A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 166

Professional to a fault, never asking unnecessary questions, never crossing the line–those were the rules Larkin lived by as an assistant.

Alessia gave a distracted reply, her thoughts clearly elsewhere, and the car fell into silence. Sensing her mood, Larkin pressed harder on the gas, shaving a good ten minutes off their usual drive.

Before Larkin could even step out and open the door for her, Alessia had already hopped out, tossed a quick, “Thanks for the ride,” over her shoulder, and hurried toward the house.

The butler answered the door, but before Alessia could speak, Xander appeared behind her.

“Lessie.”

“Doctor! How is she?” Alessia nodded at the butler and hurried to help Xander into the living room.

Xander sank onto the couch, letting out a weary sigh. “I rushed over as soon as I heard. The family doctor said she was fine during her afternoon checkup. But while the butler was just fetching some water to help Jade freshen up, she nearly slipped away right then and there.”

long this one will last. The effect used to hold for

pressed her lips together,

to continue. “Jade… she doesn’t even want to fight anymore. You all know she can still hear us, but after two years, she’s made it clear–she just

watched her grow up, promised a dying friend that he’d

now, he couldn’t even save his closest friend, or his

he earned to deserve

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kept patting Alessia’s hand. She clenched her jaw, her tense expression betraying the battle she fought to

breath and slowly let

one wanted things to end up like this,”

in his room all day,”

or “Don’t blame yourself“-she