Andie returned Landon Hawthorne to Aria Sterling, unconscious.
When Aria Sterling woke him, Landon Hawthorne was completely baffled. "Where am I?"
After hearing Aria Sterling's explanation, Landon Hawthorne still looked baffled. "I don't remember anything. I just know a dark figure rushed at me, and before I could even react, I passed out."
"That's normal." Aria Sterling nodded. 'When Landon was unconscious, the mad king must have woken up.'
She now knew what was inside Landon Hawthorne's body, but that "mad king" was an exception—an extremely thorny problem.
She used to think that once she knew what was inside Landon Hawthorne, she could find a way to expel it. But now that she knew its origins, Aria Sterling realized she was still at a complete loss.
In other words, she was completely helpless.
Landon Hawthorne was extremely perceptive. He noticed the strange way the Lynch brothers were looking at him and asked Aria Sterling, "What's with that look?"
