"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.

hint of sarcasm. "Are you asking if Abigail

Irwin fell silent, stunned.

Indeed!

half of

neither knew

in her eyes was

passed between them,

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

and perhaps even Cedric had

scheme since arriving in Wexford?"

need to do such a

Natalie's manipulations to become entangled in

Why?

that the whereabouts of those documents were clear, troubles weren't just brewing between

that Natalie's move was truly

then tell me, how did you find out about the

in chaos—utter

both

was not just formidable—she was enigmatic, with depths

Natalie chuckled.

a deep,

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