A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 45

Chapter 45

His face flushed bright red before he broke into a fit of coughing. Alessia couldn’t stand to watch any longer–she pressed her hand on his arm, and to everyone’s surprise, Zachary’s coughing stopped at once.

“Huh? Who?” Brendan blinked, wondering if age was making him hear things.

“Eddie,” Alessia repeated, crisp and clear, as if worried Brendan might miss it a second time.

“Wait, Lessie, let’s put everything else aside–Eddie is famously elusive! He’s always off the radar. How do you know he’ll be back in the country next week?”

“He told me himself,” Alessia replied, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. The other three just stared at her, dumbfounded by the sudden revelation. Their minds swirled with questions, but when it came time to ask, the words stuck in their throats. They exchanged glances, caught somewhere between shock and

disbelief.

“He happens to be an artist, knows a bit of psychology, and he’s incredibly calm. I thought I’d take Ivan to see him–maybe it’ll help.”

knows psychology,” Zachary echoed,

the age of twenty–five–a rare prodigy who’d made waves in both the art world and medical circles, known and respected across the globe. You couldn’t just buy access to a man like this; even people in power treated him with

kept these thoughts to himself. With his little sister just back home, he was determined not to lose his big–brother

hem

entirely surprising that Alessia knew of Eddie. But that’s what made it all the more astonishing–Eddie was nearly impossible to track down, so much so

art exhibit. The photo went viral, and suddenly everyone wanted

unless he chose to make an appearance at

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the Brendans had never managed to pin him

a friend,” Alessia said simply, her expression

are… well, not all of them are good news, you’re still young…“. Zachary swallowed, searching for a gentle way to

you thinking? I’m not even eighteen yet!” She shook her

job,” Zachary replied awkwardly, giving her hair a pat and quickly changing the subject. Alessia almost wanted to retort,