Axel placed his hand in his pockets in a callous manner. Cocking his head, he asked, "Is Lyse here?"

Rosie examined him. "Are you a friend of Madam's?"

"No."

A realization set in. Rosie widened her eyes and stared at him vigilantly, "You're not an admirer, are you? Are you Mr. Beckett's love rival?"

Rosie was acquainted with most of Alyssa's visitors to the villa, especially men. As Axel was a stranger to her, she did not trust him at all.

"Pfft." Smirking, he arched a brow playfully. "If I were her admirer, Jasper wouldn't have stood a chance! He would've been out of the game ages ago!"

What a wild, arrogant man!

heard Jasper's worried tone. "Mrs. Rosie,

when he found Axel at the door. "Axel, my dearest brother-in-law! It's

but feel sorry for Jasper, whom she had raised with all her attention and love but was now at the lowest rung of the

I'll get

worried. "No, not me. It's

He approached

truth behind Alyssa's fever. He led

to Alyssa, "Lyse? Lyse, it's Axel. How are

to her visitor, she opened her parched lips and moaned

"Lyse

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