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.”

and knows psychology,” Zachary echoed, his lips twitching in

made waves in both the art world and medical circles, known and respected across the

just back home, he was

hem

to Eddie, anyway?” Ivan’s condition had se searching for every doctor and specialist they could find, so it wasn’t 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 that even the tabloids gave

exhibit. The photo went viral, and suddenly everyone wanted a piece of

from the internet and melted into the city. Since then, unless he chose to make an appearance at an

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why the Brendans had never managed to pin him down–truth be told, they never even knew

Alessia said simply, her expression innocent and

good news, you’re still young…“. Zachary swallowed, searching

you thinking? I’m not even eighteen yet!” She shook her head, half exasperated,

her hair a pat and quickly changing the subject. Alessia