their backsides were in for it. Even after 800 years in another world, that instinctive fear still gripped her.

Besides, this was supposed to be a heartwarming reunion, a precious moment with her granddaughter. Why the sudden order to lie face-down on the couch?

Yumo looked questioningly at her mother, but Yela offered no explanation. Instead, her piercing gaze locked onto Yumo's delicate body. Though there wasn't a trace energy in that stare, it sent chills down the spine of even the Abyssal Lord herself.

"I said, lie down."