Chapter 958:

His features then rearranged into an expression of conspiratorial entreaty. “Come on, Mr. Noel, keep this between us gentlemen, won’t you? If my grandfather discovers I’ve kept a woman, he’ll personally ensure I never walk properly again!”

Blaine committed fully to the performance, inhabiting every nuance of the harmless, pleasure-seeking libertine he pretended to be.

Noah remained utterly unmoved, his disinterest palpable in the cool silence that followed.

With deliberate precision, he placed the crystal wineglass on the table with a soft clink. “This mysterious enchantress of yours… she wouldn’t by chance answer to the name Tina, would she?” The question sliced through Blaine’s fabrication like a surgeon’s scalpel.

The unexpected question struck like lightning, paralyzing Blaine completely for two excruciating seconds as his mind scrambled to recalibrate.

information slipped through his defenses without his knowledge? Blaine’s heart performed a sickening lurch

but he ruthlessly suppressed the rising tide of fear and schooled his features into practiced neutrality. “So what if it happens to

for me to deny it. But Mr. Noel, this whole dramatic ‘invitation’—don’t you think it’s a bit much? Next time, just send me a

casual laugh as he desperately tried to defuse the crackling

his interest in conversation clearly exhausted. With the slightest inclination of his head, he signaled to the waiting guards. Without hesitation or warning, they surged forward in perfect

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Blaine momentarily before

Let’s discuss this rationally! Where are you taking me?” His protests escalated to frantic shouts as

his departure, oppressive

of Noah. “Boss, shall I investigate Mr.

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