Chapter 257. You Are Safe

Chantel Raven

"Chantel!" the voice continues, leaving me no option but to turn around. I do it slowly and carefully.

"You are Chantel, right?" The man speaks. I don't recognize him, and I don't understand how he recognized me despite my mask.

"Who is asking?" I inquire.

The man smiles, a genuine expression on his face. He isn't wearing a mask, so I can see his face, which bears a huge, horizontal scar on his neck, almost as if someone tried to slit his throat.

"I know," he replies when he spots me gazing. "It is horrible."

"No!" I'm fast to respond. "I was only wondering how you would have survived something like that."

"Well, I would love to tell you, but I think you're in a rush," he smirks.

When I attempt to disregard it, he interrupts me.

"My name is Hideo Alize, and I am the head of House Alize. I am here to assist y