The maid led him to the restroom while Ralap continued to negotiate with Timothy.

As lan rounded a corner, he overheard two other maids gossiping.

"She thinks she's all that, hasn't eaten all day. Let her starve."

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"Pfft, she's just one of those girls who'll hop into bed with any guy. When she arrived, Mr. Patric was carrying her in his arms, the

shameless thing."

In this place, a woman's status was pitifully low. For a woman, to be invited to a social gathering was a rare honor.

To be openly carried in a man's arms was a fantasy too bold to even dream of.

These women were thoroughly domesticated, and they naturally saw Maja as an enemy.

lan asked the maid who led the way for him.

"Have the Bradshaws had any visitors?"

"Yes, Mr. Patric is here. The master of the house insists on treating him as an honored guest. He's brought a woman with him."

A man and a woman—it had to be Patric and Maja.

After returning from the restroom, lan still stood behind Ralap.

It was clear Ralap hadn't persuaded Timothy, who insisted on waiting another month to decide.

The old man left in a huff, with a storm cloud of displeasure on his face.

lan, nevertheless, was invited to stay. His standing was well-regarded among the four great families.

exceedingly polite

a room

nodded and followed the maid

asleep, he pretended to go for

he passed by a room with its

holes, but they were

saw the curtains half-drawn and a person clearly lying

while until the person in the bed

did upon waking was rush to the bathroom to

that unknown drug on her, her stomach

was shut, and the lock was

could enter her room

felt

eyes turned toward the window, where a silhouette

she parted the curtains, she heard a voice coming from

what brings

saying

watched his retreating figure, with her brows

but with Patric at the Bradshaws' and his

extremely cautious.

"Just taking a walk."

maid didn't suspect, and remained

hungry and would like a

continued

opposite direction, with Timothy by his side. They were

at this late hour.

to see lan, having

noticed the man in the black cloak and immediately

greeted lan with

"Sir, not asleep yet?"

was three

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