"Do you know Ms. Schneider?" Irwin asked as his grip on Natalie tightened.

Natalie tilted her head slightly, but the man's grip grew even firmer.

"Let go!" she exclaimed.

"Natalie."

"Yes, I know her!" Natalie cut straight to the point.

Irwin took a sharp breath, his gaze deepening as he looked at Natalie.

Seizing the moment when Irwin was momentarily distracted, Natalie slipped her hand out of his grasp and moved to the side.

"How did you two meet?" Irwin asked.

Associating with people from the Schneider family wasn't a very well-received act in Wexford. It was as if merely knowing someone from that family would bring misfortune.

Yet Natalie, once a homemaker, actually knew them?

And no one had known?

How?!

"Does Abigail know about the missing half of the documents?" Irwin asked.

of sarcasm. "Are you asking if Abigail knows about the widely

Irwin fell silent, stunned.

Indeed!

missing half of the documents was in his

years, neither knew about the other's

in

between them, but the atmosphere

at the woman before him, suddenly realizing just how deeply Natalie had

her that he and perhaps even Cedric had never

was she your first scheme since arriving

do such

Abigail didn't require any of Natalie's manipulations to

Why?

weren't just brewing between Cedric and

admit that

did you find out

was in chaos—utter

both

just formidable—she was enigmatic, with depths he had never truly

Natalie chuckled.

a deep, unsettling

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